Expanding Minnesota Ecological Monitoring Network

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$800,000
Fund Source
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund
Recipient
MN DNR, Ecological and Water Resources Division
Recipient Type
State Government
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2021
End Date
June 2024
Project Overview

This project proposes to expand the Ecological Monitoring Network by establishing an additional 250 plots to inform the conservation and management of Minnesota?s native forests, wetlands, and grasslands.

Project Details
Legal Citation / Subdivision
M.L. 2021, First Special Session, Chp. 6, Art. 5, Sec. 2, Subd. 03b
Appropriation Language

$800,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to improve conservation and management of Minnesota's native forests, wetlands, and grasslands by expanding the partially established long-term Ecological Monitoring Network that will provide critical knowledge of how ecosystem dynamics and conditions change through time.

2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$800,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

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Measurable Outcome(s)

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Project Manager
First Name
Erika
Last Name
Rowe
Organization Name
MN DNR, Ecological and Water Resources 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/ewr/index.html
Administered By
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Location

500 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-296-6157
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