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Recipient
Sauk River Watershed District
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$135,478
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$128,521
Fund Source

This project will focus on monitoring & assessment, stressor ID assistance, problem investigation, watershed prioritization and targeting, Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) report development, Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) report updates and continuing civic engagement for the Sauk River Watershed.

Douglas
Meeker
Pope
Stearns
Todd
Recipient
RESPEC
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,891
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to compile the observed flow and water quality data and update the Sauk River Watershed HSPF model calibration through 2019. The Sauk River Watershed HSPF model simulates hydrology, sediment (sand, silt, and clay), temperature, phosphorus, nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, and chlorophyll a.

Douglas
Meeker
Morrison
Pope
Stearns
Todd
Recipient
Sauk River WD, PF, MLT
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,034,000
Fund Source

This program will permanently protect, restore and enhance critical habitat within the Sauk River Watershed, which has experienced considerable habitat loss and is at high risk for more land conversion. Using conservation easements and fee land acquisition, we will protect approximately 660 acres of priority habitat in Minnesota's Prairie and Forest-Prairie Transition Area. We will restore/enhance approximately 224 acres of wetlands and accompanying uplands to create habitat for waterfowl and populations of Species in Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN).

Douglas
Pope
Stearns
Todd
Recipient
Stearns County
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$832,550
Fund Source

The Sauk River's CWMP identifies altered hydrology and excessive sediment & nutrients as the top priority resource concerns to be addressed. Goals for each priority resource concern are found on pages 4-6 and 4-21 of the CWMP. To achieve these goals, The CWMP contains multiple prioritization schemes, on both a watershed-wide and watershed management unit basis, to achieve these goals - refer to pages 4-8 through 4-11 and 4-22 through 4-31 of the CWMP.

Douglas
Meeker
Pope
Stearns
Todd
Recipient
Sauk River Watershed District, Pheasants Forever, to Minnesota Land Trust.
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,926,000
Fund Source

This project will permanently protect, restore and enhance critical habitat within the Sauk River Watershed, which has experienced considerable habitat loss and is at high risk for more land use conversion. Using conservation easements and fee land acquisition, we will protect 750 acres of high priority habitat in Minnesota's Prairie and Forest-Prairie Transition Area and will restore/enhance approximately 66 acres of wetlands and accompanying uplands to create vital habitat for important waterfowl and Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) populations.

Douglas
Meeker
Pope
Pope
Recipient
Tetra Tech
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,945
Fund Source

This work order will extend all of the timeseries in the Sauk River Watershed  Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) model through 2019. The Sauk River Watershed HSPF model simulates hydrology, sediment (sand, silt, and clay), temperature, phosphorus, nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, and chlorophyll a.

Douglas
Meeker
Morrison
Pope
Stearns
Todd
Recipient
Sauk River Watershed District
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$61,540
Fund Source

This project will complete an assessment of watershed lakes and streams. The assessment will include biological and stressor id analysis, which will support a summary report on lake conditions and protection strategies for lakes included in this watershed study.

Douglas
Meeker
Morrison
Pope
Stearns
Todd
Recipient
Sauk River Watershed District
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$435,289
Fund Source

The Sauk River Stormwater Runoff Reduction and Riparian Restoration Project is a watershed-wide effort to reduce the amount of nutrients delivered by stormwater and bank erosion to area surface waters. Funds will be used to assist local schools and municipalities with their restoration project design, installation, and financing.

Douglas
Pope
Stearns
Todd
Recipient
Pheasants Forever, MLT, Sauk River WD
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,946,000
Fund Source

Through the Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection and Restoration program, the Partnership protected 726 acres (264 acres through fee simple acquisition and 462 acres through conservation easements). Additionally, the program restored/enhanced 780 acres of high priority habitat in the Sauk River Watershed. Overall, we achieved 111% of our land protection goal, 177% of our R/E acreage goal, and 397% of our proposed leverage goal. Our actions increased habitat connectivity, biodiversity, and landscape resilience.

Douglas
Pope
Stearns
Recipient
Stearns County
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,212,865
Fund Source

Per the CWMP (pgs. 3-5 through 3-6), the issues Altered Hydrology and Excessive Nutrients and Sediment are top priority issues/concerns to be addressed. During development of this work plan, the Implementation Team added the issue/concern High Water Quality Lakes as a secondary priority for this work plan (13 lakes - CWMP figure 4-9), noting it is closely related, often overlaps, there are multiple benefits to be gained, and there is strong local desire to protect these lakes.

Douglas
Pope
Stearns
Todd
Recipient
Sauk River WD; Pheasants Forever; MLT
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,091,000
Fund Source

This program permanently protects, restores, and enhances critical habitat within the Sauk River Watershed, which has experienced considerable habitat loss and is at high risk for more land use conversion. Using conservation easements and fee land acquisition, we will protect approximately 500 acres of high priority habitat in Minnesota's Prairie and Forest-Prairie Transition Area. We will restore/enhance approximately 74 acres of wetlands and accompanying uplands, creating vital habitat for waterfowl and populations of Species in Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN).

Douglas
Pope
Stearns
Todd
Recipient
Lincoln Elementary School
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000

School Residency

Steele
Waseca
Freeborn
Rice
Recipient
MN DNR
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$957,000

Scientific and Natural Area (SNA) strategic acquisition (~85 acres) will conserve Minnesota's most unique places and rare species for everyone's benefit.

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Koochiching
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Multiple public water systems
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$113,000
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
Fund Source

Approximately 70 percent of all Minnesotans rely on groundwater as their primary source of drinking water. Wells used for drinking water must be properly sealed when removed from service to protect both public health and Minnesota’s invaluable groundwater resources. The Minnesota Department of Health protects both public health and groundwater by assuring the proper sealing of unused wells.
Clean Water funds are being provided to well owners as a 50% cost-share assistance for sealing unused public water-supply wells.

Anoka
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Hennepin
Lyon
McLeod
Morrison
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Stearns
Steele
Swift
Todd
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Winona
Wright
Recipient
Northern Community Radio, Inc.
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$180,000

This education project will continue building the next generation of conservationists in Minnesota by engaging youths and adults in science and outdoor learning through radio, podcasts, newsletters and schoolyard exploration.

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Koochiching
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Ducks Unlimited
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,750,000
Fund Source

This Phase 6 request for Ducks Unlimited's land protection and restoration program will acquire and restore 600 acres of prairie land on shallow lakes and prairie land with restorable wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region of SW Minnesota for transfer to the Minnesota DNR for inclusion in the state Wildlife Management Area system. This land acquisition and restoration work will focus on land that buffers shallow lakes and provides breeding habitat for ducks and other prairie wildlife.

Clay
Lincoln
Pope
Sibley
Recipient
DNR
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,759,000
Fund Source

Funding through this appropriation enhanced 4,745 acres of wetland habitat. Four wetland/shallow lake infrastructure projects were competed that enhanced 1,020 acres and and another project restored 50 acres. Wetland management actions (wild rice seeding, a significant drawdown, and a major large prescribed burn) enhanced 1,997 acres. Work by the Region 3 Roving Habitat Crew enhanced 1,678 wetland acres through work on prescribed burns, drawdowns, herbicide applications, and removal of woody vegetation.

Aitkin
Anoka
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Chippewa
Cottonwood
Fillmore
Freeborn
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Polk
Pope
Redwood
Rice
Scott
St. Louis
Stearns
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Watonwan
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Ducks Unlimited
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,779,000
Fund Source

This Phase 11 request supports Ducks Unlimited's prairie land acquisition and restoration program. DU proposes to acquire and restore 550 acres of land containing drained wetlands and land on shallow lakes in SW Minnesota's Prairie Pothole Region for transfer into the Minnesota DNR's state WMA system. This land acquisition and restoration program focuses on restoring cropland with drained wetlands along shallow lakes and adjoining WMAs to help restore prairie wetland habitat complexes for breeding ducks and other wildlife.

Becker
Big Stone
Chippewa
Clay
Cottonwood
Douglas
Freeborn
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Meeker
Murray
Nicollet
Redwood
Rice
Sibley
Stevens
Swift
Waseca
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Regents of the University of Minnesota
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,000

State leadership for the 4-H Shooting Sports & Wildlife Program, including staff and 4-H volunteer committee members, will provide a menu of equipment options for local programs to choose from as a means to build their Shooting Sports & Wildlife project. Local programs will submit a grant application justifying how the new equipment will help them build and grow their program, attract and engage new audiences, and provide sustainability in their local chapter.

Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Koochiching
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Chippewa River Watershed Project
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$271,073
Fund Source

The Chippewa River Watershed Project will work with local partners, such as Land Stewardship Project, soil and water conservation districts, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service, to restore water quality in Lake Gilchrist, Simon Lake, Lake Johanna and in Mud Creek, and to protect unimpaired water resources in the watershed. This will be done through implementation of Best Management Practices focusing on the reduction of phosphorous, sediment, and runoff in the landscape, primarily by increasing the landscape's ability to retain water.

Pope
Recipient
Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance (GBERBA)
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$243,250
Fund Source

The Greater Blue Earth River Basin is a large area within the Watonwan, Le Sueur, and Blue Earth River watersheds. Recent research by University of Minnesota, the National Center for Earth Dynamics, and others has found this basin to be the largest contributor of sediment to Lake Pepin.

Blue Earth
Cottonwood
Faribault
Freeborn
Jackson
Le Sueur
Martin
Waseca
Watonwan
Recipient
Saint Cloud Symphony Orchestra
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$930
Computer Hardware and Software
Benton
Sherburne
Wright
Meeker
Kandiyohi
Pope
Douglas
Todd
Morrison
Stearns
Recipient
Bluff Country Studio Art Tour
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,500
Small Towns/Rural Areas
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Recipient
New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Public Schools AKA NRHEG Elementary School
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$700
Small Towns/Rural Areas
Freeborn
Steele
Waseca
Recipient
Lanesboro Barn Dance
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,405
Small Towns/Rural Areas
Fillmore
Hennepin
Houston
Olmsted
Ramsey
Waseca
Winona
Recipient
Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500

Small Towns/Rural Areas

Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Stearns
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Recipient
Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

Small Towns/Rural Areas Grant

Dakota
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Waseca
Recipient
Kasson-Mantorville School District 204
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

Small Towns/Rural Areas Grant

Blue Earth
Dakota
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Winona
Recipient
U of MN - WCROC
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$475,000
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Cass
Chippewa
Clay
Clearwater
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Houston
Hubbard
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
City of Glenwood
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source

Provide backup power supply to City's wells.

Pope
Recipient
City of Glenwood
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source

Consultant to develop specific performance standards and conditions to be used in the DWSMA. Wellhouse security upgrades.

Pope
Recipient
Starbuck Water Treatment Plant
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source

Drill new well

Pope
Recipient
City of Lowry
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source

Install generator, conduit, wire materials, and controls. Install security cameras and recorder in water treatment plant.

Pope
Recipient
City of Glenwood
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,700
Fund Source

Purchase GPS technology. Purchase nitrate testing equipment.

Pope
Recipient
City of Waldorf
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source

Purchase back-up generator.

Waseca
Recipient
City of Cyrus
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,900
Fund Source

Construct 2 shelters over public supply wells.

Pope
Recipient
Pleasant Grove Pizza Farm
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,653
Fund Source

Well construction

Waseca
Recipient
City of Lowry
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source

Purchase electrical switch gear and 125 amp. 3-phase natural gas fired generator for well site

Pope
Recipient
Naked Viking Brewing Co.
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,609
Fund Source

Drill a new well to replace an existing well then seal the unapproved well.

Pope
Recipient
City of Waseca
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source

Old Municipal well survey, provide information to the public about wellhead protection and conduct private well survey

Waseca