"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)"
"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 Habitat Enhancement, Phase 2","MN DNR","State Government","2013-01-16 10:25","This program of on-the-ground conservation projects will amplify wildlife and ecological values of forest communities on Minnesota’s public forestlands. Our restoration and enhancement management will treat 7,396 ac at $112/ac.
","","Accomplishment Plan","Restore 25 acres and Enhance 7,371 acres of Forest
","","2011-07-20","2016-06-30","2012","$826000","$0","n/a","Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress","","","ML 2011, First Special Session, Ch. 6, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(c )","Cynthia","Osmundson","DNR","500 Lafayette Rd","St. Paul","MN","55155","651-259-5190","cynthia.osmundson@state.mn.us","Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","","Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Pine, Roseau, St. Louis, Stearns, 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 and Grassland Management","Department of Natural Resources","State Government","2013-01-03 12:35","The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Accelerated Prairie Grassland Restoration and Management Program had a successful first round of funding from the Legacy Funds. The program worked through the growing pains and obstacles in getting a new program up and operational and was successful in enhancing nearly 5,800 acres of prairie and grasslands in eight of the ecological subsections of Minnesota. A contractor base has been established for this type of work statewide that needs to be evaluated and expanded on for future appropriations.
","","Final Report","","Enhanced 5785 acres of Prairies
","2009-07-01","2012-06-30","2010","$1700000","$0","","Outdoor Heritage Fund","Completed","","","ML 2009, Ch. 172, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subdivision 2(a)","Bill","Penning","MN Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul","MN","55155","651-259-5230","bill.penning@state.mn.us","Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","","Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",""
"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 Prairie Management, Survey, Acquisition, and Evaluation","MN DNR","State Government","2013-04-12 09:42","Overall Project Outcome and Results (includes Use and Dissemination) Minnesota's native prairie covered about 18 million acres at the time of the public land surveys (1847-1908); currently less than one percent remains. This multi-faceted prairie project was designed to increase conservation of native prairie and provide tools for long-term management and assessment of this rare resource. Project results addressed:Rapid assessment of remaining native prairie;Completion of the Minnesota County Biological Survey (MCBS) in six prairie counties;Increased technical assistance to private prairie landowners;Acceleration of management of public and private prairie lands;Establishment of a baseline dataset for long-term status trend monitoring and analysis;Acquisition of prairie bank easements. Results: 1) Rapid Assessment: The effectiveness of a computerized procedure to detect changes in mapped prairies was explored in this result. Detailed feature extraction, segmentation, and change analysis procedures using the SPRING software was completed for 1,521 prairie/savanna sites identified by the MCBS prior to 1994. The total area assessed included 65,444 acres of prairie/savanna habitat in 32 counties and over 192,000 acres of surrounding ""buffer"" area. Statewide, the prairie habitat examined had a 4% change affecting 2,332 acres from 1991 to 2008. Prairie habitat outside of protected areas had significantly higher amounts of prairie loss or woody vegetation encroachment. A separate report, Accelerated prairie management, survey, acquisition and evaluation result 1: Rapid assessment of remaining native prairie was completed. 2) MCBS completed surveys in six counties. Less than 1,700 acres of prairie in these counties was recorded as compared to approximately 2,053,300 acres recorded in the late 1800's. The rarity of prairie species is largely due to prairie habitat loss and fragmentation. Rare plant populations were recorded at 281 new locations, including new distributional data on species such as Wild quinine and Valerian. Vegetation samples (relevés) were collected at 26 locations. A State Wildlife Grant for concurrent animal surveys resulted in 70 new records. Sites of high biodiversity significance such as the 15 acre Dexter Prairie were identified for protection as natural areas. 3) Technical assistance: DNR prairie specialists provided consultation regarding management and protection strategies for native prairies at eight public events and individually to 63 private landowners. Forty prairie stewardship plans were delivered to landowners. 4) Management: The Scientific and Natural Area program (SNA) prairie management activities resulted in 545 acres of woody plant removal, 2085 acres of prescribed burning, 2162 acres of exotic species treatments, and 84.5 acres of prairie reconstruction. 5) Status Trend Monitoring: A total of 683 vegetation transects, 42 relevés, and 1596 bird point counts were completed at 38 sites containing high quality prairie providing a baseline dataset for future proposed long-term monitoring and analysis on at least 35 sites. A separate report, Accelerated prairie management, survey, acquisition and evaluation result 5: Prairie monitoring and evaluation was completed. 6) Protection: SNA protected high quality prairies in Big Stone, Pipestone, Goodhue, and Fillmore counties through acquisition of five Native Prairie Bank conservation easements (totaling 476.2 acres) that provide habitat for species such as Greater Prairie Chicken, Chestnut-collared Longspur, Prairie bush clover and Plains wild indigo.For more information, visit http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/all_projects/2008_projects.html.","","Final Report","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","2008-07-01","2010-06-30","2009","$1250000","","","Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","Completed","","","M.L. 2008, Chp. 367, Sec. 2, Subd. 03m","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""
"Accelerated Prairie Restoration and Enhancement on DNR Lands, Phase 3","MN DNR","State Government","2013-01-15 14:12","This program will accelerate the restoration and enhancement of approximately 20,500 acres of native prairie vegetation on Wildlife Management Areas, and Scientific and Natural Areas and Native Prairie Bank Easements.
","","Accomplishment Plan ","Enhance 20,400 acres of prairie
","","2011-07-01","2016-06-30","2012","$1652000","$0","","Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress","","","ML 2011, First Special Session, Ch. 6, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(b)","Bill ","Penning","MN DNR","500 Lafayette Rd","St. Paul","MN","55155","651-259-5230","bill.penning@state.mn.us","Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","","Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Redwood, Roseau, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine","",""
"Accelerated Prairie Restoration and Enhancement on DNR Lands, Phase 4","DNR","State Government","2013-01-16 11:47","This program will accelerate the restoration and enhancement of approximately 69,000 acres of primarily native prairie vegetation on Wildlife Management Areas, and Scientific and Natural Areas and Native Prairie Bank Easements.","","Accomplishment Plan","Restore 217 acres and enhance 46,569 acres of prairie, and enhance 9,000 acres of wetlands
","","2012-07-01","2016-06-30","2013","$4300000","$0","","Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress","","","ML 2012, Ch. 264, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(h)","Bill","Penning","MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road","St Paul","MN","55155","(612) 259-5230","bill.penning@state.mn.us","Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","","Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Clay, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Meeker, Morrison, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Redwood, Roseau, Statewide, Stearns, Stevens, Traverse, Washington, Winona, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",""