Monitoring Minnesota's Insects: Connecting Habitat to Insect Prey
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$199,000
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
July 2026
Counties Affected
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
The protection of insect-feeding animals is reliant on sustained insect abundance. We will investigate the ecological roles and energy transfer by Minnesota insects and train future insect researchers
Project Details
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2025 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03f
Appropriation Language
$199,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to investigate the ecological roles of and energy transfer by certain Minnesota insects throughout their life cycles and to train future insect researchers on field techniques.
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$199,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
3.1
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
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Measurable Outcome(s)
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Project Manager
First Name
Matthew
Last Name
Petersen
Organization Name
U of MN
Street Address
University of Minnesota 219 Hodson Hall, 1980 Folwell Ave
City
St. Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55108
Phone
(612) 624-1281
Email
pet03207@umn.edu
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