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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
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
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
Minnesota State University- Mankato
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$34,345
Fund Source

The Seven Mile Creek Condition Monitoring project will maintain and build on the continuous flow and water quality data base at three stream sites and one county tile in the Seven Mile Creek watershed through the collection of approximately eighty five water samples per monitoring season in preparation for the Middle Minnesota Intensive Watershed Monitoring scheduled to begin in 2013.

Blue Earth
Brown
Cottonwood
Le Sueur
Nicollet
Redwood
Renville
Sibley
Watonwan
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
Ducks Unlimited
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,530,000
Fund Source

Ducks Unlimited purchased a total of 567 acres in 11 separate parcels in the Prairie Section for the state of Minnesota, including 135 acres of wetlands and 432 acres of uplands.  All 11 parcels have been restored and transferred to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for inclusion in state Wildlife Management Areas, are open to public access, and managed for wildlife habitat and outdoor recreation.  This prairie conservation work contributes to the goals of the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan, the Governor's Pheasant Action Plan, Minnesota's Long-range Duck Recovery

Big Stone
Blue Earth
Freeborn
Le Sueur
Martin
Meeker
Nicollet
Recipient
Ducks Unlimited
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,958,800
Fund Source

Ducks Unlimited successfully completed this Phase 4 our land acquisition/restoration program to protect shallow lakes and restore wetlands by purchasing and restoring 1,004 acres of land with drained wetlands and land on shallow lakes as additions to state Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) for the MNDNR throughout southern Minnesota.

Le Sueur
Martin
Nobles
Recipient
DNR
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,541,000
Fund Source

Funding through this appropriation enhanced 8,359 acres of wetland habitat. Included in this work were six infrastructure projects that enhanced 871 acres and a Douglas County wetland restoration was done in cooperation with Pheasants Forever. Wetland management actions by the Region 1 Roving Habitat Crew enhanced almost 7,500 wetland acres through work on prescribed burns, herbicide applications, and removal of woody vegetation. Survey and design work in Rice County gathered information for possible future construction.

Becker
Douglas
Kandiyohi
Le Sueur
Lyon
Mahnomen
Martin
Norman
Polk
Rice
Roseau
Sibley
St. Louis
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
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
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 Kilkenny
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,962
Fund Source

Seal domestic well located in the DWSMA

Le Sueur
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 Le Center
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,719
Fund Source

Excavate for well

Le Sueur
Recipient
Valley Mobile Home Park
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,749
Fund Source

Purchase and wire generator

Le Sueur
Recipient
City of Le Center
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,300
Fund Source

Labor, equipment and materials to weld temporary casing up to 12 feet long on the excavated well and place a cap on the well.

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

Construct 2 shelters over public supply wells.

Pope
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 Glenwood
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,879
Fund Source

Update website with wellhead protection information; Develop spill response plan

Pope
Recipient
City of Le Center
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,244
Fund Source

Assess City Ordinances; Initiate planning process to adopt municipal land use controls

Le Sueur
Recipient
St. John's Lutheran Church
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,035
Fund Source

Reconstruct, clean existing well

Pope
Recipient
City of Kasota
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,530
Fund Source

Seal private well within the DWSMA

Le Sueur
Recipient
Southeast Minnesota Water Resources Board-Winona State University
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$109,128
Fund Source

The goal of the project is to sustain the existing Volunteer Nitrate Monitoring Network (VNMN) domestic well network for long-term groundwater quality studies by generating ambient groundwater quality data in domestic drinking water wells completed in various southeastern Minnesota aquifers, contrasting vulnerable and non-vulnerable hydrogeologic settings.

Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Le Sueur
McLeod
Nicollet
Ramsey
Renville
Rice
Scott
Sibley
Recipient
SE Minnesota Water Resources Board
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$263,400
Fund Source

The lack of sewage treatment in many small communities in Southeast Minnesota is causing surface water and groundwater pollution. Ten of these small communities will be the target of the technical assistance provided by this project. These communities have community or individual straight pipes which are discharging raw sewage directly into the environment, surfacing sewage, or have sewage contaminating groundwater.

Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Recipient
SE Minnesota Water Resources Board
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$286,487
Fund Source

The lack of sewage treatment in many small communities in Southeast Minnesota is causing surface water and groundwater pollution. Fourteen of these small communities will receive technical assistance provided by this project. These communities have community or individual straight pipes which are discharging raw sewage directly to the environment, surfacing sewage, or have sewage contaminating groundwater.

Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Recipient
Le Sueur County
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$463,000

Lakes and streams located in Blue Earth, Le Sueur, and Waseca Counties provide important public benefits such as hydrologic storage, economic and recreational opportunities, and regional water quality improvement. However, several of the lakes and streams have been listed as impaired because of excess nutrients and sediment from runoff.

Blue Earth
Le Sueur
Waseca
Recipient
Terrace Mill Foundation, Inc. AKA The Terrace Mill
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,475

Spring Legacy Organization Grant

Douglas
Pope
Stevens
Pope
Stevens
Douglas
Kandiyohi