Minnesota Legislature
Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund - 2014 Proposals Received and Selected to Present - By Funding Priority Topic Areas
Below proposals are listed within funding priority topic areas in rank order based on preliminary staff evaluation.
In response to the 2014 Request for Proposal (RFP), due June 7, 2013, 192 proposals requesting a total of approximately $111.5 million were received. This RFP process is for funding available beginning July 1, 2014. For that period, approximately $29.6 million from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund is currently expected to be available to recommend for project funding.
The LCCMR reviewed, evaluated, and ranked all proposals received. On September 18, the LCCMR selected 94 proposals requesting a total of approximately $58.7 million to invite in for a presentation before the Commission for further consideration. Proposal presentations are scheduled for October 1, 2, 3, 15, 16, and 17.
This selection represents the first phase in narrowing the proposals received in response to the 2014 RFP into what will be recommended for funding to the 2014 Minnesota Legislature. Proposal presentations facilitate the LCCMR's next phase of consideration for reaching a decision on October 23 and 24 about which projects will be recommended.
Check the LCCMR schedule for the most up-to-date information on important process dates.
Visit the 2014 Proposal & Funding Process Main Page for additional information.
Note About Proposal Listings
All proposals received in response to the 2014 RFP are listed below. Proposals that were selected on 09/18/13 to present before the Commission and receive further consideration are indicated with an "X" in the left-most "Selected to Present" column.
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| Selected to Present | ENRTF ID # | Last Name | First Name | Project Title | Organization | $ Requested |
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| A. Foundational Natural Resource Data and Information (RECEIVED: 29 Proposals - $13,246,433 / PRESENTING: 17 Proposals - $8,977,667) |
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| X | 001-A | Knight | Joseph | Mapping Landscapes for Better Land and Water Management | U of MN | $378,718 |
| X | 002-A | DAmato | Anthony | Assess and Improve Ecological Health of Trust Lands | U of MN | $514,395 |
| X | 003-A | Barker | Keith | Online Access to Minnesota's Biodiversity for Environmental Management | U of MN | $342,428 |
| X | 004-A | Kozarek | Jessica | Conserving Minnesotas Freshwater Mussel Legacy: Quantifying Habitat Interactions | U of MN | $356,843 |
| X | 005-A | Henderson | Carrol | Contaminants in Minnesotas Loons and Pelicans: Phase 2 | MN DNR | $259,936 |
| X | 006-A | Nordquist | Gerda | Wild Bee Surveys in Prairie-Grassland Habitats | MN DNR | $370,736 |
| 007-A | Polasky | Steve | Clean Water Benefits Tool for Smarter Resource Investments | U of MN | $347,253 | |
| X | 008-A | Martell | Mark | Analyzing and sharing the Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas | Audubon Minnesota | $386,831 |
| X | 009-A | Falteisek | Jan | State Spring Inventory for Resource Management and Protection | MN DNR | $875,746 |
| X | 010-A | Kean | Allan | Drainage Records Modernization and Statewide GIS Database | BWSR | $730,000 |
| X | 011-A | Larson | Diane | Impact of Grazing on Native Plants and Pollinators | U.S. Geological Survey | $465,457 |
| 012-A | Nielsen | Kirsten | Emerging Threats to Minnesotas Wildlife | U of MN | $874,447 | |
| X | 013-A | Nelson | Jon | Redesigned Updating of State and County Forest Inventories | MN DNR | $1,794,640 |
| X | 014-A | Forester | James | Impacts of Forest Quality on Declining Minnesota Moose | U of MN | $394,496 |
| 015-A | Moen | Ron | Improving Stream Trout Habitat by Beaver Management | U of MN - NRRI | $219,755 | |
| X | 016-A | Larson | Mike | Moose Decline and Air Temperatures in Northeastern Minnesota | MN DNR | $743,648 |
| X | 017-A | Runquist | Erik | Prairie Butterfly Conservation, Research and Breeding Program | Minnesota Zoological Garden | $638,439 |
| 018-A | Venturelli | Paul | A Smartphone Application to Benefit Anglers and Fish | U of MN | $138,229 | |
| X | 019-A | Andersen | David | Sandhill Crane Populations and Management in Minnesota | U of MN | $306,904 |
| X | 020-A | Chayka | Katy | Expand the Minnesota Wildflowers Online Botanical Reference | MN Wildflowers Information | $222,450 |
| 021-A | Wilson | Bruce | Evaluating Clean Water Legacy: Has the Water Improved? | U of MN | $388,500 | |
| 022-A | Moen | Ron | Improving Wildlife Habitat Analysis with Value-Added LiDAR | U of MN - NRRI | $230,428 | |
| X | 023-A | Ek | Alan | Restoring Long-Lost Forest Data and Extending Ecological Monitoring | U of MN | $196,000 |
| 024-A | Huseby | Jay | Wolf Research Red Lake Reservation (5,500 square miles) | Red Lake Department of Natural Resources | $404,535 | |
| 025-A | Lehman | Clarence | New Data Directions for Understanding Our Natural Systems | U of MN | $253,000 | |
| 026-A | D'Angelo | Gino | Movements and Seasonal Habitat Use of Minnesota Elk | MN DNR | $257,473 | |
| 027-A | Enzler | Sherry | The Human Dimensions of Wolf Management | U of MN | $144,099 | |
| 028-A | Hills | Cheryal | Region Five Development Commissions Sustainable Communities Initiative | Region Five Development Commission | $971,080 | |
| 029-A | Wilmot | Neil | Economic Impact of Frac Sand Mining on Minnesota | Labovitz School of Business and Economics | $39,967 | |
| B. Water Resources (RECEIVED: 36 Proposals - $16,093,519 / PRESENTING: 18 Proposals - $8,742,492) |
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| X | 030-B | Arnold | William | Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Minnesota Lakes | U of MN | $338,000 |
| X | 031-B | Novak | Paige | Wastewater Estrogen: Removal Options, Fish Abundance, and Cost | U of MN | $516,000 |
| X | 032-B | LaPara | Timothy | Does Triclosan Create Super Bugs During Wastewater Treatment | U of MN | $382,000 |
| X | 033-B | Novak | Paige | Protecting Bacteria from Contaminants to Preserve Water Quality | U of MN | $279,000 |
| X | 034-B | Lorenz | David | Watershed Water Budgets for Managing Minnesota's Water | U.S. Geological Survey | $129,300 |
| X | 035-B | Stark | James | Protecting the State's Confined Drinking-Water Aquifers | U. S. Geological Survey | $394,000 |
| X | 036-B | Arnold | William | Water: Solar Driven Destruction of Pesticides, Pharmaceuticals, Contaminants | U of MN | $291,000 |
| X | 037-B | Valentas | Kenneth | Removing Phosphorous and Endocrine Disruptors from our Waterways | U of MN | $493,000 |
| X | 038-B | Alexander | Scott | Rain Water Reuse and Valuation Investigation | U of MN | $310,000 |
| 039-B | Martinovic | Dalma | Pharmaceuticals and Nitrogen Interact to Harm MN Fish/Ecosystems? | St. Thomas University | $269,000 | |
| X | 040-B | Cowdery | Tim | Measuring Hydrologic Benefits from Glacial Ridge habitat restoration | Red Lake Watershed District | $168,500 |
| 041-B | Sadowsky | Michael | Sources of Microbial Pollution in the Upper Mississippi River | U of MN | $690,972 | |
| 042-B | Finlay | Jacques | Remote Sensing Characterization to Improve Water Quality Monitoring | U of MN | $207,000 | |
| 043-B | Garono | Ralph | Will Superior Sediment Plumes Produce Harmful Algal Blooms? | U of MN Duluth - Large Lakes Observatory | $413,443 | |
| 044-B | Hanson | Mark | Shallow Lakes: Assessing Quality and Predicting Future Change | MN DNR | $433,223 | |
| X | 045-B | Monson | Bruce | Identifying Causes of Exceptionally High Mercury in Fish | MN Pollution Control Agency | $2,700,869 |
| X | 046-B | Engstrom | Daniel | Sedimental Journey: Watershed-Scale Monitoring of BMP Effectiveness | Science Museum of Minnesota - St. Croix Watershed Research Station | $972,000 |
| X | 047-B | Meschke | Linda | Demonstrating Farmer Led Conservation in Elm Creek Watershed | Rural Advantage | $460,360 |
| X | 048-B | Illig | Kurt | Estrogen exposure analyses in Minnesotas Shallow Lake Wildlife | St. Thomas Univesity | $136,000 |
| 049-B | Pereira | Donald | Structured Decision Making for Mille Lacs Fisheries Management | MN DNR | $299,000 | |
| X | 050-B | Maciej | Gerry | Restoring Groundwater and Trout Habitat Through Irrigation Efficiencies | Benton County Soil and Water Conservation District | $490,649 |
| X | 051-B | Strack | Otto | Small-scale Groundwater Sustainability Assessment | U of MN | $118,214 |
| 052-B | Baker | Lawrence | Enhanced Street Sweeping to Restore Nutrient-Impaired Lakes | U of MN | $474,536 | |
| 053-B | Shen | Lian | Simulating Surface Flows to Inform Water Resources Management | U of MN - St. Anthony Falls Laboratory | $336,000 | |
| 054-B | Enzler | Sherry | Achieving Clarity: Impacts of Agricultural Tiling and BMPs | U of MN | $849,877 | |
| 055-B | McGuire | Jennifer | Does Water Contaminated with Oil Affect Your Hormones? | St. Thomas University | $233,089 | |
| 056-B | Timm | Anne | Chemical Removal from Minnesota Lakes by Aquatic Plants | USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station | $346,334 | |
| 057-B | Lewandowski | Ann | Protecting Water Quality in Northeast Minnesota Mining Areas | U of MN | $406,000 | |
| X | 058-B | Lewis | Jeff | Nutrient Capture Through Water Management and Biomass Harvesting | Red River Basin Commission | $478,500 |
| 059-B | Ryun | Deb | St. Croix Priorities and Conservation Action Plans | St. Croix River Associaion | $230,000 | |
| 060-B | Fritz | Charles | WQExPertApp | International Water Institute | $882,500 | |
| 061-B | Schoff | Patrick | Predicting Smallmouth Bass Exposure to Endocrine Active Compounds | U of MN - NRRI | $241,073 | |
| X | 062-B | Sparlin | Scott | Minnesota River Community Clean-Ups for Water Quality | Friends of the Minnesota Valley | $85,100 |
| 063-B | Gantzer | Charles | Quantifying Acrylamide Detoxification in Frac Sand Washwater | Barr Engineering Company | $174,560 | |
| 064-B | Bartell | Stephen | Triclosan Occurrence and Bacterial Resistance in Minnesota Wastewater | Normandale Community College | $51,992 | |
| 065-B | Wackett | Lawrence | Environmentally-Friendly Frac Sand Water Cleanup | U of MN | $812,428 | |
| C. Environmental Education (RECEIVED: 31 Proposals - $11,906,429/ PRESENTING: 12 Proposals - $5,487,834) |
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| X | 066-C | Gieseke | Jenny | Minnesota Conservation Apprenticeship Academy | BWSR | $392,000 |
| 067-C | Hamilton | Patrick | River Lab: Engaging Minnesotans in Water Quality Issues | Science Museum of Minnesota | $730,747 | |
| X | 068-C | Sierks | William | GreenStep Schools Program: School-based Environmental Education and Stewardship | MN Pollution Control Agency | $900,000 |
| X | 069-C | Poppleton | Kristen | Minnesota Stories in a Changing Climate | Will Steger Foundation | $413,860 |
| 070-C | Winkelman | Jenny | Reducing Salt Pollution Through Winter Maintenance Training | Mississippi Watershed Management Organization | $415,900 | |
| X | 071-C | Pederson | Dave | Youth-led Sustainability Initiatives in 40 Greater MN Communities | Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center | $397,000 |
| X | 072-C | Holland | Matt | Minnesota Pollinator Partnership | Pheasants Forever | $104,600 |
| X | 073-C | Moe | Peter | Bee Discovery Center at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum | U of MN, Landscape Arboretum | $615,279 |
| X | 074-C | Lais | Gregory | Urban Environmental Education Engaging Students in Local Resources | Wilderness Inquiry | $1,093,000 |
| 075-C | Stevenson | Anne | Engaging Youth With Nature Through Mobile Technology | U of MN | $362,000 | |
| X | 076-C | Ponder | Julia | Raptor Lab: Online and Outdoors! | U of MN | $186,676 |
| X | 077-C | Hanson | Michele | Building Bridges to a Diverse Natural Resources Community | MN DNR | $1,100,000 |
| 078-C | Corney | Jeffrey | Making a Splash in Water Resources Education | U of MN | $160,000 | |
| 079-C | Liu | Donald | Integrating Environmental Education in Grade 3-12 Economics Curriculum | Minnesota Council on Economic Education | $96,816 | |
| X | 080-C | Henehan | Brendan | TV Documentary: The Great Mille Lacs Walleye Mystery | Twin Cities Public Television | $102,372 |
| 081-C | Griffin | Elise | Eco Educations Environmental Service-Learning Program | Eco Education | $90,000 | |
| 082-C | Leguizamon Grant | Zea | Urban Youth-Led Ecological Regeneration Partnership | Ce Tempoxcalli | $208,200 | |
| X | 083-C | Gehrig | Alex | Reducing Lake Quality Impairments through Citizen Action | Freshwater Society | $59,375 |
| 084-C | Musser | Kimberly | Minnesota River Basin Water Quality Success Stories | Minnesota State University, Mankato - Water Resources Center | $135,871 | |
| 085-C | Fredin | Tracy | Waters to the Sea: Rivers of Minnesota | Hamline University - Center for Global Environmental Education | $451,494 | |
| X | 086-C | Berus | Darcy | The Wolf At Our Door | International Wolf Center | $123,672 |
| 087-C | Moeller | Megan | Testing Triggers for Adopting Sustainable Water Practices | City of Rochester | $317,000 | |
| 088-C | Backman | Robert | Red River "Living with a River" Interpretive Trail | River Keepers | $190,185 | |
| 089-C | Svien | Lawrence | Demonstration Water Quality Protection Practices on Zumbro River | Zumbro Watershed Partnership | $413,934 | |
| 090-C | Huelskamp | Rich | CREED - Energy Education Project | CREED (Center for Renewable Energy Education and Demonstration) | $148,500 | |
| 091-C | Bozentko | Kyle | Citizen Input on Silica Sand Mining | The Jefferson Center | $99,672 | |
| 092-C | Gibson | James | MN Agricultural Interpretive Center Energy Education Project | MN Ag Interpretive Center - Farmamerica | $160,000 | |
| 093-C | Hanson | Kipp | Community Green Space Mapping Project | Project Get Outdoors, Inc. | $15,000 | |
| 094-C | Sullivan | Tom | Wolf-Livestock Conflict Reduction Using Cost-Effective Non-Lethal Prevention | Howling For Wolves | $417,250 | |
| 095-C | Kindem | Cathy | Trailblazers: District 196 Students Ensure Sustainable School Environments | District 196 - Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan | $1,876,026 | |
| 096-C | Boysen | Suzy | Land Stewardship in Secondary Education | River Bend Nature Center | $130,000 | |
| D. Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species (RECEIVED: 14 Proposals - $12,797,634 / PRESENTING: 10 Proposals - $8,790,966) |
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| X | 097-D | Sorensen | Peter | Blocking Asian Carp by Optimizing Lock and Dams | U of MN | $463,449 |
| X | 098-D | Chandler | Monika | Biosurveillance and Biocontrol of EAB - Phase 2 | MN Department of Agriculture | $628,100 |
| X | 099-D | Aukema | Brian | Mountain Pine Beetle: Invasive Threat to Minnesotas Pines | U of MN | $382,100 |
| X | 100-D | Abrahamson | Mark | Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Monitoring and Biocontrol Evaluation | MN Department of Agriculture | $266,024 |
| X | 101-D | Mensinger | Allen | Bioacoustics to Detect, Deter and Eliminate Flying Carp | U of MN Duluth | $262,907 |
| X | 102-D | Hicks | Randall | Bacterial Biodiversity for Sustainable St. Louis River Estuary | U of MN - Duluth | $359,849 |
| 103-D | Delong | Michael | River Management Strategy Before Asian Carp Invasion | Winona State University | $279,868 | |
| X | 104-D | Robinson | Stacie | Minnesota Deers Risk of Invading Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease | U of MN - College of Veterinary Medicine | $135,847 |
| 105-D | Hibbard | Calder | Minnesotas Forest Invasives: Threats, Assessment and Recommendations | Minnesota Forest Resources Council | $308,000 | |
| X | 106-D | Pierce | Ann | Accelerated Effort to Understand and Control Zebra Mussels | MN DNR | $5,180,800 |
| X | 107-D | Winter | Brian | Invasive Species Control in Grassland Habitats | The Nature Conservancy | $892,000 |
| 108-D | Lauer | Jack | Southwest Minnesota Asian Carp Watershed Deterrents | MN DNR | $3,268,800 | |
| X | 109-D | Courneya | Joe | Regional Aquatic Invasive Species Project | Red River Basin Commission | $219,890 |
| 110-D | Zastrow | Russ | Anoka Rum River Dam Asian Carp Barrier Improvements | City of Anoka | $150,000 | |
| E. Air Quality, Climate Change, and Renewable Energy (RECEIVED: 35 Proposals - $16,771,904 / PRESENTING: 12 Proposals - $8,601,882) |
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| X | 111-E | Montgomery | Rebecca | Assessing Species Vulnerability to Climate Change Using Phenology | U of MN | $189,845 |
| X | 112-E | Penn | Lee | Solar Cell Materials from Sulfur and Common Metals | U of MN | $494,092 |
| 113-E | DAmato | Anthony | Mitigating Drought and Windstorm Impacts on Minnesota's Forests | U of MN | $270,000 | |
| 114-E | Moss | Paul | Building Environmental and Community Resilience to Extreme Weather | MN Pollution Control Agency | $846,000 | |
| 115-E | Reich | Peter | Forecasting Minnesotas Future Forests | U of MN | $642,764 | |
| X | 116-E | Saar | Martin | Innovative Groundwater-Enhanced Geothermal Heat Pump Study | U of MN | $196,000 |
| 117-E | DeWahl | Karl | Wastewater Facility Energy Conservation and Air Pollution Reduction | U of MN - MnTAP | $208,616 | |
| 118-E | Johnson | Lucinda | Protecting North Shore Trout Steams for the Future | U of MN - NRRI | $361,758 | |
| 119-E | Manolis | Jim | Building Habitat and Watershed Resilience to Climate Change | MN DNR | $510,000 | |
| 120-E | Hudak | George | Silica/Frac Sand Mining Air/Water Quality Environmental Impacts | U of MN - NRRI | $607,924 | |
| X | 121-E | Ruan | Roger | Demonstrating Innovative Technologies to Fully Utilize Wastewater Resources | U of MN | $2,041,626 |
| X | 122-E | Reese | Michael | Transitioning Minnesota Farms to Local Energy | U of MN | $1,049,992 |
| 123-E | Nater | Edward | Determining Climate Change Effects on Mercury in Peatlands | U of MN | $442,779 | |
| 124-E | Tschirner | Ulrike | Greenhouse Gas Reduction through Forest Based Bio-Chemicals | U of MN | $199,280 | |
| X | 125-E | Zhu | Jun | Clean Water/Renewable Energy from Beet Waste/Manure | U of MN | $403,685 |
| X | 126-E | Tallaksen | Joel | Life Cycle Energy of Renewably Produced Nitrogen Fertilizers | U of MN | $512,732 |
| 127-E | Zarling | Darrick | Biomass Gasification to Produce Electricity for CO2 Reduction | U of MN | $175,000 | |
| 128-E | Cina | Laura | Creating a Statewide Solar Resource Inventory and Map | Minnesota Renewable Energy Society | $287,000 | |
| 129-E | Fisher | Hank | Reducing Dioxin Emissions Grant Program | MN Pollution Control Agency | $620,000 | |
| 130-E | Hemmingssen | Richard | Developing Minnesotas Clean Energy Carbon Neutral BioEconomy | U of MN, Dept. of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering | $195,950 | |
| 131-E | Bergh | Rob | Minnesota EV Trail: Solar Chargers for Electric Vehicles | MN DNR | $261,000 | |
| 132-E | Gupta | Shalini | Human Health, High Risk Populations and Climate Change | Center for Earth, Energy and Democracy | $225,000 | |
| X | 133-E | Hu | Bo | Next Generation Septic TankSystems | U of MN | $258,810 |
| X | 134-E | Anderson | Mark | District Heating With Renewable Biomass at Camp Ripley | Minnesota Department of Military Affairs/Minnesota National Guard | $1,970,000 |
| 135-E | Davenport | Mae | Climate Readiness in Tourism-Dependent North Shore Communities | U of MN | $279,185 | |
| 136-E | Millet | Dylan | Minnesotas Methane Emissions: Potential Energy and Climate Benefits | U of MN | $362,680 | |
| X | 137-E | Yerger | Dale | Solar PV at Minnesotas Residential Environmental Learning Centers | Eagle Bluff, Wolf Ridge, Deep Portage, Long Lake, Audubon Center of the Northwoods, Laurentian ELC | $150,000 |
| 138-E | Griffis | Timothy | Wind Energy from Gravity Waves and Nocturnal Jetstreams | U of MN | $191,779 | |
| X | 139-E | Hennessy | Kevin | Eliminating Sulfur from On-Farm Anaerobic Digester Emissions | MN Department of Agriculture | $300,000 |
| X | 140-E | Johnson | Bart | Itasca Boiler/Woody Biomass Utilization Project | Itasca Community College | $1,035,100 |
| 141-E | Host | George | Quality of Life under Climate Change in Minnesota | U of MN - NRRI | $493,784 | |
| 142-E | McAlpine | Jake | Reduction of Carbon Emissions in Residential Buildings | Sustainable Resources Center, Inc. | $500,000 | |
| 143-E | Thomas | Steve | Developing Building Deconstruction into a Sustainable Enterprise | Better Futures Minnesota | $150,000 | |
| 144-E | Matsumoto | Katsumi | Characterizing Urban Metabolism to Help Manage Carbon Emissions | U of MN | $189,523 | |
| 145-E | Langowski | Harold | City of Ely Joint Biomass District Heating Project | City of Ely | $150,000 | |
| F. Methods to Protect, Restore, and Enhance Land, Water, and Habitat (RECEIVED: 31 Proposals - $12,406,378 / PRESENTING: 16 Proposals - $7,151,694) |
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| X | 146-F | Spivak | Marla | Achieving Pollinator Landscapes with the Greatest Multiple Benefits | U of MN | $1,714,040 |
| X | 147-F | Shaw | Ruth | Healthy Prairies: Seed Storage, Beneficial Microbes, and Adaptation | U of MN | $695,000 |
| 148-F | Shaw | Dan | Increasing the Resiliency of Conservation Projects in Minnesota | BWSR | $166,710 | |
| X | 149-F | Wyse | Donald | Developing Forever Green Crops for Minnesotas Agricultural Landscapes | U of MN | $847,900 |
| X | 150-F | Everett | Leslie | Restoring Aquatic Habitat by Reducing Sediment from Streambanks | U of MN - Water Resources Center | $276,000 |
| X | 151-F | Krischik | Vera | Protecting Bees by Understanding Systemic Insecticides | U of MN | $326,869 |
| X | 152-F | Krystosek | Dale | Northeast Minnesota White Cedar Restoration, Phase 2 | BWSR | $335,800 |
| 153-F | Lennon | Megan | Increasing Cover Crop Adoption on Working Lands | BWSR | $162,500 | |
| X | 154-F | Biske | Richard | Protecting the Best of the Best in Southeast | The Nature Conservancy | $258,500 |
| 155-F | Hoganson | Howard | Strategies For Restoring Pine in Minnesota's Forests | U of MN | $356,289 | |
| 156-F | Tapp | Brooke | Duluth Post-Flood Trout Stream Riparian Habitat Restoration | Community Action Duluth | $250,000 | |
| X | 157-F | Buck | Wiley | Restoring our Lands and Waters | Great River Greening | $414,000 |
| X | 158-F | Lewanski | Tom | Protect, Restore and Enhance Significant Watershed Habitat | Friends of the Mississippi River | $204,000 |
| 159-F | Venturelli | Paul | Better Trout Fishing Through Better Stream Restoration Planning | U of MN | $615,464 | |
| 160-F | Cotner | James | Using CO2 and Drawdown to Manage Shallow Lakes | U of MN | $452,000 | |
| X | 161-F | Zamora | Diomy | Maintaining Expiring CRP Land Benefits Using Integrative Cropping | U of MN | $467,000 |
| X | 162-F | Levar | Tom | Dredged Sediment for Forest Restoration on Unproductive Minelands | U of MN - NRRI | $495,585 |
| X | 163-F | Svedarsky | Daniel | Cattail Management for Wetland Widlife and Bioenergy Potential | U of MN | $74,600 |
| X | 164-F | Wyatt | Gary | Innovative Technology to Seed Plants on Streambanks | U of MN | $189,000 |
| 165-F | Kornack | Ken | Minnesota Zoo Site Restoration and Native Wildlife Study | Minnesota Zoological Garden | $477,200 | |
| 166-F | Main | Rylee | Lake Pepin Preservation: Enhancing Local Water Management Capacity | Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance | $109,275 | |
| 167-F | Slesak | Robert | Disseminating Sustainable Forest Management Guidelines for Resource Protection | Minneosta Forest Resources Council | $112,000 | |
| 168-F | Sagor | Eli | Forest Wildlife and Climate Change Research and Outreach | U of MN | $308,000 | |
| 169-F | Tenney | Michael | Achieve Conservation Objectives through Grazing - Monitor Response | MN DNR | $1,416,480 | |
| 170-F | Mesko | John | Improving St. Croix River Basin Water Quality | Sustainable Farming Association of MN | $304,000 | |
| X | 171-F | Ringold | Jennifer | Ecological Management Plans - Mississippi River Watershed and Minneapolis | Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board | $228,800 |
| X | 172-F | Jacobson | Kent | Increasing Habitat and Ecosystem Benefits through Forest Management | MN DNR - Div of Forestry | $268,600 |
| 173-F | Beckwith | John | Creating Foundations for Farmer Led Conservation Planning | Minnesota Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils, Inc. | $61,736 | |
| X | 174-F | Fralich | Lana | Victus Farms: Expanding in New Directions | City of Silver Bay | $356,000 |
| 175-F | Hayes | Lynn | Minnesota Farmers' and Landowners' Guide to Frac Sand Mining | Farmers' Legal Action Group | $142,230 | |
| 176-F | Johnson | Margaret | Middle Fork Crow River Sediment and Nutrient Reduction | Middle Fork Crow River Watershed District | $320,800 | |
| G. Land Acquisition for Habitat and Recreation (RECEIVED: 14 Proposals - $28,088,716 / PRESENTING: 7 Proposals - $10,855,070) |
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| X | 177-G | Booth | Peggy | SNA Acquisition, Restoration, Improvement & Citizen Engagement | MN DNR | $3,951,870 |
| X | 178-G | Stefferud | Arne | Metropolitan Regional Park System Acquisition--Phase 3 | Metropolitan Council | $2,250,000 |
| 179-G | Garms | Jason | Native Prairie Stewardship & Prairie Bank Easement Acquisition | MN DNR | $5,153,680 | |
| 180-G | Kalahar | Thomas | Protection of Granite Rock Outcrop Ecosystem | Renville County Soil & Water Conservation District | $4,216,275 | |
| 181-G | Vanderbosch | Dana | State Parks and Trails Land Acquisition | MN DNR | $2,200,000 | |
| X | 182-G | Perrine | Rich | VanderWert Scientific and Natural Area and County Park | Fox Lake Conservation League, Inc. | $455,000 |
| X | 183-G | Harper | Jane | 3,500-Foot Shoreland Acquisition on St. Croix River | Washington County | $2,500,000 |
| X | 184-G | Manzoline | Robert | Mesabi Trail Development - Soudan to Ely Segment | St. Louis & Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority | $1,000,000 |
| 185-G | Holdsworth | Andy | Precision Conservation Models - Applications to Working Forest Lands | MN DNR | $377,000 | |
| 186-G | Rivers | Patrick | Accelerated Reinvest in Minnesota Critical Habitat Matching Program | MN DNR | $2,017,920 | |
| X | 187-G | Tomlinson | Robert | Strategic Land Acquisition, Accelerating Sales and Exchanges | MN DNR | $500,000 |
| X | 188-G | Colwell | Carl | Connecting the Minnesota River Water Trail and Morton | City of Morton | $198,200 |
| 189-G | Damon | Susan | Long-Term Conservation Easement Stewardship Account | MN DNR | $1,186,667 | |
| 190-G | Vande Linde | Aaron | Preserving Old Growth Forests on School Trust Lands | MN DNR | $2,082,104 | |
| H. Other (RECEIVED: 2 proposals/subtotal = $144,000) |
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| X | 191-H | Graeber | Amanda | Contract Management | MN DNR | $135,000 |
| X | 192-H | Hubinger | Greg | LCC - Web | LCC | $9,000 |