FY 2011 Dakota County Grant Project

Dakota County

Quick Facts

Recipient: 
Dakota County
Source: 
Parks & Trails Fund
Recipient Type: 
Local/Regional Government
Status: 
In Progress
Activity Type: 
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected 
Dakota

At Spring Lake Park Reserve, prairie restoration at Schaar's Bluff Gathering Center campus to convert existing 50 acre monoculture grassland to diverse prairie/savanna, including ecological improvement of 1,500 feet of Mississippi River bluff edge.

Status: 
In Progress
Start Date: 
July 2010
End Date: 
June 2012

Project Details by Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year(s): 
2011
Legal Citation / Subdivision: 
M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 3, Sec. 3 (a)
Appropriation Language 

$12,641,000 the first year and $15,140,000 the second year are from the parks and trails fund to be distributed as required under new Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535, subdivision 3, except that  of this amount, $40,000 the first year is for a grant to Hennepin County to plant trees along the Victory Memorial Parkway.

Fiscal Year Funding Amount: 
$145,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s) 

A minimum of 60 native prairie species will be planted along with oaks to reflect the site's eco-type as an oak savanna. 2013 report will report what is planted.

Project Manager

Mr.
Bruce
Blair
Western Services Center
14955 Galaxie Avenue
Apple Valley
MN
55124
(952) 891-7990
Email: 
bruce.blair@co.dakota.mn.us
Related Topics: 
Metropolitan Council, Grants/Contracts, Parks & Trails Fund, Local/Regional Government, Dakota