At the December 14, 2016 council meeting, members recommended funding for 35 programs totalling $103,978,000. Below, managers have completed DRAFT accomplishment plans for their programs reflecting the recommended amounts. These plans have NOT been approved by the council, nor have the recommended amounts been appropriated by the legislature.
Subd/Proposal | Title | Project Manager | Organization | Requested Amount |
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Prairie Acquisition |
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2a/P A 01 | DNR WMA and SNA Acquisition - Phase IX | Pat Rivers | MN DNR | $4,437,000 |
2b/P A 02 | Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area Program - Phase IX | Eran Sandquist | Pheasants Forever, Inc. | $5,603,000 |
2c/P A 03 | MN Prairie Recovery Project - Phase VII | Neal Feeken | The Nature Conservancy | $1,901,000 |
2d/P A 04 | Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase VIII | Rich Johnson | The Nature Conservancy | $2,683,000 |
2e/P A 05 | Cannon River Watershed Habitat Complex - Phase VII | Robert McGillivray | The Trust for Public Land | $1,436,000 |
2f/P A 06 | Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection - Phase III | Judy Schulte | MN DNR | $2,481,000 |
2g/P A 07 | RIM Buffers for Wildlife and Water - Phase VII | Tabor Hoek | BWSR | $5,333,000 |
2h/P A 08 | Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the Southern Red River Valley Phase III | Eran Sandquist | MN Prairie Chicken Society / Pheasants Forever, Inc. | $1,908,000 |
Prairie Restore / Enhance |
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2j/P RE 01 | DNR Grasslands - Phase IX | Greg Hoch | MN DNR | $3,950,000 |
2k/P RE 02 | Anoka Sand Plain Habitat Conservation - Phase V | Wiley Buck | Great River Greening | $1,130,000 |
Forest Acquisition |
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3a/F A 01 | Carnelian Creek Conservation Corridor | Wayne Ostlie | Minnesota Land Trust | $2,458,000 |
3b/F A 02 | Laurentian Forest - St. Louis County Habitat Project | Craig Engwall | MN Deer Hunters Association | $2,400,000 |
3c/F A 04 | Southeast Minnesota Protection and Restoration - Phase V | Richard Biske | The Nature Conservancy | $2,375,000 |
3d/F A 05 | Minnesota Forests for the Future - Phase V | Richard F. Peterson | MN DNR Forestry | $2,291,000 |
3e/F A 07 | State Forest Acquisition - Richard J. Dorer Memorial Forest - Phase IV | Robert Milne | MN DNR Forestry | $1,000,000 |
3f/F A 08 | Critical Shoreland Habitat Protection Program - Phase IV | Wayne Ostlie | Minnesota Land Trust | $1,700,000 |
3g/F A 09 | Bushmen Lake | Emilee Nelson | The Conservation Fund | $4,600,000 |
Wetland Acquisition |
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4a/W A 01 | Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area Program - Phase IX | Eran Sandquist | Pheasants Forever, Inc. | $5,500,000 |
4b/W A 02 | Shallow Lake & Wetland Protection Program - Phase VI | Jon Schneider | Ducks Unlimited | $5,750,000 |
4c/W A 03 | RIM Wetlands - Phase VIII | Dave Rickert | BWSR | $10,398,000 |
4d/W A 04 | Wild Rice Shoreland Protection - Phase V | Dan Steward | BWSR | $750,000 |
Wetland Restore / Enhance |
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4e/W RE 01 | Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetland Enhancement - Phase IX | Ricky Lien | DNR | $1,755,000 |
4f/W RE 02 | Living Shallow Lake Enhancement & Wetland Restoration Initiative - Phase V | Jon Schneider | Ducks Unlimited | $4,716,000 |
Habitat Acquisition |
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5a/H A 03 | Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor Project - Phase II | Tim Terrill | Mississippi Headwaters Board | $2,396,000 |
5b/H A 04 | Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase III | Lindsey Ketchel | Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation | $1,716,000 |
5c/H A 06 | Goose Prairie | Kevin Ruud | Wild Rice Watershed District | $600,000 |
Habitat Restore / Enhance |
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5d/H RE 01 | Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement, Phase IX | John Lenczewski | Minnesota Trout Unlimited | $2,403,000 |
5e/H RE 02 | DNR Stream Habitat - Phase II | Brian Nerbonne | MN DNR | $2,166,000 |
5f/H RE 03 | St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase IV | John Lindgren | MN DNR | $3,392,000 |
5g/H RE 05 | Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat Restoration Program - Phase VI | Andy Henschel | Shell Rock River Watershed District | $1,779,000 |
5h/H RE 06 | Lake Wakanda Enhancement Project | Loren Engelby | Kandiyohi County | $921,000 |
5i/H RE 07 | Wolverton Creek Habitat Restoration | Bruce Albright | Buffalo-Red River Watershed District | $1,877,000 |
Other |
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5j/CPL | Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase IX | Jessica Lee | MN DNR | $9,294,000 |
6a/O 1 | Contract Management 2017 | Katherine Sherman-Hoehn | MN DNR | $150,000 |
6b | Administrative Budget | LSOHC | LCC | $571,000 |
6c/O 2 | Restoration Evaluations | Wade Johnson | MN DNR | $150,000 |
6d | Legacy Web Site | LCC | LCC | $8,000 |
Total: $103,978,000 |