Restore prairie and oak savanna at Battle Creek Regional Park
At Battle Creek Regional Park, restore 200 acres of prairie and oak savanna providing additional quality habitat for a variety of wildlife species, including those of greatest conservation need (e.g. Meadow Larks, Bobolinks and other grassland birds).
Battle Creek & Indian Mounds Regional Park
Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$12,641,000$15,140,000
(a) $12,641,000 the first year and $15,140,000 the second year are from the parks and trails fund to be distributed as required under new Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535, subdivision 3, except that of this amount, $40,000 the first year is for a grant to Hennepin County to plant trees along the Victory Memorial Parkway.
(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.
(c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section shall ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding.
(d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with the Minnesota Conservation Corps for contract restoration, maintenance, and other activities.
Approximately 47 additional species of native grasses and forbs have been added with the prairie plantings. Post restoration data will be collected for additional bird sightings starting in the spring of 2011 and will continue throughout the 2011 breeding
Project completed.