Priority Lakes: Meeting Protection Goals and Multiplying Benefits

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,890,000
Fund Source
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund
Recipient
Hubbard County Soil & Water Conservation District
Recipient Type
Local/Regional Government
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2024
End Date
June 2027
Counties Affected
Hubbard
Hubbard
Project Overview

Use existing tools and partnerships to meet protection goals and transition to long-term community driven, coordinated management for multiple benefits, including: habitat, water, forest health, local economy and climate resiliency.

Project Details
Legal Citation / Subdivision
M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 08p
Appropriation Language

$1,890,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Hubbard County Soil and Water Conservation District, in cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to protect habitat, forest health, and water quality in the best fishing lakes by creating lake implementation action plans, conducting community-based habitat restorations and improvements, and protecting forest lands with conservation easements and Sustainable Forest Incentive Act (SFIA) enrollments within prioritized areas of the upper Mississippi River basin in Hubbard County. Of this amount, up to $168,000 is for deposit in a monitoring fund to be used by Minnesota Land Trust as approved in the work plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.20.

2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,890,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
7.69
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.

Measurable Outcome(s)

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Project Manager
First Name
Crystal
Last Name
Mathisrud
Organization Name
Hubbard County Soil & Water Conservation District
Street Address
603 Central Ave N Suite 100
City
Park Rapids
State
MN
Zip Code
56470
Phone
(218) 732-0121
Email
crystal.hcswcd@gmail.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

500 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-296-6157
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