Minnesota Legislature
FY 2026 LSOHC Draft Accomplishment Plans
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 | Recommended Amount |
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| Prairie Acquisition |
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| 2(a)/PA01 | Martin County WMA Acquisition - Phase 9 | Doug Hartke | Fox Lake Conservation League, Inc. / The Conservation Fund / Ducks Unlimited | $1,363,000 |
| 2(b)/PA02 | Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the Southern Red River Valley - Phase XI | Sabin Adams | Pheasants Forever, Inc. | $3,690,000 |
| 2(c)/PA03 | RIM Grassland Reserve - Phase VI | John Voz | MN BWSR | $3,452,000 |
| 2(d)/PA04 | RIM Buffers for Wildlife and Water - Phase XI | Dusty Van Thuyne | MN BWSR | $4,092,000 |
| 2(e)/PA05 | Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area Program - Phase XVII | Sabin Adams | Pheasants Forever, Inc. | $4,974,000 |
| 2(f)/PA06 | MN Prairie Recovery Program - Phase XIV | Elizabeth Beery | The Nature Conservancy | $2,489,000 |
| 2(g)/PA07 | Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge - Phase XV | Chris McGrath | The Nature Conservancy | $3,742,000 |
| 2(h)/PA08 | DNR WMA & SNA Acquisition - Phase XVII | Jeff Tillma | MN DNR | $1,960,000 |
| Prairie Restore / Enhance |
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| 2(i)/PRE01 | Enhanced Public Land - Grasslands - Phase VIII | Sabin Adams | Pheasants Forever, Inc. | $3,519,000 |
| 2(j)/PRE02 | Accelerating the USFWS Habitat Conservation Easement Program - Phase V | Logan Shoup | Ducks Unlimited, Inc. / Pheasants Forever, Inc. | $4,918,000 |
| Forest Acquisition |
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| 3(a)/FA01 | Minnesota Forest Recovery Project - Phase III | Jim Manolis | The Nature Conservancy | $3,543,000 |
| 3(b)/FA02 | Itasca County Memorial Forest Project | Kory Cease | Itasca County Land Department | $2,782,000 |
| 3(c)/FA04 | Hardwood Hills Habitat Conservation Program - Phase 2 | Wayne Ostlie | Minnesota Land Trust, St. John's University | $1,803,000 | 3(d)/FA05 | Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape ACUB Protection Program - Phase XIII | Shannon Wettstein | Morrison Soil & Water Conservation District | $2,233,000 | 3(e)/FA06 | Minnesota Forests for the Future - Phase X | Christine Ostern | MN DNR | $5,361,000 |
| Forest Restore / Enhance |
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| 3(f)/FRE01 | DNR Statewide Forest Enhancement and Restoration - Phase V | Ted Dick | MN DNR | $2,601,000 |
| Wetland Acquisition |
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| 4(a)/WA01 | Wetland Habitat Protection and Restoration Program - Phase X | Wayne Ostlie | Minnesota Land Trust | $2,918,000 |
| 4(b)/WA02 | Shallow Lake & Wetland Protection & Restoration Program - Phase XIV | Jon Schneider | Ducks Unlimited, Inc. | $5,803,000 |
| 4(c)/WA03 | RIM Wetlands - Restoring the Most Productive Habitat in Minnesota | John Voz | MN BWSR | $4,389,000 |
| 4(d)/WA04 | Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area Program - Phase XVII | Sabin Adams | Pheasants Forever, Inc. | $5,238,000 |
| Wetland Restore / Enhance |
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| 4(e)/WRE01 | East Park WMA / Nelson Slough, Phase 3 | Morteza Maher | Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers Watershed District | $1,578,000 |
| 4(f)/WRE02 | Living Shallow Lakes and Wetlands Enhancement and Restoration Initiative - Phase XI | John Lindstrom | Ducks Unlimited, Inc. | $5,729,000 |
| 4(g)/WRE03 | Big Swamp North - Peatland Restoration Project | Tracy Halstensgard | Roseau River Watershed District | $1,475,000 |
| 4(h)/WRE04 | Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetland Enhancements - Phase XVII | Ricky Lien | MN DNR | $2,565,000 |
| Habitat Acquisition |
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| 5(a)/HA01 | Cannon River Watershed Habitat Protection and Restoration Program - Phase XIV | Jennifer Tonko | Clean River Partners, The Trust for Public Land, Great River Greening | $2,724,000 |
| 5(b)/HA02 | Spring Road Conservation Project | Terry Jeffery | Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District | $2,027,000 |
| 5(c)/HA03 | Anoka Sand Plain Habitat Conservation - Phase 10 | Wiley Buck | Great River Greening, Minnesota Land Trust, The Nature Conservancy, Anoka Conservation District | $3,599,000 |
| 5(d)/HA04 | Integrating Habitat and Clean Water - Phase III | Kevin Roth | MN BWSR | $2,753,000 |
| 5(e)/HA05 | 2025 St. Croix Watershed Habitat Protection and Restoration - Phase VI | Marc White | Wild Rivers Conservancy of the St. Croix & Namekagon, Minnesota Land Trust, The Trust for Public Land | $3,257,000 |
| 5(f)/HA06 | Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor Project - Phase IX | Tim Terrill | Mississippi Headwaters Board, MN BWSR, The Trust for Public Land | $2,832,000 |
| 5(g)/HA07 | Southeast Minnesota Protection and Restoration - Phase XIII | Wayne Ostlie | Minnesota Land Trust | $2,387,000 |
| 5(h)/HA08 | Protecting Coldwater Fisheries on Minnesota's North Shore - Phase III | Wayne Ostlie | Minnesota Land Trust | $2,187,000 |
| 5(i)/HA09 | Metro Big Rivers - Phase XV | Deborah Loon | MN Valley Trust, The Trust for Public Land, Minnesota Land Trust, Great River Greening, Friends of the Mississippi River | $6,949,000 |
| 5(j)/HA10 | Minnesota River Watershed Habitat Conservation Program | Brad Gordon | Great River Greening | $3,148,000 |
| 5(k)/HA11 | Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat Restoration Program - Phase XIV | Courtney Phillips | Shell Rock River Watershed District | $2,190,000 |
| 5(l)/HA12 | Protecting Minnesota's Lakes of Outstanding Biological Significance - Phase IV | Wayne Ostlie | Minnesota Land Trust | $3,209,000 |
| 5(m)/HA13 | Shakopee Creek: Headwaters Restored; Species and Land Protected | Margaret Johnson | Kandiyohi Soil and Water Conservation | $2,413,000 |
| 5(n)/HA14 | DNR Trout Stream Conservation Easements - Phase IV | Rick Walsh | MN DNR | $995,000 |
| 5(o)/HA15 | Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase XI | Annie Knight | Northern Waters Land Trust | $2,944,000 | Habitat Restore / Enhance |
| 5(p)/HRE01 | Minnesota Statewide Trout Habitat Enhancement - Phase II | John Lenczewski | Minnesota Trout Unlimited | $2,173,000 |
| 5(q)/HRE02 | Restoring and Enhancing Minnesota's Important Bird Areas - Phase IV | Alexandra Wardwell | Audubon Upper Mississippi River | $2,049,000 |
| 5(r)/HRE03 | Fall River Restoration | Robert Kimmel-Hass | Cook County | $1,348,000 |
| 5(s)/HRE04 | DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Enhancement - Phase VIII | Dean Paron | MN DNR | $3,887,000 |
| 3(g)/HRE06 | Moose Habitat Collaborative, NE MN Forest Habitat Enhancement - Phase V | Scott Johnson | The Ruffed Grouse Society/ American Woodcock Society | $2,050,000 |
| 5(t)/HRE07 | Rum River Corridor Fish and Wildlife Habitat Enhancement - Phase III | Chris Lord | Anoka Conservation District | $1,356,000 |
| Other |
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| 6(a)/O1 | Contract Management | Katherine Sherman-Hoehn | MN DNR | $410,000 |
| 6(c)/O2 | Restoration Evaluations - ML 2025 | Wade Johnson | MN DNR | $168,000 |
| 5(u)/O4 | DNR Roving Crew - Phase III | Greg Hoch | MN DNR | $12,642,000 |
| 5(v)/CPL | Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program Ph. 17 Statewide and Metro Habitat | David Stein | MN DNR | $15,000,000 |
| Total: $168,392,000 |