Minnesota Legislature
FY 2014 LSOHC Requests Received
The below funding requests were considered by the council for recommendation to the 2013 legislature. The council received 43 requests totaling over $227 million.
| Proposal | Title | Project Manager | Organization | Requests |
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| Prairie Acquisition |
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| P A 01 | Grasslands for the Future | Kevin Lines | Board of Water and Soil Resources | $20,000,000 |
| P A 02 | Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area Program, Phase 5 | Joe Pavelko | Pheasants Forever | $15,000,000 |
| P A 03 | DNR Wildlife Management Area, Scientific and Natural Area and Native Prairie Bank Easement Acquisition, Ph. V | Patrick Rivers | MN Dept of Natural Resources | $14,840,300 |
| P A 04 | Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project, Phase 4 | Neal Feeken | The Nature Conservancy | $9,122,800 |
| P A 05 | Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife and Water, Phase 3 | Matt Holland and Tabor Hoek | Pheasants Forever and BWSR | $5,000,000 |
| P A 06 | Green Corridor Legacy Program Phase 5 | Bradley Cobb | Green Corridor Inc. | $4,226,000 |
| P A 07 | Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex, Phase 3 | Becca Nash | The Trust for Public Land | $2,500,000 |
| Prairie Restore / Enhance |
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| P RE 01 | DNR Grassland Phase 5 | Bill Penning | MN Dept of Natural Resources | $3,976,300 |
| Forest Acquisition |
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| F A 01 | Minnesota Forests for the Future/State Forests, Phase 4 | David Schuller | DNR - Forestry | $13,085,000 |
| F A 02 | Young Forest Conservation | George Fenwick | American Bird Conservancy | $4,771,000 |
| F A 03 | The Camp Ripley Partnership: Protecting the Mission and Mighty Mississippi River, Phase 3 | Helen McLennan | Morrison SWCD | $3,048,000 |
| F A 04 | Preventing Forest Fragmentation and Protecting and Restoring Lake and Stream Habitat in the St. Louis River Watershed | Thomas Howes | Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa | $2,476,000 |
| F A 05 | NE MN Sharp-tailed Grouse Habitat Partnerhip, Phase IV | Joe Pavelko | Pheasants Forever | $2,100,000 |
| F A 06 | Protect (Acquire) Key Forest Habitat Lands in Cass County, Phase 4 | Joshua Stevenson | Cass County | $1,233,200 |
| Forest Restore / Enhance |
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| F RE 01 | DNR Accelerated Forest Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Program, Phase 4 | Bob Welsh | MN Dept of Natural Resources | $7,239,000 |
| F RE 02 | MN Moose Habitat Collaborative, Phase 2 | Mark Johnson | MN Deer Hunters Association | $2,153,200 |
| F RE 03 | Defending the St. Croix Riverway From a Bittersweet Onslaught | Monika Chandler | Minnesota Department of Agriculture | $550,500 |
| Wetland Acquisition |
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| W A 01 | The RIM-WRP Partnership: Phase V | Kevin Lines | BWSR with Ducks Unlimited | $26,000,000 |
| W A 02 | Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area Program, Phase 5 | Joe Pavelko | Pheasants Forever | $10,000,000 |
| W A 03 | Shallow Lake & Wetland Protection Program - Phase III | Jon Schneider | Ducks Unlimited | $5,000,000 |
| W A 04 | Wild Rice Shoreland Protection, Phase 2 | Dan Steward | Minnesota BWSR | $4,926,000 |
| W A 05 | McGregor Marsh Wetland Protection | Ray Norrgard, Gary Drotts | MN DNR | $2,396,000 |
| W A 06 | Wetland Habitat Protection Program | Sarah Strommen | Minnesota Land Trust | $2,170,000 |
| Wetland Restore / Enhance |
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| W RE 01 | Accelerated Wetland and Shallow Lake Enhancement, Phase 5 | Ray Norrgard | MN Dept of Natural Resources | $3,179,000 |
| W RE 02 | Pelican Lake Enhancement | Ricky Lien | MN DNR | $2,137,000 |
| W RE 03 | Albert Lea Lake Management and Invasive Species Control Structure | Andy Henschel | Shell Rock River Watershed District | $1,127,600 |
| W RE 04 | Goose Lake Restoration and Carp Exclusion Project | Andy Henschel | Shell Rock River Watershed District | $ 412,000 |
| Habitat Acquisition |
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| H A 01 | DNR Aquatic Habitat Program, Phase 5 | Michael Duval | MN Dept of Natural Resources | $16,895,000 |
| H A 02 | Habitat Protection in Dakota County, Phase 4 | Alan Singer | Dakota County | $4,100,000 |
| H A 03 | Root River Protection and Restoration | Richard Biske | The Nature Conservancy | $3,774,600 |
| H A 04 | Metro Big Rivers Habitat Phase 4 | Deborah Loon | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc. | $2,456,000 |
| H A 05 | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Acquisition of Property Surrounding Lake Tamarack | Peter Moe | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum | $1,500,000 |
| H A 06 | Critical Shoreland Habitat Protection Program: Phase 2 | Kris Larson | Minnesota Land Trust | $1,420,000 |
| Habitat Restore / Enhance |
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| H RE 01 | Wildlife Habitat Restoration and Enhancement in Metropolitan Regional Parks System | Arne Stefferud | Metropolitan Council | $ 6,346,000 |
| H RE 02 | Duluth 2012 Flood: Stream Habitat Restoration Program | Kate Kubiak | South St. Louis SWCD | $ 6,023,000 |
| H RE 03 | Lower Mississippi River Habitat Partnership, Phase 3 | Jim Nissen | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | $3,400,000 |
| H RE 04 | Lake Zumbro Habitat Restoration Project | Terry Lee | Lake Zumbro Improvement Association | $3,000,000 |
| H RE 05 | Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement Program, Phase 5 | John Lenczewski | Minnesota Trout Unlimited | $2,900,000 |
| H RE 06 | Developing a National Destination for Trout Angling Cold Water Enthusiasts | Joe Hoffman | City of Preston | $935,000 |
| Other |
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| O 1 | Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program, Phase 5 | Sam Fleitman | MN Dept of Natural Resources | $6,028,700 |
| O 2 | Contract Management | Kristel Lynch | MN Dept of Natural Resources | $175,000 |
| O 3 | Restoration Evaluations Program, Phase 3 | Wade Johnson | MN Dept of Natural Resources | $92,000 |
| O 4 | High-Priority Pre-Transaction Service Acceleration for Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council | Larry R. Kramka | MN Dept of Natural Resources | $50,000 |