Natural resource restoration throughout the County's regional parks and trails system using MN Conservation Corps
System-wide. Host MN Conservation Corps crew to teach natural resource management to youth.
Bald Eagle-Otter Lake Regional Park
Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$15,763,000$16,141,000
(a) $15,763,000 the first year and $16,141,000 the second year are to be distributed under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. The Metropolitan Council may use a portion of this appropriation to provide grants for metropolitan parks and trails of regional or statewide significance within the metropolitan area that are not eligible under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3.
(b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other appropriate outcomes.
Numerous completed resource management projects systemwide.
In 2014 the Conservation Corp of Minnesota (CCM) worked on over 15 different natural resource projects within the Regional Park and Trails System, totaling over 5,200 hours. Of those total hours, approximately, 450 hours were assisting high school youth on natural resource projects and environmental education. The CCM crew completed activities such as invasive species removal, prairie seeding, prescribed burns, rainwater garden maintenance, teaching environmental education courses to the youth, and assisting with gardening and maintenance at the Tamarack Nature Center. Coordination planning for 2015 CCM projects are underway.