Wildfire Impacts on Mercury Cycling in Wilderness Lakes
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$297,000
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
June 2027
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Carlton
Cook
Itasca
Kanabec
Koochiching
Lake
Pine
St. Louis
Project Overview
Increasing wildfires in Minnesota are mobilizing mercury and degrading water in wilderness lakes, potentially causing increased mercury concentrations in fish. We will develop approaches to protect our lakes and fish.
Project Details
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2025 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 04i
Appropriation Language
$297,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research Institute in Duluth to evaluate the long-term effects of wildfires on lake water quality, mercury mobilization, and mercury bioaccumulation in fish and to develop predictive tools that inform management and help protect the health of fisheries and manoomin in wilderness lakes.
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$297,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
2.42
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
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Measurable Outcome(s)
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Project Manager
First Name
Christopher
Last Name
Filstrup
Organization Name
U of MN
Street Address
Natural Resources Research Institute 5013 Miller Trunk Hwy
City
Duluth
State
MN
Zip Code
55811
Phone
(218) 788-2764
Email
filstrup@d.umn.edu
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