At the December 12, 2017 council meeting, members recommended funding for 47 programs totaling $113,923,000. 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 X | Jay Johnson | MN DNR | $ 2,786,000 |
2b/P A 02 | Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area Program - Phase X | Eran Sandquist | Pheasants Forever, Inc. | $ 5,740,000 |
2c/P A 03 | MN Prairie Recovery Project - Phase VIII | Neal Feeken | The Nature Conservancy | $ 2,001,000 |
2d/P A 04 | Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition - Phase IX | Rich Johnson | The Nature Conservancy | $ 1,893,000 |
2e/P A 05 | Cannon River Watershed Habitat Complex - Phase VIII | DJ Forbes | The Trust for Public Land | $ 1,345,000 |
2f/P A 06 | Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection - Phase VII | Judy Schulte | MN DNR | $ 1,490,000 |
2g/P A 07 | RIM Buffers for Wildlife and Water - Phase VIII | Tabor Hoek | BWSR | $ 5,000,000 |
2h/P A 08 | Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the Southern Red River Valley - Phase IV | Eran Sandquist | MN Prairie Chicken Society / Pheasants Forever, Inc. | $ 1,162,000 |
2i/P A 09 | Martin County DNR WMA Acquisition - Phase II | Doug Hartke | Fox Lake Conservation League, Inc. | $ 2,447,000 |
2j/P A 10 | Protect and Restore MN IBAs within the Tallgrass Aspen Parklands - Phase II | Kristin Hall | Audubon Minnesota | $ 829,000 |
2k/P A 11 | Grassland Conservation Partnership - Phase III | Emilee Nelson | The Conservation Fund | $ 1,468,000 |
2l/P A 12 | Accelerating the USFWS Habitat Conservation Easement Program - Phase I | Jon Schneider | Ducks Unlimited | $ 2,960,000 |
Prairie Restore / Enhance |
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2m/P RE 01 | DNR Grasslands - Phase X | Greg Hoch | MN DNR | $ 4,007,000 |
2n/P RE 02 | Enhanced Public Land - Grasslands - Phase III | Eran Sandquist | Pheasants Forever, Inc. | $ 2,160,000 |
Forest Acquisition |
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3a/F A 03 | Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape ACUB Protection Program - Phase VII | Helen McLennan | Morrison SWCD | $ 1,229,000 |
3b/F A 04 | Southeast Minnesota Protection and Restoration - Phase VI | Richard Biske | The Nature Conservancy | $ 2,142,000 |
3c/F A 05 | Minnesota Forests for the Future - Phase VI | Richard F. Peterson | MN DNR Forestry | $ 1,473,000 |
3d/F A 07 | State Forest Acquisition - Richard J. Dorer Memorial Forest - Phase V | Robert Milne | MN DNR Forestry | $ 1,255,000 |
3e/F A 08 | Critical Shoreland Habitat Protection Program - Phase V | Wayne Ostlie | Minnesota Land Trust | $ 1,094,000 |
Forest Restore / Enhance |
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3f/F RE 02 | Minnesota Moose Habitat Collaborative - Phase III | Craig Engwall | MN Deer Hunters Association | $ 1,938,000 |
Wetland Acquisition |
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4a/W A 01 | Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area Program - Phase X | Eran Sandquist | Pheasants Forever, Inc. | $ 5,061,000 |
4b/W A 02 | Shallow Lake & Wetland Protection Program - Phase VII | Jon Schneider | Ducks Unlimited | $ 4,770,000 |
4c/W A 03 | RIM Wetlands - Phase IX | Dave Rickert | BWSR | $ 10,000,000 |
4d/W A 04 | Wetland Habitat Protection and Restoration Program - Phase III | Wayne Ostlie | Minnesota Land Trust | $ 1,786,000 |
Wetland Restore / Enhance |
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4e/W RE 01 | Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetland Enhancement - Phase X | Ricky Lien | DNR | $ 2,759,000 |
4f/W RE 02 | Living Shallow Lake Enhancement & Wetland Restoration Initiative - Phase VII | Jon Schneider | Ducks Unlimited | $ 3,740,000 |
Habitat Acquisition |
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5a/H A 02 | Metro Big Rivers - Phase VIII | Deborah Loon | MN Valley Trust | $ 2,630,000 |
5b/H A 03 | Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor Project - Phase IV | Tim Terrill | Mississippi Headwaters Board | $ 2,998,000 |
5c/H A 04 | Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase IV | Lindsey Ketchel | Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation | $ 2,801,000 |
5d/H A 05 | DNR Trout Stream Conservation Easements | Martin Jennings | MN DNR | $ 642,000 |
5e/H A 06 | Metro Wildlife Management Areas | Emilee Nelson | The Conservation Fund | $ 1,174,000 |
5f/H A 07 | Dakota County Habitat ProtectionRestoration - Phase VI | Lisa West | Dakota County | $ 2,288,000 |
5g/H A 08 | Hennepin County Habitat Conservation Program - Phase I | Karen Galles | Hennepin County | $ 1,514,000 |
Habitat Restore / Enhance |
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5h/H RE 01 | Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement - Phase X | John Lenczewski | Minnesota Trout Unlimited | $ 2,291,000 |
5i/HRE 02 | Lower Mississippi River Habitat Partnership (Phase IV)-Upper Pool 9 Backwater Enhancement and Floodplain Forest Restoration | Dan Dieterman | MN DNR | $1,555,000 |
5j/H RE 03 | St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase V | John Lindgren | MN DNR | $ 2,013,000 |
5k/H RE 04 | Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation - Phase III | Kevin J. Bovee | Lake Superior Steelhead Association | $ 927,000 |
5l/H RE 05 | Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat Restoration Program - Phase VII | Andy Henschel | Shell Rock River Watershed District | $ 1,421,000 |
5m/H RE 06 | Lake George Dam and Rum River Erosion | Glenn Fuchs | Anoka County Parks | $ 539,000 |
5n/H RE 07 | Buffalo River Watershed Stream Habitat Program - Phase I | Bruce Albright | Buffalo-Red River Watershed District | $ 1,195,000 |
5o/H RE 08 | Two Rivers Fish Passage Restoration and Habitat Enhancement | Dave Treumer | City of Hallock | $ 2,000,000 |
5p/H RE 09 | Six Mile Creek-Halsted Bay Habitat Restoration - Phase I | Anna Brown | Minnehaha Creek Watershed District | $ 567,000 |
5q/H RE 11 | DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Enhancement | Brian Nerbonne | MN DNR | $ 2,834,000 |
Other |
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5r/CPL | Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase IX | Jessica Lee | MN DNR | $ 11,589,000 |
6a/O 1 | Contract Management 2018 | Katherine Sherman-Hoehn | MN DNR | $ 210,000 |
6b/O 2 | Restoration Evaluations | Wade Johnson | MN DNR | $ 150,000 |
6c | High Priority Pre-Transaction Service Acceleration for Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council | MN DNR | MN DNR | $ 50,000 |
Total: $113,923,000 |