Minnesota Legislature
2023 Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund Proposals Selected to Present
For the FY 2024 and FY 2025 biennium (July 1, 2023 ‐June 30, 2025), approximately $79 million is available each year for funding from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund and approximately $189,000 is available from the Great Lakes Protection Account. As of March 26, 2022, the Legislative‐Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) received 174 proposals requesting a total of approximately $164 million. This RFP process is for funding beginning July 1, 2023.
LCCMR reviews and evaluates all proposals against their 10 adopted evaluation criteria. On July 25, members selected 85 proposals requesting a total of approximately $86 million to invite in for a presentation before the LCCMR on August 8, 9, 10, 16 and 17 in order to receive further consideration. On August 30, the LCCMR will meet to make final selection and funding allocation decisions. These selected projects will be presented to the 2023 Minnesota Legislature as the official LCCMR recommendations for spending from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund and Great Lakes Protection Account.
Check the LCCMR schedule for the most up-to-date information and important process dates.
Visit the 2023 Proposal & Funding Process Main Page for additional information.
Print-ready list of 2023 proposals presenting - listed by category with project summaries (25-page PDF file).
Print-ready list of 2023 proposals presenting - listed by category without project summaries (13-page PDF file).
Summary and Process of the M.L. 2023 proposals presenting.
Viewing Proposals
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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: 21 Proposals / Subtotal - $14,278,000 - SELECTED TO PRESENT: 13 Proposals / $8,134,000) |
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| 2023-029 | Mamun | Saleh | Nature’s Benefits to People in Minnesota | U of MN, Duluth - NRRI | $624,000 | ||
| X | 2023-066 | Zobel | John | Removing Barriers to Carbon Market Entry | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $590,000 | |
| X | 2023-072 | Gentry | Dale | Mapping Migratory Pitstops in Minnesota | Audubon Minnesota | $341,000 | |
| X | 2023-092 | Wilson | David | Statewide Forest Carbon Inventory and Change Mapping | MN DNR, Forestry Division | $1,538,000 | |
| 2023-093 | Bernardo | Holly | Lake Biodiversity Conservation: Connecting Data to Action | MN DNR, Ecological and Water Resources Division | $394,000 | ||
| 2023-104 | Clark | Mark | Understanding Native “Rough Fish” in the Bowfishing Era | U of MN, Duluth | $382,000 | ||
| 2023-106 | Olmanson | Leif | Providing Critical Water Temperature Data for Minnesota Lakes | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $297,000 | ||
| X | 2023-146 | Reddy | Sushma | Salvaged Wildlife to Inform Environmental Health, Ecology, Education | U of MN, Bell Museum of Natural History | $486,000 | |
| X | 2023-154 | Lane | Ian | Developing Conservation Priorities for Rare and Specialist Bees | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $668,000 | |
| 2023-156 | Yang | Ce | Multi-Level Monitoring and Control Toward Smart Pasture Management | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $1,027,000 | ||
| 2023-159 | Folta | Bradford | Water Protection Geomatic and Geospatial Intensive Data Capture | Minnesota Geospatial & Geomatics Institute | $2,478,000 | ||
| X | 2023-169 | Haus | Jacob | Efficacy of Urban Archery Hunting to Manage Deer | Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Bemidji State University | $393,000 | |
| 2023-173 | Salomon | Christine | Survey, Protection and Application of Rare Minnesota Fungi | U of MN, College of Pharmacy | $647,000 | ||
| X | 2023-182 | Garcia y Garcia | Axel | Cover Crops: Rooting for Sustainable Cropping in Minnesota | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $365,000 | |
| X | 2023-183 | Forester | James | Mapping the Ecology of Urban and Rural Canids | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $624,000 | |
| X | 2023-186 | Windmuller-Campione | Marcella | Maximizing Lowland Conifer Ecosystem Services: Phase 2 | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $500,000 | |
| 2023-208 | Caldwell | Wendy | Pollinator Habitat, Investments, and Community Science in Minnesota | Monarch Joint Venture | $295,000 | ||
| X | 2023-209 | Hall | Kristin | Modernizing Minnesota’s Wildlife (and Plant!) Action Plan | MN DNR, Ecological and Water Resources Division | $889,000 | |
| X | 2023-218 | Peters | Emily | Old Growth Forest Monitoring | MN DNR, Ecological and Water Resources Division | $441,000 | |
| X | 2023-232 | Ruff | David | Community Response Monitoring for Adaptive Management | The Nature Conservancy | $498,000 | |
| X | 2023-248 | Weiblen | George | Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas - Phase 3 | U of MN, Bell Museum of Natural History | $801,000 | |
| Subtotal | $14,278,000 | ||||||
| A. Foundational Natural Resource Data and Information H. Proposals seeking $200,000 or less in funding (RECEIVED: 8 Proposals / Subtotal - $1,414,000 - SELECTED TO PRESENT: 7 Proposals / $1,219,000) |
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| X | 2023-044 | Roth | Alex | Assessing Restorations for Rusty-Patched and Other Bumblebee Habitat | Friends of the Mississippi River | $75,000 | |
| X | 2023-086 | Sindt | Anthony | Enhancing Knowledge of Minnesota River Fish Ecology | MN DNR, Fish and Wildlife Division | $199,000 | |
| 2023-089 | Hausman Rhode | Christina | Voyageurs Wildlife Atlas | Voyageurs Conservancy | $195,000 | ||
| X | 2023-090 | Joyce | Michael | Changing Distribution of Flying Squirrel Species in Minnesota | U of MN, Duluth - NRRI | $186,000 | |
| X | 2023-120 | Waterhouse | Lynn | Predicting the Future by Understanding the Past | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $170,000 | |
| X | 2023-139 | Bracey | Annie | Assessing Status of Common Tern Populations in Minnesota | U of MN, Duluth - NRRI | $199,000 | |
| X | 2023-217 | Pavlovic | Emily | Linking Breeding and Migratory Bird Populations in Minnesota | Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory | $199,000 | |
| X | 2023-222 | Du Plissis | John | Integrating Remotely Sensed Data with Traditional Forest Inventory | U of MN, Duluth - NRRI | $191,000 | |
| Subtotal | $1,414,000 | ||||||
| B. Water Resources (RECEIVED: 23 Proposals / Subtotal - $14,767,000 - SELECTED TO PRESENT: 12 Proposals / $8,369,000) |
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| X | 2023-022 | Graham | Andrew | Regional Assessment of Project Outcomes in the RRB | Red River Basin Flood Damage Reduction Work Group, | $954,000 | |
| X | 2023-026 | Marr | Jeffrey | Wind Wave and Boating Impacts on Inland Lakes | U of MN, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory | $440,000 | |
| 2023-030 | Wilson | Grace | Identification and Analysis of Contaminants in Fire Wastewater | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $345,000 | ||
| X | 2023-063 | Arnold | William | Finding, Capturing, and Destroying PFAS in Minnesota Waters | U of MN, College of Science and Engineering | $500,000 | |
| 2023-068 | Ishii | Satoshi | Source Tracking of Bacterial Contamination in Minnesota Waters | U of MN, College of Biological Sciences | $488,000 | ||
| X | 2023-074 | Minor | Elizabeth | Sinking and Suspended Microplastic Particles in Lake Superior | U of MN, Duluth - Large Lakes Observatory | $440,000 | |
| 2023-082 | Gilkeson | John | Turn Down the Mercury: Outreach and Capture Campaign | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency | $1,223,000 | ||
| 2023-099 | Breneman | Dan | Using Local Forestry By-Products to Remediate Aquatic Sediments | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency | $271,000 | ||
| X | 2023-107 | Wammer | Kristine | Ecotoxicological Impacts of Quinone Outside Inhibitor (QoI) Fungicides | University of St. Thomas | $282,000 | |
| X | 2023-129 | Koliha | Anne | Brightsdale Dam Channel Restoration | Fillmore County Soil and Water Conservation District | $1,020,000 | |
| X | 2023-134 | Kang | Peter | Mapping Aquifer Recharge Potential | U of MN, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory | $417,000 | |
| X | 2023-137 | Gilbertson | Scott | ALASD's Chloride Source Reduction Pilot Program | Alexandria Lake Area Sanitary District (ALASD) | $765,000 | |
| 2023-138 | Hu | Bo | Novel Nutrient Recovery Process from Wastewater Treatment Plants | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $482,000 | ||
| 2023-162 | Strock | Jeffrey | Intelliget Drainage Systems Embedded with Miniature Nutrient Sensors | U of MN, Southwest Research and Outreach Center | $951,000 | ||
| 2023-165 | Xiong | Boya | Predicting and Preventing Microplastic Pollution in Minnesota Waters | U of MN, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory | $497,000 | ||
| 2023-191 | Xiong | Boya | Understanding Plastic Pollution Beyond Microplastic in Minnesota Waters | U of MN, College of Science and Engineering | $424,000 | ||
| 2023-196 | Ruan | Roger | Produce Green Nitrogen Fertilizer from Air and Water | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $499,000 | ||
| X | 2023-215 | Erickson | Andy | Removing CECs from Stormwater with Biofiltration | U of MN, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory | $650,000 | |
| 2023-233 | Hozalski | Raymond | Reducing Beach Closures through Improved Microbiological Monitoring | U of MN, College of Science and Engineering | $726,000 | ||
| 2023-236 | Roop | Heidi | Understanding and Improving Minnesota's Future Lake Water Quality | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $492,000 | ||
| X | 2023-237 | Edlund | Mark | Didymo II – The North Shore Threat Continues | Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Croix Watershed Research Station | $394,000 | |
| X | 2023-238 | Beck | Brian | Leveraging Innovations in Data Analytics for Project Implementation | Minnehaha Creek Watershed District | $738,000 | |
| X | 2023-247 | Konopacky | Jamie | Protecting Minnesota's Headwaters of the Mississippi/Pineland Sands | Anishinaabe Agriculture Institute | $1,769,000 | |
| Subtotal | $14,767,000 | ||||||
| B. Water Resources H. Proposals seeking $200,000 or less in funding (RECEIVED: 7 Proposals / Subtotal - $1,395,000 - SELECTED TO PRESENT: 1 Proposals / $199,000) |
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| X | 2023-004 | Wickert | Andrew | Ditching Delinquent Ditches: Optimizing Wetland Restoration | U of MN, College of Science and Engineering | $199,000 | |
| 2023-103 | Filstrup | Christopher | Wildfire Impacts on Minnesota's Pristine Lakes | U of MN, Duluth - NRRI | $197,000 | ||
| 2023-121 | Ruan | Roger | Innovative High Temperature Anaerobic Digestion of Organic Wastes | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $200,000 | ||
| 2023-123 | Cui | Tianhong | Small Cheap Portable COVID-19 Monitoring Device in Wastewater | U of MN, College of Science and Engineering | $200,000 | ||
| 2023-124 | Cui | Tianhong | Sensors for Monitoring PFAS and DBP in Water | U of MN, College of Science and Engineering | $200,000 | ||
| 2023-133 | Havranek | Tony | Lino Lakes Water Stewardship Project-Phase 1 | City of Lino Lakes | $200,000 | ||
| 2023-175 | Bruggeman | Peter | Water Treatment Technology for a PFAS-Free Minnesota | U of MN, College of Science and Engineering | $199,000 | ||
| Subtotal | $1,395,000 | ||||||
| C. Environmental Education (RECEIVED: 8 Proposals / Subtotal - $5,328,000 - SELECTED TO PRESENT: 6 Proposals / $3,627,000) |
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| X | 2023-008 | Nyenhuis | Alison | Fostering Conservation by Connecting Students to the BWCA | Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness | $1,148,000 | |
| 2023-020 | Pasela | Sarah | Outdoor Classroom | Order of Saint Benedict, Saint John's Preparatory School | $210,000 | ||
| X | 2023-051 | Dorn | Cindy | Statewide Environmental Education via PBS Outdoor Series | Pioneer PBS | $391,000 | |
| X | 2023-062 | Daniel | Mimi | Increasing Diversity in Environmental Careers | MN DNR, Operational Services Division (OSD) | $787,000 | |
| 2023-071 | Becker | Beth | Transforming Equity in Outdoor Spaces | YMCA of the North | $1,491,000 | ||
| X | 2023-185 | Hobbs | Joy | LCCMR Stories: Sharing Minnesota's Biggest Environmental Investment | Science Museum of Minnesota | $628,000 | |
| X | 2023-201 | Thompson | Molly | North Shore Private Forestry Outreach and Implementation | Sugarloaf The North Shore Stewardship Association | $375,000 | |
| X | 2023-223 | Lenczewski | John | Teaching Students about Watersheds through Outdoor Science | Minnesota Trout Unlimited, | $298,000 | |
| Subtotal | $5,328,000 | ||||||
| C. Environmental Education H. Proposals seeking $200,000 or less in funding (RECEIVED: 11 Proposals / Subtotal - $1,820,000 - SELECTED TO PRESENT: 3 Proposals / $460,000) |
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| 2023-040 | Barisonzi | Joseph | IWLA Green Crew Education, Service and Leadership Program | Izaak Walton League of America, Minnesota Division | $200,000 | ||
| 2023-087 | Thompson | Seth | Integrating Environmental Education into Classroom Curriculum | U of MN, College of Biological Sciences | $64,000 | ||
| X | 2023-100 | Wettstein | Shannon | Planting for the Future | Morrison Soil and Water Conservation District | $82,000 | |
| 2023-108 | Zachay | Monica | From Science to Stewardship for Students | Wild Rivers Conservancy | $188,000 | ||
| X | 2023-167 | Hall | Victoria | Reducing Biophobia & Fostering Environmental Stewardship in Underserved Schools | U of MN, Raptor Center | $180,000 | |
| 2023-188 | Grilley | Dorian | Environmental Learning by Bicycle for Ages 8-80 | Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota | $197,000 | ||
| 2023-216 | Amundson | Jill | West Central Young Citizen Scientists Project | West Central Initiative | $187,000 | ||
| 2023-225 | Grilley | Dorian | Adult Learn to Ride | Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota | $199,000 | ||
| X | 2023-229 | Pulscher | MaryLynn | Bioblitz Urban Parks: Engaging Communities in Scientific Efforts | Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board | $198,000 | |
| 2023-242 | Kilgore | Amy | WITHDRAWN - Engaging a Diverse Public in Environmental Stewardship | Great River Greening | $200,000 | ||
| 2023-246 | Caldwell | Wendy | Partnering for Pollinator Protection | Monarch Joint Venture | $125,000 | ||
| Subtotal | $1,820,000 | ||||||
| D. Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species (RECEIVED: 2 Proposals / Subtotal - $7,487,000 - SELECTED TO PRESENT: 1 Proposals / $5,500,000) | |||||||
| 2023-095 | Altrichter | Kristine | Preventing AIS Spread Through Hay Creek Watershed | Buffalo-Red River Watershed District | $1,987,000 | ||
| X | 2023-176 | Phelps | Nicholas | Developing Research-Based Solutions to Minnesota's AIS Problems | U of MN, MAISRC | $5,500,000 | |
| Subtotal | $7,487,000 | ||||||
| D. Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species H. Proposals seeking $200,000 or less in funding (RECEIVED: 1 Proposal / Subtotal - $163,000 - SELECTED TO PRESENT: 1 Proposals / $163,000) |
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| X | 2023-153 | Kozak | Kenneth | Northward Expansion of Ecologically-Damaging Amphibians and Reptiles | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $163,000 | |
| Subtotal | $163,000 | ||||||
| E. Air Quality, Climate Change, and Renewable Energy (RECEIVED: 20 Proposals / Subtotal - $11,709,000 - SELECTED TO PRESENT: 4 Proposals / $3,773,000) | |||||||
| X | 2023-013 | Delcambre | Sharon | Community Forestry AmeriCorps | ServeMinnesota | $1,500,000 | |
| 2023-034 | Theodore | Jennifer | Cool It! Reducing Refrigerant Emissions in Retail Refrigeration | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency | $471,000 | ||
| 2023-048 | Barry | Brian | Creating Carbon Sequestration Markets for Minnesota Wood Products | U of MN, Duluth - NRRI | $408,000 | ||
| 2023-076 | Toan | Sam | Converting Post-Combustion CO2 to Green Butanol Fuel | U of MN, Duluth | $421,000 | ||
| X | 2023-101 | Rowe | Erika | Completing Installment of the Minnesota Ecological Monitoring Network | MN DNR, Ecological and Water Resources Division | $1,160,000 | |
| 2023-111 | Bond | Daniel | Accelerating Biogas Production in Cold Climates | U of MN, College of Biological Sciences | $399,000 | ||
| 2023-116 | Ruan | Roger | Complete Municipal Solid Waste Valorization Towards Carbon Neutrality | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $499,000 | ||
| 2023-126 | Herrmann | Bryan | Establishing the Center for Renewable Energy Storage Technology | U of MN, Morris | $472,000 | ||
| 2023-130 | Barney | Brett | Capturing Carbon Dioxide as Simple Sugars | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $240,000 | ||
| 2023-150 | Biswas | Sayan | Production and Utilization of Fuels from Landfill Waste | U of MN, College of Science and Engineering | $205,000 | ||
| 2023-151 | Biswas | Sayan | Carbon-Free Green Ammonia to Power Minnesota Farms | U of MN, College of Science and Engineering | $250,000 | ||
| X | 2023-152 | Mossmann Koch | Natalia | Lichens as Low-Cost Air Quality Monitors in Minnesota | U of MN, College of Biological Sciences | $344,000 | |
| X | 2023-171 | Kortshagen | Uwe | Environment-Friendly Decarbonizing of Steel Production with Hydrogen Plasma | U of MN, College of Science and Engineering | $769,000 | |
| 2023-190 | Cotner | James | Managing Lakes for Our Future | U of MN, College of Biological Sciences | $545,000 | ||
| 2023-193 | Chan | Gabriel | The Distributed Energy Resource Innovation Initiative | U of MN, Humphrey School of Public Affairs | $408,000 | ||
| 2023-202 | Ruan | Roger | Virus, Bacteria and Odorous Air Pollutant Control | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $499,000 | ||
| 2023-228 | James | Richard | Vertical Axis Wind Turbine for Greater Minnesota | U of MN, College of Science and Engineering | $720,000 | ||
| 2023-234 | Hetzel | Colleen | Modernizing Minnesota's Materials and Waste Data for Climate | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency | $1,732,000 | ||
| 2023-235 | Hong | Jiarong | Wildfire Air Quality Mapping Using Real-Time Drone-Based Diagnostics | U of MN, College of Science and Engineering | $304,000 | ||
| 2023-244 | Ferry | Vivian | Energy and Water Reduction in Greenhouse Production Systems | U of MN, College of Science and Engineering | $363,000 | ||
| Subtotal | $11,709,000 | ||||||
| E. Air Quality, Climate Change, and Renewable Energy H. Proposals seeking $200,000 or less in funding (RECEIVED: 6 Proposals / Subtotal - $956,000 - SELECTED TO PRESENT: 2 Proposals / $239,000) |
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| 2023-005 | Aro | Matthew | Wildfire Resilience and Carbon Reductions Through Forest Management | U of MN, Duluth - NRRI | $120,000 | ||
| 2023-042 | Wang | Ping | Dry State Biofiltration to Cleanup Animal Farming Emissions | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $200,000 | ||
| X | 2023-043 | Rexine | Todd | Biochar Implementation in Habitat Restoration: Pilot | Great River Greening | $185,000 | |
| 2023-078 | Hunter | Jon | Reducing Woodsmoke Emissions Exposure From Recreational Fires | American Lung Association in Minnesota | $197,000 | ||
| 2023-199 | Ruan | Roger | Innovative Utilization of Waste CO2 | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $200,000 | ||
| X | 2023-240 | Bael | David | Economic Analysis Guide for Minnesota Climate Investments | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency | $54,000 | |
| Subtotal | $956,000 | ||||||
| F. Methods to Protect or Restore Land, Water, and Habitat (RECEIVED: 24 Proposals / Subtotal - $25,168,000 - SELECTED TO PRESENT: 13 Proposals / $16,251,000) | |||||||
| X | 2023-006 | Adams | Sabin | Minnesota Bee and Beneficial Species Habitat Enhancement II | Pheasants Forever Inc | $948,000 | |
| X | 2023-010 | Moriarty | John | Karner Blue Butterfly Insurance Population Establishment in Minnesota | Three Rivers Park District | $422,000 | |
| X | 2023-025 | Foehrenbacher | Colleen | Root River Habitat Restoration | Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center | $866,000 | |
| 2023-027 | Current | Dean | Landowner Networking for More Resilient Woodlands in Minnesota | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $610,000 | ||
| 2023-037 | deLaittre | Mary | East Side River District | Great River Passage Conservancy | $2,300,000 | ||
| X | 2023-060 | Pletta | Madeline | Restoring Mussels in Streams and Lakes - Continuation | MN DNR, Ecological and Water Resources Division | $825,000 | |
| X | 2023-061 | Etterson | Julie | Minnesota Million: Seedlings for Reforestation and CO2 Sequestration | U of MN, Duluth | $1,012,000 | |
| 2023-079 | Gulliver | John | Groundwater Pollution of Surface Waters: Chloride and Phosphate | U of MN, College of Science and Engineering | $602,000 | ||
| X | 2023-117 | Gordon | Brad | Restoring Forests and Savannas Using Silvopasture - Phase2 | Great River Greening | $674,000 | |
| 2023-122 | Barney | Brett | Biological Methods for Nitrogen Removal from Contaminated Waters | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $269,000 | ||
| 2023-132 | Biswas | Sayan | Minimizing Wildlife Collisions with Wind Turbines Using LiDAR | U of MN, College of Science and Engineering | $500,000 | ||
| X | 2023-135 | Weiss | Eric | Minnesota Community Schoolyards | The Trust for Public Land | $1,630,000 | |
| X | 2023-142 | Bruse | Tanner | Conservation Cooperative for Working Lands | Pheasants Forever Inc | $3,174,000 | |
| 2023-160 | Chapman | Eric | Rural-Urban Partnerships to Advance Conservation Farming With Technology | University of St. Thomas | $530,000 | ||
| 2023-164 | Berini | John | Restoring Wildlife Habitat with Perennial Grain Agriculture | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $575,000 | ||
| 2023-174 | Jin | Zhenong | Innovative Sensing and Modeling for Improving Water Quality | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $841,000 | ||
| X | 2023-177 | Nieber | John | Quantifying Environmental Benefits of Peatland Restoration in Minnesota | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $766,000 | |
| X | 2023-189 | Luokkala | Lisa | Addressing Erosion Along High Use River Loops | Superior Hiking Trail Association | $379,000 | |
| 2023-194 | Shen | Lian | Making Prescribed-Fire Safer and Wildfires Easier to Predict | U of MN, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory | $489,000 | ||
| X | 2023-211 | Pederson | Eric | Pollinator Habitat Creation at Minnesota Closed Landfills | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency | $1,581,000 | |
| 2023-214 | deLaittre | Mary | Mississippi River Learning Center | Great River Passage Conservancy | $1,818,000 | ||
| X | 2023-219 | Dolan | Shawn | Statewide Diversion of Furniture and Mattress Waste Pilots | EMERGE Community Development | $3,000,000 | |
| X | 2023-250 | Leonard | Nicholas | Phelps Mill Wetland and Prairie Restoration | Otter Tail County | $974,000 | |
| 2023-251 | Zentner | Dave | Training the Trainers: Expanding Regenerative Agriculture Mentor Networks | Izaak Walton League of America, Minnesota Division | $383,000 | ||
| Subtotal | $25,168,000 | ||||||
| F. Methods to Protect or Restore Land, Water, and Habitat H. Proposals seeking $200,000 or less in funding (RECEIVED: 13 Proposals / Subtotal - $2,354,000 - SELECTED TO PRESENT: 5 Proposals / $964,000) |
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| 2023-003 | Remucal | David | Keeping American Ginseng Around for Future Generations | U of MN, Landscape Arboretum | $159,000 | ||
| 2023-011 | Komoto | Kara | Facilitating Community Conservation Via Urban Agriculture | Twin Cities Community Agricultural Land Trust | $199,000 | ||
| 2023-065 | Windmuller-Campione | Marcella | Quantifying and Creating Fire Resilience in Northern Minnesota | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $174,000 | ||
| X | 2023-080 | Kieser | Nick | Panoway on Wayzata Bay Shoreline Restoration Project | City of Wayzata | $200,000 | |
| 2023-083 | Kozarek | Jessica | Maintaining Connectivity at Road-Stream Crossings: Floodplains and Fish | U of MN, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory | $199,000 | ||
| 2023-102 | Peters | Terri | Zumbro River Biological Monitoring Pre/Post Habitat Improvement | Wabasha County Soil and Water Conservation District | $154,000 | ||
| X | 2023-105 | Tucker | Rebecca | Pollinator Central III: Habitat Improvement with Community Monitoring | Great River Greening | $190,000 | |
| X | 2023-136 | Pennington | Josh | Pollinator Enhancement and Mississippi River Shoreline Restoration | Department of Military Affairs | $187,000 | |
| 2023-179 | Nelson | Heather | Elm Creek Restoration Biological Monitoring | City of Champlin | $106,000 | ||
| X | 2023-181 | Luokkala | Lisa | Renewing Access to an Iconic North Shore Vista | Superior Hiking Trail Association | $197,000 | |
| 2023-197 | Ruan | Roger | Remove Chemical and Biological Contaminants from Minnesota Soils | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $200,000 | ||
| 2023-198 | Hahn | Jennifer | Science Based Soil Health Examination and Execution | Washington Conservation District | $199,000 | ||
| X | 2023-212 | Arvidson | Adam | Enhancing Habitat Connectivity within the Urban Mississippi Flyway | Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board | $190,000 | |
| Subtotal | $2,354,000 | ||||||
| G. Land Acquisition for Habitat and Recreation (RECEIVED: 25 Proposals / Subtotal - $76,201,000 - SELECTED TO PRESENT: 15 Proposals / $36,850,000) | |||||||
| 2023-009 | Vlaminck | Dawn | Bluebird Creek Trail | City of Ghent | $10,906,000 | ||
| 2023-012 | Yoho | Marla | The Missing Link: Fairview Township Trail Part 2 | Fairview Township | $1,443,000 | ||
| 2023-024 | Pelland | Sonja | Littlefork Public RV Campground | City of Littlefork | $4,500,000 | ||
| X | 2023-028 | Roske | Molly | SNA Stewardship, Outreach, and Biodiversity Protection | MN DNR, Ecological and Water Resources Division | $1,955,000 | |
| X | 2023-032 | Anderson | Denise | Wannigan Regional Park Land Acquisition | Frazee Community Development Corporation, Wannigan Regional Park Land Acquisition FCDC | $727,000 | |
| X | 2023-039 | Mularie | Audrey | Local Parks, Trails and Natural Areas Grant Programs | MN DNR, Grants Unit | $4,000,000 | |
| 2023-045 | Hegland | Dawn | MN River Valley State Trail, Appleton/Marsh Lake | Swift County | $3,808,000 | ||
| 2023-052 | Sogard | Ray | Sportsmen's and Women's Training and Development Learning Center | Minnesota Forest Zone Trappers Association | $7,500,000 | ||
| X | 2023-064 | Schulte | Judy | Native Prairie Outreach and Stewardship through Native Prairie | MN DNR, Ecological and Water Resources Division | $650,000 | |
| X | 2023-081 | Skaar | Kent | Minnesota State Trails Development | MN DNR, State Parks and Trails Division | $5,925,000 | |
| X | 2023-091 | Keller | Nate | East Park | City of St. Joseph | $700,000 | |
| X | 2023-110 | Cammilleri | Kenneth | Scandia Gateway Trail to William O'Brien State Park | City of Scandia | $3,070,000 | |
| 2023-127 | Gruber | Anna | 35th Street North Trail Connection | City of Sartell | $840,000 | ||
| 2023-141 | Arola | Nick | Hull Rust Mine View Park | City of Hibbing | $1,416,000 | ||
| X | 2023-148 | Kok | Shelby | Acquisition of State Parks and Trails In-holdings | MN DNR, State Parks and Trails Division | $6,211,000 | |
| X | 2023-172 | Knettel | Cliff | St. Louis River Re-Connect Phase II | City of Duluth | $1,469,000 | |
| 2023-204 | Owens | Ellissa | City of Moose Lake - Campground Improvements | City of Moose Lake | $3,563,000 | ||
| 2023-205 | Kindler | Patrick | Norpine Trail Association - Thomas Dambo | Norpine Trail Association, Cook County Trail system | $325,000 | ||
| X | 2023-207 | Jacobson | Jeff | City of Biwabik Recreation | City of Biwabik | $1,414,000 | |
| X | 2023-210 | Fralich | Lana | Silver Bay Multimodal Trailhead Project | City of Silver Bay | $3,000,000 | |
| X | 2023-213 | Arvidson | Adam | Above the Falls Regional Park Acquisition and Restoration | Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board | $2,000,000 | |
| X | 2023-227 | Gautreaux | Sherril | Ranier Safe Harbor/Transient Dock Phase 3 | City of Ranier | $1,238,000 | |
| X | 2023-231 | Johnson | Donna | Redhead Mountain Bike Park | Minnesota Discovery Center | $1,977,000 | |
| 2023-239 | Paulson | John | Otter and Campbell Lake Restoration Project | City of Hutchinson | $5,050,000 | ||
| X | 2023-249 | Leonard | Nicholas | Maplewood State Park Trail Segment | Otter Tail County | $2,514,000 | |
| Subtotal | $76,201,000 | ||||||
| G. Land Acquisition for Habitat and Recreation H. Proposals seeking $200,000 or less in funding (RECEIVED: 4 Proposals / Subtotal - $740,000 - SELECTED TO PRESENT: 1 Proposals / $200,000) |
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| 2023-023 | Bartosh | Jeremy | Sandy Point Park | Jackson County, Jackson County Public Works Department- Parks & Trails Division | $198,000 | ||
| X | 2023-147 | Nordlund | Paul | Grand Marais Mountain Bike Trail Rehabilitation: Phase II | Superior Cycling Association | $200,000 | |
| 2023-157 | Otremba | Bob | Pierz Gravel Pit Restoration - Park Development | City of Pierz | $200,000 | ||
| 2023-241 | Pietila | Miranda | Two Harbors Lake Superior Waterfront Planning | City of Two Harbors | $142,000 | ||
| Subtotal | $740,000 | ||||||
| I. Administration (RECEIVED: 4 Proposals / Subtotal - $224,000 - SELECTED TO PRESENT: 4 Proposals / $224,000) | |||||||
| X | 2023-001 | Nash | Becca | LCCMR Administrative Budget Place Holder | Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources | $0 | |
| X | 2023-002 | Nash | Becca | Emerging Issues | Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources | $0 | |
| X | 2023-073 | Sherman-Hoehn | Katherine | ML 2023 Contract Agreement Reimbursement | MN DNR, Grants Unit | $224,000 | |
| X | 2023-253 | Nash | Becca | 2023 Unallocated (Legislative Discretion) | Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources | $0 | |
| Subtotal | $224,000 | ||||||
| Total | $164,004,000 | ||||||