Minnesota Legislature
FY 2020 LSOHC Funding Requests Received
The funding requests below will be considered by the council for recommendation to the 2019 legislature. The council received 45 requests totaling over $264 million.
| Subd/Proposal | Title | Project Manager | Organization | Requested Amount |
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| Prairie Acquisition |
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| P A 01 | DNR WMA and SNA Acquisition - Phase XI | Jay Johnson | MN DNR | $5,050,400 |
| P A 02 | Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area Program - Phase XI | Steven Burdick | Pheasants Forever, Inc. | $14,110,500 |
| P A 03 | MN Prairie Recovery Project - Phase IX | Neal Feeken | The Nature Conservancy | $9,004,300 |
| P A 04 | Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge - Phase X | Richard Johnson | The Nature Conservancy | $6,610,000 |
| P A 05 | Lower Wild Rice Corridor Habitat Restoration - Phase II | Kevin Ruud | Wild Rice Watershed District | $5,008,300 |
| P A 06 | Martin County DNR WMA Acquisition - Phase III | Doug Hartke | Fox Lake Conservation League, Inc. | $8,641,800 |
| P A 07 | RIM Grassland Reserve | John Voz | BWSR | $4,370,000 |
| P A 08 | Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the Southern Red River Valley - Phase V | Steven Burdick | MN Prairie Chicken Society / Pheasants Forever, Inc. | $9,576,700 |
| Prairie Restore / Enhance |
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| P RE 01 | DNR Grasslands - Phase XI | Greg Hoch | MN DNR | $18,035,000 |
| P RE 02 | Anoka Sand Plain Habitat Conservation - Phase VI | Wiley Buck | Great River Greening | $5,181,000 |
| P RE 03 | Fairmont Chain of Lakes Habitat Restoration Plan - Phase I | Troy Nemmers | City of Fairmont | $1,390,000 |
| Forest Acquisition |
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| F A 01 | Protecting Strategic Forestlands Near Camp Ripley | Emilee Nelson | The Conservation Fund | $5,933,000 |
| F A 02 | Southeast Minnesota Protection and Restoration - Phase VII | Richard Biske | The Nature Conservancy | $13,081,600 |
| F A 03 | Minnesota Forests for the Future - Phase VII | Angela Yuska | MN DNR Forestry | $10,000,000 |
| Forest Restore / Enhance |
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| F RE 01 | Floodplain Forest Enhancement - Mississippi River - Phase III | Andrew Beebe | Audubon Minnesota | $4,505,000 |
| F RE 02 | Enhanced Public Land - Open Landscapes | Alex Nelson | Minnesota Sharp-Tailed Grouse Society/Pheasants Forever, Inc. | $1,968,900 |
| F RE 03 | Minnesota Forest Recovery Project - Phase I | Jim Manolis | The Nature Conservancy | $2,996,400 |
| Wetland Acquisition |
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| W A 01 | Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area Program - Phase XI | Eran Sandquist | Pheasants Forever, Inc. | $14,023,400 |
| W A 02 | Shallow Lake & Wetland Protection Program - Phase VIII | Jon Schneider | Ducks Unlimited | $13,500,000 |
| W A 03 | Wetland Habitat Protection and Restoration Program - Phase IV | Wayne Ostlie | Minnesota Land Trust | $5,235,000 |
| W A 04 | Wild Rice Shoreland Protection - Phase VI | Dan Steward | BWSR | $1,750,000 |
| Wetland Restore / Enhance |
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| W RE 01 | Shallow Lakes and Wetland Enhancement - Phase XI | Ricky Lien | MN DNR | $6,223,000 |
| W RE 02 | Marsh Lake - Phase III | Ricky Lien | MN DNR | $1,300,000 |
| W RE 03 | Restoration of Non-Native Cattail Dominated Wetlands in Border Waters | Bryce Olson | Voyageurs National Park | $1,973,400 |
| W RE 04 | Big Rice Lake Wild Rice Enhancement | Ricky Lien | MN DNR | $1,192,000 |
| Habitat Acquisition |
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| H A 01 | St. Croix Watershed Habitat Protection and Restoration - Phase I | Monica Zachay | St. Croix River Association | $8,652,400 |
| H A 02 | Metro Big Rivers - Phase IX | Deborah Loon | MN Valley Trust | $6,883,400 |
| H A 03 | Dakota County Habitat Protection/Restoration - Phase VII | Lisa West | Dakota County | $4,200,000 |
| H A 04 | Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase V | Wayne Ostlie | Minnesota Land Trust | $6,788,000 |
| H A 05 | Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection and Restoration | Scott Henderson | Sauk River Watershed District | $5,416,000 |
| Habitat Restore / Enhance |
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| H RE 01 | Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement - Phase XI | John Lenczewski | Minnesota Trout Unlimited | $3,750,000 |
| H RE 02 | DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Enhancement | Brian Nerbonne | MN DNR | $8,586,200 |
| H RE 03 | St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - Phase VI | Melissa Sjolund | MN DNR | $8,800,000 |
| H RE 04 | Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation - Phase IV | Tony Cuneo and Kevin J.Bovee | Zeitgeist (ZG) and Lake Superior Steelhead Association (LSSA) | $2,400,000 |
| H RE 05 | Shell Rock River Watershed Restoration Program - Phase VIII | Courtney Christensen | Shell Rock River Watershed District | $3,887,100 |
| H RE 06 | Pine River Fish Passage Project 2020 | Beth Hippert | Crow Wing SWCD | $1,246,000 |
| H RE 07 | Sauk River Dam Fish Passage | Greg Berg | Streans SWCD | $3,505,600 |
| H RE 08 | Restoration of Norway Brook connectivity to the Pine River by removal of Norway Lake Dam and replacement with rock-arch rapids | Mike Hansen | City of Pine River | $2,356,000 |
| H RE 09 | Cedar River Habitat Restoration | Justin Hanson | Cedar River Watershed District | $1,320,000 |
| H RE 10 | Pig's Eye Lake Islands Habitat Restoration and Enhancement | Scott Yonke | Ramsey County Parks and Recreation | $4,337,200 |
| H RE 11 | Protecting Aquatic Habitats Through Watercraft Cleaning Technology and Community Outreach | Dane Huinker | Wildlife Forever | $7,969,100 |
| H RE 12 | Restoring the Upper Mississippi River at Lake Pepin - Phase I | Rylee Main | Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance | $750,000 |
| Other |
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| CPL | Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase XI | Jessica Lee | MN DNR | $12,550,000 |
| O 1 | Contract Management 2019 | Katherine Sherman-Hoehn | MN DNR | $210,000 |
| O 2 | Restoration Evaluations | Wade Johnson | MN DNR | $150,000 |
| Total: $264,416,700 |