At the December 15, 2009 Council meeting, members recommended funding to the projects listed below. Managers were asked to complete a DRAFT accomplishment plan to reflect that recommended amount. Below are links to those plans. These plans have NOT been approved by the Council nor has the recommended amount been aappropriated by the Legislature.
Subd | Proposal Title | Project Manager | Organization | $ Allocated |
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2(a) | Accelerated Prairie Grassland Restoration and Enhancement Program on DNR Lands | Bill Penning | DNR | $ 5,833,000 |
2(b) | The Green Corridor Legacy Program | Bradley H. Cobb | Redwood Area Communities Foundation (RACF) | $ 1,651,000 |
2(c) | Prairie Heritage Fund - Acquisition and Restoration | Matt Holland | Pheasants Forever | $ 3,015,000 |
2(d) | Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR Protection | Alice M. Hanley | US Fish and Wildlife Service | $ 2,041,000 |
2(e) | Rum River - Cedar Creek Initiative | John VonDeLinde | Anoka County Parks and Recreation | $ 1,900,000 |
2(f) | Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project | Tom Landwehr | The Nature Conservancy | $ 3,653,000 |
3(a) | Critical Shoreline Habitat Protection Program | Kris William Larson | MN Land Trust | $ 816,000 |
3(b) | Protect Key Industrial Forest Land Tracts in Central Minnesota | Joshua Stevenson | Cass County | $ 594,000 |
3(c) | Little Nokasippi River Wildlife Management Area | Dan Steward | BWSR | $ 843,000 |
3(d) | Accelerated Forest Wildlife Habitat Program | Cynthia Osmundson | DNR - Fish and Wildlife | $ 1,791,000 |
3(e) | Northeastern Minnesota Sharp-tailed Grouse Habitat | Ward Julien | MN Sharp-tailed Grouse Society | $ 1,559,000 |
4(a) | Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands Enhancement, Restoration Program | Ray Norrgard and Jon Schneider | DNR - Fisheries & Wildlife and Ducks Unlimited | $ 6,505,000 |
4(b) | Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area Program in Minnesota | Jim Leach | USFWS | $ 3,505,000 |
4(c) | Reinvest in Minnesota - Wetlands Reserve Program Acquisition and Restoration | Kevin J. Lines and Tim Koehler | BWSR and USDA-NRCS | $ 6,895,000 |
5(a) | Metro Big Rivers Habitat Program | Deborah Loon | MN National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc. | $ 2,397,000 |
5(b) | Accelerated Aquatic Management Area Acquisition | Michael Duval | DNR | $ 3,416,000 |
5(c) | Cold Water River and Stream Restoration, Protection and Enhancement | John Lenczewski | Minnesota Council of Trout Unlimited | $ 1,269,000 |
5(d) | Dakota County Riparian and Lakeshore Protection and Restoration | Alan Singer | Dakota County | $ 2,097,000 |
5(e) | Valley Creek Protection Partnership | Sarah Strommen | Minnesota Land Trust | $ 1,218,000 |
5(f) | Anoka Sand Plain Restoration and Enhancement | Wayne Ostlie | Great River Greening | $ 747,000 |
5(g) | Lower Mississippi River Habitat Restoration Acceleration | Tim Schlagenhaft | DNR | $ 1,000,000 |
5(h) | Washington County St. Croix River Land Protection | Jane Harper | Washington County | $ 1,033,000 |
5(i) | Outdoor Heritage Conservation Partners Grant Program | Leslie Tannahill | DNR | $ 4,386,000 |