Miles Rychman

Miles has a residence on Big Watab Lake in Stearns County and has been a Shoreland Volunteer for 5 years.

Miles’ key interest is in water quality, preserving more natural shoreline, maintaining good water quality and restoring shorelines. He has been getting to know local watersheds and monitoring water quality for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

What is your most favorite memory or experience with the Shoreland Volunteer program?

Volunteering in planting restoring lake shore on Big Fish Lake, Warner Lake and Rush Lake.

What have you done that you are most proud of or feel was the most important thing you have done with the program?

Worked on water quality and keeping transparency of Big Watab in top 78% of all Minnesota lakes in water quality.

What one person do you most admire in life and why?

Sigurd Olson in starting the preservation ideas and planting trends in protecting our natural resources.

What is the best book you have ever read?

The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw; Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankis.

What is one thing you would like others to know about you?

Willing to do anything if I can be of some help in creating a more natural shoreline and water quality.

What question would you like to have asked of you?

What can we do to stop loss of lakeshore? Get help to plan restoration.

What can be done to attract loons and wood ducks? Plan loon platforms and wood duck houses.

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