Illegal dumping caught at Mac green dump

Someone from a neighboring town was recently caught on camera, dumping illegal household garbage and furniture at the City of McIntosh's green dump on the south side of the City. 

The person who was caught on camera received a $300 fine and had to remove the garbage and dispose of it in a proper dumping area. 

The cause of concern becomes clear as you drive back towards the dumping area because the land is posted as a Waterfowl Production Area by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service. 

The land is intended as a nesting ground for waterfowl and is also closed to public hunting.

There is the availabilty to take household rubbish and trash to the Polk County Waste Facility in Fosston. If you have any questions about what can be dropped off there, please call 435-6501.

Waterfowl 

Production Areas:

Your Federal Duck Stamp dollars go toward creating waterfowl production areas, often called WPAs. These WPAs are either acquired as public land, or protected through perpetual easement, as part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Wildlife Refuge System.

All WPAs provide habitat for a vast variety of waterfowl, shorebirds, grassland birds, plants, insects and wildlife. 

They also help reduce erosion, clean and protect ground water and reduce flooding. WPAs owned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service also provide ample opportunities for public access and wildlife-dependent recreation such as hunting, wildlife watching and photography.

The lands are purchased by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and formed to manage, protect and restore waterfowl habitat. Nearly 95 percent of the Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs) in the United Stated are located in the Prairie Pothole Region of North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, and Iowa.

If you have any questions or would like to report any illegal dumping at the site, please call the McIntosh City Clerk's Office during regular business hours 563-3043.