Protect Community Forests By Managing Ash For EAB

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,500,000
Fund Source
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund
Recipient
MN DNR, Forestry Division
Recipient Type
State Government
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2021
End Date
June 2025
Project Overview

Project will reduce EAB through community developed management (inventory, canopy assessment, management plan, removal, non-neonicotinoid treatment) and improve their community forest by involving citizens and planting a diversity of trees.

Project Details
Legal Citation / Subdivision
M.L. 2021, First Special Session, Chp. 6, Art. 5, Sec. 2, Subd. 06b
Appropriation Language

$3,500,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to reduce emerald ash borer by providing surveys, assessments, trainings, assistance, and grants for communities to manage emerald ash borer, plant a diversity of trees, and engage citizens in community forestry activities. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.

2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,500,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

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Measurable Outcome(s)

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Project Manager
First Name
Valerie
Last Name
McClannahan
Organization Name
MN DNR, Forestry Division
Street Address
500 Lafayette Rd
City
St. Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55155
Phone
(651) 296-6157
Email
https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/index.html
Administered By
Administered by
Location

500 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-296-6157
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