Salt Threatens Minnesota Water Quality and Fisheries
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,228,000
Fund Source
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund
Recipient
Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Croix Watershed Research Station
Recipient Type
State Government
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2022
End Date
June 2025
Project Overview
Salt levels are rising in Minnesota lakes, and biological impacts may be worse than we think. We determine effects on water quality and foodwebs, and how to save our lakes.
Project Details
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2023 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
M.L. 2022, Chp. 94, Art. , Sec. 2, Subd. 04l
Appropriation Language
$1,228,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota for the St. Croix Watershed Research Station to determine chloride tipping points that lead to water-quality and food-web degradations, measure how and when lakes are salinized, identify lake and food-web resilience to chloride, and test impacts of deicing alternatives.
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,228,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.
Measurable Outcome(s)
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Project Manager
First Name
Mark
Last Name
Edlund
Organization Name
Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Croix Watershed Research Station
Street Address
16910 152nd Street N
City
Marine on St. Croix
State
MN
Zip Code
55047
Phone
(651) 433-5953
Email
medlund@smm.org
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