"Project name","Recipient","Recipient Type","Last updated","Body","About the Issue","Project Details","Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)","Measurable Outcome(s)","Start Date","End Date","Fiscal Year(s)","Funding Amount","Other funds leveraged","Description of Funds","Fund Source","Status","Updates","Reports","Legal Citation / Subdivision","Project Manager First Name","Project Manager Last Name","Project Manager Organization","Project Manager Street Address","Project Manager City","Project Manager State","Project Manager Zip Code","Project Manager Phone Number","Project Manager Email","Activities","Administered by","Media","Counties Affected","LSOHC","Watershed(s)"
"Accelerate the Waterfowl Production Area Program in Minnesota","Pheasants Forever ","Non-Profit Business/Entity","2013-01-03 12:35","Pheasants Forever, Ducks Unlimited, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will cooperate to permanently restore and conserve approximately 800 acres of grassland and 400 acres of wetland as Waterfowl Production Areas in western and southern Minnesota. All lands acquired through this grant proposal will be owned and managed by the Service as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
","","Accomplishment Plan","Protect and Restore 400 acres of wetlands and 800 acres of prairies
","","2009-07-01","2012-06-30","2010","$5600000","$5320000","","Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress","","","ML 2009, Ch. 172, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subdivision 4(c)","Matt","Holland","Pheasants Forever","679 West River Drive","New London","MN","56273","320-354-4377","mholland@pheasantsforever.org","Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","","Clay, Cottonwood, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Otter Tail, Pope, Renville, Traverse, Waseca, Wright","",""
"Accelerate the Waterfowl Production Area Program in Minnesota","Pheasants Forever","Non-Profit Business/Entity","2013-01-03 12:35","Pheasants Forever (PF) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) will cooperate to permanently restore and protect approximately 700 acres as Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs) in western and southern Minnesota. All lands acquired through this grant proposal will be owned and managed by the Service as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
","","Accomplishment Plan","Protect 200 acres of wetlands and 500 acres of prairies
","","2010-07-01","2015-06-30","2011","$3505000","$2900000","","Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress","","","ML 2010, Ch. 361, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(b)","Joe","Pavelko","Pheasants Forever","7975 Acorn Circle","Victoria","MN","55386","612-532-3800","jpavelko@pheasantsforever.org","Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","","Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Otter Tail, Swift","",""
"Accelerated Aquatic Management Area Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","State Government","2013-01-03 12:35","This proposal uses a multi-programmatic approach to achieve prioritized aquatic habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement for lakes, trout streams, and rivers across Minnesota. We propose to: i) protect 7.8 miles of shoreline on lakes, rivers and trout streams; ii) effect structural repairs to 2 lake outlet control structures that will integrate fish passage; iii) restore and enhance river and stream functions that will benefit over 50.5 river miles; and iv) enhance 1.4 miles of shoreline habitat on publicly-owned lakeshore. The strategic approach and priority resources targeted in this proposal are supported by a number of internal and external conservation planning documents. The DNR will implement the objectives of this proposal through established and highly successful programs each having strong stakeholder support including: Aquatic Management Area Program, Shoreland Habitat Restoration Program, Stream Habitat Program, and Coldwater Streams Program.
","","Accomplishment Plan","Restore 2 miles of River channel, by-pass channel will reconnect 9 miles downstream and 39 miles upstream; Protect 3.1 miles of lakeshore and and 4.7 miles of coldwater stream; Enhance 53 miles of stream habitat, corridor enhacement and fish passage
","","2010-07-01","2015-06-30","2011","$3416000","$1050000","","Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress","","","ML 2010, Ch. 361, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(b)","Michael","Duval","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road, Box 20","St. Paul","MN","55155","(218) 833-8612","michael.duval@state.mn.us","Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","","Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, Meeker, Morrison, Murray, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Redwood","",""
"Accelerated Aquatic Management Area Habitat Program, Phase 3","MN DNR","State Government","2013-01-15 14:54","This program will use a programmatic approach to achieve prioritized aquatic habitat protection and enhancement for lakes, trout streams, and rivers across all LSOHC planning regions of Minnesota.
","","Accomplishment Plan: http://www.lsohc.leg.mn/FY2012/accomp_plan/5a.pdf
","Protect in fee and easement 1,035 acres and Enhance 590 acres of Habitats
","","2011-07-20","2016-06-30","2012","$6500000","$4997096","","Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress","","","ML 2011, First Special Session, Ch. 6, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(a)","Michael","Duval","DNR","1601 Minnesota Drive","Brainerd","MN","56401","218-833-8612","michael.duval@state.mn.us","Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","","Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hubbard, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Meeker, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Renville, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Wabasha, Washington, Winona","",""
"Accelerated Forest Wildlife Habitat Program","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","State Government","2013-01-03 12:35","Our program will increase populations of a variety of game and non-game wildlife species by protecting and enhancing forest habitats on which wildlife depends. This program of on-the-ground forest conservation projects will amplify the wildlife value of forest communities on DNR administered forestlands.
Our forest enhancement will treat 4,472 ac. These activities are not conducted as part of the DNR’s commercial timber operations. Additionally, our program will acquire 404 ac of forestland that contributes to habitat complexes and other high priorities. Acquisitions focus on forestland for public hunting, and compatible outdoor uses.
At a reduced level of funding, we are focusing on management activities that will maximize wildlife habitat outcomes, especially prescribed burning, hand release, and shearing/mowing. Our program will enhance oak and create a mix of young hardwood forest with more open meadow/brush lands to benefit grouse, elk, and deer. Forest opening creation/enhancement will increase nut and berry production, provide roosting/display areas, and create feeding areas for moose, deer, ruffed grouse, woodcock, and bear. Shearing of trees and brush in large open landscape priority areas will benefit sharp-tailed grouse. Shearing and mowing of hardwoods and brush in smaller patches will benefit woodcock and deer.
Our program will benefit a number of nongame species, including yellow rails, sandhill cranes, northern harriers, bobolinks, and upland sandpipers. Activities that create/enhance forest openings will provide habitat for nongame species, including least chipmunks, northern flickers, coopers hawks, and song sparrows. The less intensive timber management in our program will help protect rare native plant communities and a number of nongame species through retention and enhancement of plant species diversity and structure.
","","Accomplishment Plan","Protect in fee 404 acres and enhance 4,668 of forests
","","2010-07-01","2015-06-30","2011","$1791000","$536218","","Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress","","","ML 2010, Ch. 361, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd 3(d)","Cynthia","Osmundson","DNR - Fish and Wildlife","500 Lafayette Rd","St. Paul","MN","55155","(651) 259-5190","Cynthia.osmundson@state.mn.us","Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","","Aitkin, Beltrami, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Pine, Rice, St. Louis, Winona","",""
"Accelerated Prairie Grassland Restoration and Enhancement Program on DNR Lands","Department of Natural Resources","State Government","2013-01-03 12:35","This program will acquire and develop approximately 730, acres of new Wildlife
Management Area (WMA) lands. New WMA acquisition acre targets by LSOHC Sections will be consistent with the recommendations of The Citizens Advisory Committee report of 2002 “Minnesota’s Wildlife Management Area Acquisition – The Next 50 Years”. Additionally, this program will protect 275 acres of native prairie as state Scientific & Natural Areas (SNAs) and perpetual Native Prairie Bank (NPB) easements. This will provide habitat for rare species, Species in Greatest Conservation Need as identified in the State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) and provide habitat for other game and wildlife species. All public SNA’s acquired through this project will be open to all forms of hunting and fishing.
This program will also accelerate the restoration and enhancement of approximately 20,400 acres of native prairie vegetation on Wildlife Management Areas, Aquatic Management Areas, Scientific and Natural Areas, and State Forests. This will provide much needed wildlife habitat for a host of grassland and farmland species. Prairie restoration efforts will center on site preparation, seeding of local ecotype seed, post-seed management to assure success, and seed harvest of local ecotype seed for prairie restoration at other public land sites. Prairie enhancement efforts will center on prescribed burning, managing woody cover encroachment, and interseeding. Goat prairie enhancements are a distinct target in the Southeast Forests.
There is a very significant unmet need for prescribed burning on public lands. We will hire a roving burn crew for 2 years. The crew will be fully equipped and self sufficient and will therefore be capable of burning an additional 7,000 acres per year. Fifty-percent of their time will be spent on burning (this is the entire spring and fall burn season). During the non-burn season the crew will complete 1,000 acres woody encroachment management annually (25%) on WMAs. The remaining 25% will be spent on other WMA habitat management activities. This work is all supplemental to the existing DNR burning and woody cover management programs
","","Accomplishment Plan:  http://www.lsohc.leg.mn/FY2011/accomp_plan/2a.pdf","Enhance 3283 acres of wetland and 16,860 acres of prairie; Protect 1005 acres and Restore 1169 acres of prairie
","","2010-07-01","2015-06-30","2011","$5833000","$0","","Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress","","","ML 2010, Ch. 361, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subdivision 2(a)","","","","","","","","","","Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","","Blue Earth, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Sibley, Stearns, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Yellow Medicine","",""
"Accelerated Prairie Grassland Wildlife Management Area Acquisition","Department of Natural Resources","State Government","2013-01-03 12:35","The program will protect 800 acres of new wildlife habitat in the Prairie, Deciduous Transition, and Southeast Bluffland ecological sections of Minnesota through fee title acquisition. Title of all lands acquired will be held by the State and designated as Wildlife Management Area open to hunting, trapping, fishing and compatible outdoor recreation uses.
","","Accomplishment Pland: http://www.lsohc.leg.mn/FY2010/accomp_plan/2d.pdf","Protect 160 acres of wetlands and protect 640 acres of prairies
","","2009-07-01","2012-06-30","2010","$3913000","$0","","Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress","","","ML 2009, Ch. 172, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subdivision 2(d)","Dennis","Simon","DNR","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul","MN","55155","651-259-5237","dennis.simon@state.mn.us","Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","","Martin, Nicollet, Wright","",""
"Accelerated Shallow Lake and Wetland Enhancement and Restoration Program","DNR - Fisheries & Wildlife","State Government","2013-01-03 12:35","This programmatic partnership between the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Ducks Unlimited (DU) will accelerate enhancement, restoration, and protection of shallow lakes and wetlands important to waterfowl. This partnership will assess, design, and implement shallow lake and wetland enhancement, restoration, and protection projects to address the most important wetland issues facing waterfowl and other wetland wildlife in Minnesota. Every statewide conservation plan recognizes the need for improving and protecting Minnesota’s shallow lakes and wetlands for wildlife habitat. The MN DNR Duck Recovery Plan calls for the enhancement and active management of 1,800 shallow lakes while adding 64,000 wetlands to Minnesota’s landscape. DU’s Living Lakes conservation initiative supports this plan with a goal of improving 300 shallow lakes in Minnesota.
DNR and DU will accelerate partnership efforts to enhance, restore, and protect shallow lakes and wetlands through increased assessment and engineering plus funding for water level control structure construction and land control. Enhancing and properly managing shallow lakes and wetlands will involve three components: assessment and feasibility analysis (Pre-design), engineering survey, design, review, easements and permits (Design), and ultimately water level control structure installation (Construction). DU will also work with private landowners to permanently protect lands adjacent to shallow lakes through purchase of lands in and adjacent to large drained basins in fee-title to allow for restoration and/or through permanent conservation easements (Protection). In total, DNR and DU will conduct 200 assessments, work on developing 50 new projects including engineering designs, restore 63 acres, structurally enhance 7,172 acres, and protect 750 acres in fee-title. In the process, DNR may purchase small easements for water flowage and/or water control structure placement, and DU may purchase permanent conservation easements on shallow lake shoreline if needed and grant funding is available.
","","Accomplishment Plan","Restore 63 acres of wetlands; Protect 270 acres of wetlands and 480 acres of prairie; Enhance 7,109 acres of wetlands
","","2010-07-01","2015-06-30","2011","$6505000","$250000","","Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress","","","ML 2010, Ch. 361, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(a)","Ray","Norrgard","DNR - Fisheries & Wildlife","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul","MN","55155","(651) 259-5227","Ray.Norrgard@state.mn.us","Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","","Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Isanti, Kittson, Marshall, Nobles, Polk, Pope, Roseau, Stearns, Stevens","",""
"Accelerated Shallow Lake Restorations and Enhancements","Ducks Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","2013-01-03 12:35","This program will accelerate the improvement and protection of shallow lakes and large wetland habitat critical to migratory waterfowl and other wildlife in Minnesota by improving water quality and rejuvenating aquatic ecology in turbid shallow lake basins. DU will enhance eight (8) or more strategically-selected shallow lakes that have been legally designated by for wildlife management purposes by Minnesota DNR that total 6,000 wetland acres by engineering and implementing construction of water control structures, pumps, and fish barriers on their outlets. These structures will provide the Minnesota DNR and US Fish & Wildlife Service with water level control capability to conduct temporary, periodic draw-downs that will improve wetland habitat quality. DU will also engineer two or more additional shallow lake improvement projects for future implementation 2010 and 2011. As approved by the Council, DU will also use up to $400,000 in grant funding to secure permanent conservation easement(s) on 180 acres on one or more shallow lake to protect shoreland and help buffer basins important to waterfowl.
","","Accomplishment Plan ","Protect 180 acres of wetlands and associated prairie and forest shoreline habitat, and Enhance 8 shallow lakes totaling 6,000 acres
","","2009-07-01","2012-06-30","2010","$2528000","$894732","","Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress","","","ML 2009, Ch. 172, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subdivision 4(b)","Jon","Schneider","Ducks Unlimited","311 East Lake Geneva Road","Alexandria","MN","56308","320-762-9916","jschneider@ducks.org","Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","","Douglas, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Murray, Polk, Stearns, Wright, Yellow Medicine","",""
"Accelerated Wildlife Management Area Acquisition","Department of Natural Resources","State Government","2013-01-03 12:35","Our program will protect and restore 700 acres of new wetland wildlife habitat in wetland complexes in Minnesota through fee title acquisition. Title of all lands acquired will be held by the State and designated as Wildlife Management Area open to hunting, trapping, fishing and compatible outdoor recreation uses.
","","Accomplishment Plan: http://www.lsohc.leg.mn/FY2010/accomp_plan/4a.pdf","Protect 140 acres of wetlands and 560 acres of prairie
","","2009-07-01","2012-06-30","2010","$2900000","$0","","Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress","","","ML 2009, Ch. 172, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subdivision 4(a)","Dennis","Simon","DNR","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul","MN","55155","651-259-5237","dennis.simon@state.mn.us","Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","","Dakota, Isanti, Otter Tail, Wright","",""