On May 18, the commissioners voted 5-0 to approve the sale. Helen McLennan, district manager of the SWCD, wrote to the commissioners and stated, In looking at surrounding land use and the soils mapping of the land, we have see that area intensely farmed and irrigated and have witnessed the wind erosion taking place in the spring of the year. She added, Bellevue Township has become one of the areas targeted for field windbreaks and conservation tillage due to the many complaints of sand storms and wind erosion. Any reduction in the annual cropping pattern would be beneficial to the area as a whole. This property will be available to the public for hunting and fishing.
Future plans are to upgrade an access to the west side of the river below the dam.
No motorized vehicles will be allowed. Jim Lilienthal from the Department of Fisheries told the Record, We are happy that we can protect this section of the river and preserve it for the future. Much of the walleye and small mouth bass spawning habitat is is this area. This will also be open to the public. Anyone wishing more information on the property may contact the Little Falls Area DNR office.