The protection of insect-feeding animals is reliant on sustained insect abundance. We will investigate the ecological roles and energy transfer by Minnesota insects and train future insect researchers
Conduct GHG emissions inventory of City and County operations within the operational boundary of the Morris Model partnership, implement policy to achieve regional targeted reductions, and document and disseminate findings
This project will feature an underwater wave break to create a buffer that will restore, enhance and protect Lake Minnetonka shoreline, using innovative and replicable technologies to improve the ecosystem.
This pilot program will restore and enhance diverse native habitat over approximately 90 projects on conservation lands and natural areas strategically located across Minnesota to address declining pollinators and insects.
Restore / enhance 406 acres of pollinator habitat on 17 traditional and nontraditional sites, from Hastings to St. Cloud, to benefit pollinators and build knowledge of the impacts through citizen monitoring.
This project creates 26.5 acres of diverse pollinator and wildlife habitat at three sites within the Mississippi River corridor in the Twin Cities urban core.
Native Prairie Bank (NPB) will help landowners conserve native prairie though multiple outreach methods, restoration and enhancement of 700 acres, and protection of 130 acres through conservation easements.
This project will complete 18 permanent conservation easements, 30 forest management plans, and 20 best management practices (BMP) around Aitkin and Crow Wing Counties highest quality lakes.
Guiding management for reduction of phosphorus inputs to Lake of the Woods by examining sources, mobility, and storage of sediment-bound phosphorus within Rainy River.
To inventory vegetation and evaluate wetland condition on permanent conservation easements, and conduct education and outreach regarding prairie and wetland habitats and their management.
Project will mitigate the effects of climate change by restoring water retentive capabilities to 7 acres on the Long Prairie River while also creating both recreational and educational opportunities.
Ten .25-acre or larger resilient gardens throughout the metropolitan regional parks system will be planned, planted, and maintained involving stewardship volunteers, including underserved populations
This program annually evaluates a sample of up to twenty Outdoor Heritage Fund habitat restoration projects, provides a report on the evaluations in accordance with state law and delivers communications on project outcomes and lessons learned in restoration practice. Accomplishments are summarized in the attached 2019 Annual Report. The 2019 report focuses specifically on stream restoration.
The Root River Restoration project is 3,300 linear feet of stream bank and instream habitat restoration and monitoring located within Eagle Bluff and state owned land north of Lanesboro,
Scientific and Natural Area (SNA) habitat restoration and improvements (1000+ acres), increased public involvement, and strategic acquisition (700+ acres) will conserve Minnesota's most unique and rare resources for everyone's benefit.
This request will transform 1.6 miles of Shingle Creek in north Minneapolis into a functioning ecological corridor, leveraging an additional $3.27 million in planned recreational improvements.
Scientific and Natural Area (SNA) habitat restoration/enhancement (850+ acres), increased public involvement, and strategic acquisition (165+ acres) will conserve Minnesota's most unique and rare resources for everyone's benefit.
The Minnesota Forest Zone Trappers Association (MFZTA) is requesting an $85,000 grant to complete a site evaluation and a master plan for the Sportsmen?s Training and Development Center.
Development of Mississippi River access that includes improved access to the national Mississippi River Trail and hiking trails, natural resource restoration, and cultural resource management.
Accurate inventories are needed to facilitate carbon market entry for forestland owners. An estimated 800 plot-based inventories will be collected from private forestland to expand all-lands lidar forest inventory
This project will conserve the State's natural resources by bolstering the reuse business network, providing individual business assistance and influencing consumer behavior to prioritize reuse, repair and rental.
TeachScience will connect new science standards, renewable energy, and STEM opportunities through teacher training and support across the state to prepare students for the challenges and careers of the future.
Connecting students from Northeastern Minnesota, especially Ely and Cook County schools, to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness through grade-wide day trips and overnight wilderness experiences during the school year.
