Lower Knowlton Creek - Munger Trail Culvert Replacement Project

Project summary

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), St. Louis River Restoration Initiative, proposes the Lower Knowlton/Munger Trail Culvert Replacement project located in Duluth, Minnesota. The project proposes to replace a concrete box culvert with a bridge, at the location where the Willard Munger State Trail (Munger Trail) crosses Knowlton Creek. The proposed bridge will enhance the hydrological function of Knowlton Creek and will allow for aquatic and terrestrial organism passage under the Munger Trail. An environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) is required for the project.

Environmental Assessment Worksheet

The DNR, as the Responsible Governmental Unit (RGU) for environmental review of the project, is accepting comments on the EAW.

EAW documents

• EAW – Lower Knowlton Creek
• Attachment 1 - Lower Knowlton Creek Project Designs
• Attachment 2 - Lower Knowlton Creek Wetland Delineation – Select Figures
• Attachment 3 – Lower Knowlton Creek EAW Figures
• Attachment 4 – Lower Knowlton Creek DNR Natural Heritage Review Letter
   

Public comment period

Public notice of the availability of the EAW for public comment is in the December 3, 2024, edition of the EQB Monitor. A 30-day public review and comment period will be open from December 3, 2024, until 4:30 p.m. January 2, 2025.

A hard copy of the EAW is available for public review at the following libraries:

• Duluth Public Library, 520 Main Street, Duluth, MN 55802
• DNR Library, 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155
• Hennepin County – Minneapolis Central Library, Government Documents, Second Floor, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN  55401-1992

A hard copy may be requested by calling 651-259-5122.

Comments must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m. Thursday, January 2, 2025.

• Email comments should be sent to [email protected] with “Knowlton Creek” in the subject line.
• Mailed comments should be sent to the attention of Becky Horton, EAW project manager, Ecological and Water Resources Division, Minnesota DNR, 500 Lafayette Road N, St. Paul, MN 55155.

Anyone providing a mailing address or submitting comments via email will receive a copy of the decision document, which includes responses to comments. Because all comments and related information are part of the public record for this environmental review, commenters’ names and email or postal addresses will be published and publicly available as they appear in the materials they submit.