Characterizing Tree Cavities and Use by Minnesota's Wildlife
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$349,000
Fund Source
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund
Recipient
U of MN
Recipient Type
Public College/University
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2024
End Date
June 2027
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Carlton
Cook
Itasca
Kanabec
Koochiching
Lake
Pine
St. Louis
Benton
Big Stone
Cass
Chippewa
Crow Wing
Douglas
Grant
Kandiyohi
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Otter Tail
Pope
Renville
Sibley
Stearns
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wadena
Wilkin
Project Overview
Pileated Woodpeckers are keystone habitat modifiers that support an array of game, non-game, and conservation concern species. Additional information is needed to understand cavity dynamics for these species.
Project Details
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2025 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03c
Appropriation Language
$349,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research Institute in Duluth to assess the effects of forest management on Minnesota's primary cavity engineer, the pileated woodpecker, and on the wildlife that rely on the cavities that pileated woodpeckers create. This appropriation is also to develop management guidelines.
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$349,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
3.57
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
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Project Manager
First Name
Alexis
Last Name
Grinde
Organization Name
U of MN
Street Address
5013 Miller Trunk Hwy
City
Duluth
State
MN
Zip Code
55811
Phone
(218) 788-2747
Email
agrinde@d.umn.edu
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