Ditching Delinquent Ditches: Optimizing Wetland Restoration
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$199,000
Fund Source
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund
Recipient
U of MN, College of Science and Engineering
Recipient Type
Public College/University
Status
In Progress
Start Date
June 2025
End Date
June 2025
Project Overview
Can we maximize native wetland restoration while minimizing impact on human land use? Evaluating the water-resources impact of targeted agricultural ditch removal on ecosystem restoration.
Project Details
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2024 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
M.L. 2023, Chp. 60, Art. 2, Sec. 2, Subd. 04a
Appropriation Language
$199,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to use new techniques to identify and rank areas statewide where targeted removal of poorly functioning drainage ditches and restoration to wetlands can provide maximum human and ecological benefits, including aquifer recharge and flood prevention.
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$199,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
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Measurable Outcome(s)
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Project Manager
First Name
Andrew
Last Name
Wickert
Organization Name
U of MN, College of Science and Engineering
Street Address
117 Pleasant St
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55455
Phone
(612) 624-2006
Email
awickert@umn.edu
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