2009 PROJECTS
MN Laws 2009, Chapter 143, Section 2 (beginning July 1, 2009)
NOTE: For all projects, contact us to obtain the most up-to-date work programs for current projects (project updates are required twice each year) or the final reports of completed projects.
The following documents are short abstracts for projects funded during the 2009 Legislative Session. The final date of completion for these projects is listed at the end of the abstract. When available, we have provided links to a project's web site. The sites linked to this page are not created, maintained, or endorsed by the LCCMR office or the Minnesota Legislature.
Subd. 3 Natural Resource Data and Information
Subd. 4 Land, Habitat, and Recreation
Subd. 5 Water Resources
Subd. 6 Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species
Subd. 7 Energy
Subd. 8 Administration and Other
| Subd. 3 Natural Resource Data and Information | |
| 3a | Minnesota County Biological Survey |
| 3b | County Geologic Atlas and South-Central Minnesota Groundwater |
| 3c | Soil Survey |
| 3d | Springshed Mapping for Trout Stream Management |
| 3e | Restorable Wetlands Inventory |
| Subd. 4 Land, Habitat, and Recreation | |
| 4a | State Parks Acquisition |
| 4b | State Trail Acquisition |
| 4c | Metropolitan Regional Park System Acquisition |
| 4d | Statewide Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition and Restoration |
| 4e | Minnesota's Habitat Conservation Partnership (HCP) - Phase VI |
| 4f | Metro Conservation Corridors (MeCC) - Phase V |
| 4g | Statewide Ecological Ranking of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and Other Critical Lands |
| 4h | Protection of Granite Rock Outcrop Ecosystem |
| 4i | MN Farm Bill Assistance Project |
| 4j | Land and Water Conservation Account (LAWCON) Federal Reimbursement |
| Subd. 5 Water Resources | |
| 5b | Vulnerability of Fish Populations in Lakes to Endocrine Disrupting Contaminants - RESEARCH |
| 5c | Cooperative Habitat Research in Deep Lakes - RESEARCH |
| 5d | Intensified Tile Drainage Evaluation - RESEARCH |
| 5e | Citizen-Based Stormwater Management |
| 5f | Minnesota Drainage Law Analysis and Evaluation |
| Subd. 6 Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species | |
| 6a | Ballast Water Sampling Method Development and Treatment Technology - RESEARCH |
| 6b | Emergency Delivery System Development for Disinfecting Ballast Water - RESEARCH |
| 6c | Improving Emerging Fish Disease Surveillance in Minnesota - RESEARCH |
| 6d | Controlling the Movement of Invasive Fish Species |
| 6e | Prevention and Early Detection of Invasive Earthworms |
| WITHDRAWN - | |
| Subd. 7 Energy | |
| 7b | Projecting Environmental Trajectories for Energy-Water-Habitat Planning |
| 7c | Energy Efficient Cities |
| Subd. 8 Administration and Other | |
| 8a | Contract Management |
| 8b | Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) |
Funding Sources: (**note: all projects are TF, unless otherwise noted)
Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (TF)
Great Lakes Protection Account (GLPA)
State Land and Water Conservation Account (LAWCON)
Subd. 3Natural Resource Data and Information
Minnesota County Biological Survey
Subd. 3a $2,100,000
Carmen Converse
DNR
500 Lafayette Rd
St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 259-5083
Email: carmen.converse@dnr.state.mn.us
Fax: (651) 296-1811
Web: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/eco/mcbs/index.html
$2,100,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for continuation of the Minnesota county biological survey to provide a foundation for conserving biological diversity by systematically collecting, interpreting, and delivering data on plant and animal distribution and ecology, native plant communities, and functional landscapes.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2011
Work Program
County Geologic Atlas and South-Central Minnesota Groundwater
Subd. 3b $2,695,000
Part 1: County Geologic Atlas and South-Central Minnesota Groundwater ($820,000)
Dale Setterholm
Minnesota Geological Survey
2642 University Ave. W.
St. Paul, MN 55114-1057
Phone: (612) 627-4780 x223
Email: sette001@umn.edu
Fax: (612) 627-4778
Web: http://www.geo.umn.edu/mgs
Part 2: County Geologic Atlas and South-Central Minnesota Groundwater ($1,875,000)
Jim Berg
DNR
500 Lafayette Road
Saint Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 259-5680
Email: jim.berg@dnr.state.mn.us
Fax: (651) 296-0445
Web: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/index.html
$2,695,000 is from the trust fund for collection and interpretation of subsurface geological information and acceleration of the county geologic atlas program. $820,000 of this appropriation is to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the geological survey to continue and to initiate the production of county geologic atlases. $1,875,000 of this appropriation is to the commissioner of natural resources to investigate the physical and recharge characteristics of the Mt. Simon aquifer.
This appropriation represents a continuing effort to complete the county geologic atlases throughout the state. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2012, at which time the project must be completed and final products delivered, unless an earlier date is specified in the work program.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2012
Work Program - Dale Setterholm
Work Program - Jim Berg
Soil Survey
Subd. 3c $400,000
Megan Lennon
BWSR
520 Lafayette Road N
Saint Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 296-1285
Email: megan.lennon@state.mn.us
Fax: (651) 297-5615
Web: http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us
$400,000 is from the trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to accelerate the county soil survey mapping and Web-based data delivery. This appropriation represents a continuing effort to complete the mapping. The soil surveys must be done on a cost-share basis with local and federal funds.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2011
Work Program
Springshed Mapping for Trout Stream Management
Subd. 3d $500,000
Part 1: Springshed Mapping for Trout Stream Management ($250,000)
E. Calvin Alexander, Jr.
U of M
310 Pillsbury Dr. Se
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: (612) 624-3517
Email: alexa001@umn.edu
Fax: (612) 625-3819
Part 2: Springshed Mapping for Trout Stream Management ($250,000)
Jeff Green
DNR
2300 Silver Creek Rd NE
Rochester, MN 55906
Phone: (507) 206-2853
Email: jeff.green@dnr.state.mn.us
Fax: (507) 285-7144
$500,000 is from the trust fund to continue to identify and delineate supply areas and springsheds for springs serving as coldwater sources for trout streams and to assess the impacts from development and water appropriations. Of this appropriation, $250,000 is to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota and $250,000 is to the commissioner of natural resources.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2011
Work Program - E. Calvin Alexander, Jr.
Work Program - Jeff Green
Restorable Wetlands Inventory
Subd. 3e $300,000
Darin Blunck
Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
2525 River Road
Bismarck, ND 58503
Phone: (701) 355-3500
Email: dblunck@ducks.org
Web: http://www.ducks.org
$300,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Ducks Unlimited, Inc., to complete the inventory, mapping, and digitizing of drained restorable wetlands in Minnesota. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2012, at which time the
project must be completed and final products delivered, unless an earlier date is specified
in the work program.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2012
Work Program
Subd. 4Land, Habitat, and Recreation
State Parks Acquisition
Subd. 4a $590,000
Larry Peterson
DNR
500 Lafayette Rd
St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 259-5593
Email: larry.peterson@dnr.state.mn.us
Fax: (651) 296-6532
Web: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us
$590,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire in-holdings for state parks. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. A list of proposed acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2011
Work Program
State Trail Acquisition
Subd. 4b $1,000,000
Stan Linnell
DNR
500 Lafayette Road, Box 52
St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 259-5626
Email: stan.linnell@dnr.state.mn.us
Fax: (651) 297-5475
Web: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us
$1,000,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to assist in the acquisition of the Brown's Creek Segment of the Willard Munger Trail in Washington County and Paul Bunyan State Trail in the city of Bemidji.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2011
Work Program
Metropolitan Regional Park System Acquisition
Subd. 4c $1,290,000
Arne Stefferud
Metropolitan Council
390 Robert Street North
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: (651) 602-1360
Email: arne.stefferud@metc.state.mn.us
Fax: (651) 602-1674
Web: http://www.metrocouncil.org/parks/index.htm
$1,290,000 is from the trust fund to the Metropolitan Council for subgrants for the acquisition of lands within the approved park unit boundaries of the metropolitan regional park system. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of residential structures. A list of proposed fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program. All funding for conservation easements must include a long-term stewardship plan and funding for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. This appropriation must be matched by at least 40 percent of nonstate money and must be committed by December 31, 2009, or the appropriation cancels. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2012, at which time the project must be completed and final products delivered, unless an earlier date is specified in the work program.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2012
Work Program
Statewide Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition and Restoration
Subd. 4d $590,000
Peggy Booth
DNR
500 Lafayette Rd, Box 25
St Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 259-5088
Email: peggy.booth@dnr.state.mn.us
Fax: (651) 296-1811
Web: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/snas/index.html
$590,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire high quality native plant communities and rare features and restore parts of scientific and natural areas as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5. A list of proposed acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2011
Work Program
Minnesota's Habitat Conservation Partnership (HCP) - Phase VI
Subd. 4e $3,375,000
Matt Holland
Pheasants Forever, Inc.
679 West River Drive
New London, MN 56273
Phone: (320) 354-4377
Email: mholland@pheasantsforever.org
Fax: (320) 354-4377
Web: http://www.mnhabitatcorridors.org
$3,375,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for the sixth appropriation for acceleration of agency programs and cooperative agreements. Of this appropriation, $770,000 is for the Department of Natural Resources agency programs and $2,605,000 is for agreements as follows: $450,000 with Pheasants Forever; $50,000 with Minnesota Deer Hunters Association; $895,000 with Ducks Unlimited, Inc.; $85,000 with National Wild Turkey Federation; $365,000 with the Nature Conservancy; $210,000 with Minnesota Land Trust; $350,000 with the Trust for Public Land; $100,000 with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; $50,000 with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and $50,000 with Friends of Detroit Lakes Watershed Management District to plan, restore, and acquire fragmented landscape corridors that connect areas of quality habitat to sustain fish, wildlife, and plants. The United States Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service is a cooperating partner in the appropriation. Expenditures are limited to the project corridor areas as defined in the work program. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum habitat and facility management standards as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work program. All conservation easements must be perpetual and have a natural resource management plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this appropriation must be designated as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. The commissioner may similarly designate any lands acquired in less than fee title. A list of proposed restorations and fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program. All funding for conservation easements must include a long-term stewardship plan and funding for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. To the maximum extent practical, consistent with contractual easement or fee acquisition obligations, the recipients shall utilize staff resources to identify future projects and shall maximize the implementation of biodiverse, quality restoration projects in the project proposal into the first half of the 2010 fiscal year.
1a Project Coordination, Mapping & Data Management
2a Melvin Slough Landscape Restoration
2b Partners for Fish and Wildlife
2c Shallow Lake Enhancement
2d Shallow Lake Assessment & Management
2g Wildlife Areas Management
2h Fisheries Habitat Restoration
2i Bluffland Restoration/Set Out Seedlings
2j Lakescaping for Wildlife & Water Quality
2k Prairie Management
2n/4f Campaign for Conservation - Acquisition and Restoration
2o Prairie landscape Restoration: Oak Savanna, Grasslands, and Wetlands
3a Shoreland Protection Project - Conservation Easements
3c Shallow Lake Easements
3d Wetlands Reserve Program
4a Critical Lands Conservation Initiative - Acquisition
4b Fisheries Land Acquisition
4c Critical Lands Protection Program - Acquisition
4h Acquisition for Minnesota Valley Wetland Management District
4i Professional Services
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2011
Work Program
Metro Conservation Corridors (MeCC) - Phase V
Subd. 4f $3,375,000
Wayne Sames
DNR
500 Lafayette Rd
St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 259-5559
Email: wayne.sames@dnr.state.mn.us
Fax: (651) 296-6047
$3,375,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for the fifth appropriation for acceleration of agency programs and cooperative agreements. Of this appropriation, $2,185,000 is for Department of Natural Resources agency programs and $1,190,000 is for agreements as follows: $380,000 with the Trust for Public Land; $90,000 with Friends of the Mississippi River; $155,000 with Great River Greening; $250,000 with Minnesota Land Trust; $225,000 with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and $90,000 with Friends of the Minnesota Valley for the purposes of planning, restoring, and protecting important natural areas in the metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding counties, through grants, contracted services, technical assistance, conservation easements, and fee title acquisition. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work program. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work program. All conservation easements must be perpetual and have a natural resource management plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this appropriation must be designated as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. The commissioner may similarly designate any lands acquired in less than fee title. A list of proposed restorations and fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program. All funding for conservation easements must include a long-term stewardship plan and funding for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. To the maximum extent practical, consistent with contractual easement or
fee acquisition obligations, the recipients shall utilize staff resources to identify future projects and shall maximize the implementation of biodiverse, quality restoration projects in the project proposal into the first half of the 2010 fiscal year.
1.1 Mapping and Coordination
2.3 Restore & Enhance Significant Watershed Habitat
2.4 Lower Minnesota River Watershed Restoration & Enhancement
2.5 Restore & Enhance Significant Habitat
2.6/3.4/4.1 Grants for Restoration, Acquisition, Easements, and Other Conservation Tools
2.7/3.6 Metro SNA Acquisition, Restoration & Enhancement
2.9 Stream Habitat Restoration
3.1 Critical Land Protection Program
3.2 Protect Significant Habitat by Acquiring Conservation Easements
3.3 Fee Acquisition for Minnesota Valley NWR
3.5 Fish & Wildlife Land Acquisition
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2011
Work Program
Statewide Ecological Ranking of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and Other Critical Lands
Subd. 4g $107,000
Greg Larson
BWSR
520 Lafayette Road N
Saint Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 297-7029
Email: greg.a.larson@state.mn.us
Fax: (651) 297-5615
Web: http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us
$107,000 is from the trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to continue the efforts funded by the emerging issues account allocation to identify and rank the ecological value of conservation reserve program (CRP) and other critical lands throughout Minnesota using a multiple parameter approach including soil productivity, landscape, water, and wildlife factors.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2011
Work Program
Protection of Granite Rock Outcrop Ecosystem
Subd. 4h $1,500,000
Thomas Kalahar
Renville Soil and Water Conservation District
1008 West Lincoln
Olivia, MN 56277
Phone: (320) 523-1559
Email: kalahar@yahoo.com
Fax: (320) 523-2389
Web: http://www.renvilleswcd.com
$1,500,000 is from the trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with the Renville Soil and Water Conservation District, to acquire perpetual easements of unique granite rock outcrops located in the Upper Minnesota River Valley and to restore their ecological integrity.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2011
Work Program
MN Farm Bill Assistance Project
Subd. 4i $1,000,000
Tabor Hoek
Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR)
520 Lafayette Rd N
St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (507) 537-7260
Email: tabor.hoek@state.mn.us
Fax: (507) 537-6368
Web: http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us
$1,000,000 is from the trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to provide funding for technical staff to assist in the implementation provisions of conservation programs including the federal farm bill conservation programs. Documentation must be provided on the number of landowner contacts, program participation, federal dollars leveraged, quantifiable criteria, and measurement of the improvements to water quality and habitat.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2011
Work Program
Land and Water Conservation Account (LAWCON) Federal Reimbursement
Subd. 4j $400,000 (LAWCON)
Wayne Sames
DNR
500 Lafayette Rd
St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 259-5559
Email: wayne.sames@dnr.state.mn.us
Fax: (651) 296-6047
$400,000 is from the state land and water conservation account (LAWCON) in the natural resources fund to the commissioner of natural resources for priorities established by the commissioner for eligible state projects and administrative and planning activities consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.14, and the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Act.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2011
Work Program
Subd. 5Water Resources
GOVERNOR VETO
Removal of Endocrine Disruptors: Treatment and Education
Subd. 5a $275,000
Paige Novak
U of M
122 Civil Engineering Building, 500 Pillsbury Drive SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: (612) 626-9846
Email: novak010@umn.edu
Fax: (612) 626-7750
Web: http://www.ce.umn.edu/people/faculty/novak/
RESEARCH
$275,000 is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents at the University of Minnesota to continue research on the removal of endocrine disruptors from Minnesota's waters through strategies of enhancing treatment at wastewater treatment plants and decreasing the use of the compounds. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2012, at which time the project must be completed and final products delivered, unless an earlier date is specified in the work program.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2012
Work Program
Vulnerability of Fish Populations in Lakes to Endocrine Disrupting Contaminants
Subd. 5b $297,000
Richard Kiesling
USGS
2280 Woodale Dr
Mounds View, MN 55112
Phone: (763) 783-3131
Email: kiesling@usgs.gov
Fax: (763) 783-3103
Web: http://mn.water.usgs.gov/index.html
RESEARCH
$297,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the United States Geologic Survey and St. Cloud State University to develop quantitative data on juvenile and adult fish vulnerability to endocrine-active emerging contaminants found in Minnesota lakes. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2012, at which time the project must be completed and final products delivered, unless an earlier date is specified in the work program.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2012
Work Program
Cooperative Habitat Research in Deep Lakes
Subd. 5c $825,000
Donald Pereira
DNR
500 Lafayette Rd
St. Paul, MN 55155-4040
Phone: (651) 259-5231
Email: don.pereira@dnr.state.mn.us
Fax: (651) 297-4916
RESEARCH
$825,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to assess the consequences of large ecological drivers of change on water quality and habitat dynamics of deep water lakes with coldwater fish populations. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2012, at which time the project must be completed and final products delivered, unless an earlier date is specified in the work program.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2012
Work Program
Intensified Tile Drainage Evaluation
Subd. 5d $300,000
Shawn Schottler
Science Museum of Minnesota
16910 152nd Street N
Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047
Phone: (651) 433-5953 x18
Email: schottler@smm.org
Fax: (651) 433-5924
RESEARCH
$300,000 is from the trust fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota for the St. Croix watershed research station to conduct a comparative assessment of hydrologic changes in watersheds with and without intensive tile drainage to determine the effects of climate and tile drainage on river erosion. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2012, at which time the project must be completed and final products delivered, unless an earlier date is specified in the work program.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2012
Work Program
Citizen-Based Stormwater Management
Subd. 5e $279,000
Becky Rice
Metro Blooms
PO Box 17099
Minneapolis, MN 55417
Phone: (651) 699-2426
Email: becky@metroblooms.org
Web: http://www.metroblooms.org
$279,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Metro Blooms, in cooperation with Minnehaha Creek Watershed District and the city of Minneapolis, to install and evaluate the effectiveness of rain gardens on improving the impaired water of Powderhorn Lake in Minneapolis. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2012, at which time the project must be completed and final products delivered, unless an earlier date is specified in the work program.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2012
Work Program
Minnesota Drainage Law Analysis and Evaluation
Subd. 5f $87,000
Louis Smith
Smith Partners PLLP
400 Second Ave S, Suite 1200
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Phone: (612) 344-1400
Email: smith@smithpartners.com
Fax: (612) 344-1550
Web: http://www.smithpartners.com; http://www.waterlaws.com
$87,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Smith Partners PLLP to identify and analyze legal and policy issues where the drainage code conflicts with other laws impacting protection of public waters and wetlands.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2011
Work Program
Subd. 6Aquatic and Terrestrial Invaasive Species
Ballast Water Sampling Method Development and Treatment Technology
Subd. 6a $366,000 ($300,000 TF / $66,000 GLPA)
Mary Jean Fenske
MPCA
520 Lafayette Rd N
St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 297-5472
Email: maryjean.fenske@state.mn.us
Fax: (651) 296-8717
RESEARCH
$300,000 is from the trust fund and $66,000 is from the Great Lakes protection account to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency in cooperation with the Department of Natural Resources to conduct monitoring for aquatic invasive species in ballast water discharges to Minnesota waters of Lake Superior and to test the effectiveness of ballast water treatment systems.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2011
Work Program
Emergency Delivery System Development for Disinfecting Ballast Water
Subd. 6b $125,000
Scott Smith
USGS
6505 - 65th Street NE
Seattle, WA 98115
Phone: (206) 427-8374
Email: sssmith@usgs.gov
Fax: (206) 526-6654
RESEARCH
$125,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency for an agreement with the United States Geologic Survey to test the viability of treating ballast water through tank access ports or air vents as a means to prevent the spread of invasive species.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2011
Work Program
Improving Emerging Fish Disease Surveillance in Minnesota
Subd. 6c $80,000
Katharine Pelican
U of M
1333 Gortner Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: (612) 625-8561
Email: pelicank@umn.edu
Fax: (612) 624-4906
Web: http://www.vdl.umn.edu
RESEARCH
$80,000 is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to assess mechanisms and control of the transmission of Heterosporosis, an emerging fish disease in Minnesota, to assist in future management decisions and research.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2011
Work Program
Controlling the Movement of Invasive Fish Species
Subd. 6d $300,000
Vaughan Voller
U of M
2 Third Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Phone: (612) 625-0764
Email: volle001@umn.edu
Web: http://www.safl.umn.edu
$300,000 is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to develop and test sonic barriers that could be effective in preventing and controlling the movement of invasive carp in Minnesota's waterways. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2012, at which time the project must be completed and final products delivered, unless an earlier date is specified in the work program.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2012
Work Program
Prevention and Early Detection of Invasive Earthworms
Subd. 6e $150,000
Cindy Hale
U of M, NRRI
5013 Miller Trunk Hwy
Duluth, MN 55811-1442
Phone: (218) 720-4364
Email: cmhale@d.umn.edu
$150,000 is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota Natural Resources Research Institute for a risk assessment of the methods of spreading, testing of management recommendations, and identification of key areas for action in the state to reduce the impacts of invasive earthworms on hardwood forest productivity. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2012, at which time the project must be completed and final products delivered, unless an earlier date is specified in the work program.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2012
Work Program
WITHDRAWN - Native Plant Biodiversity, Invasive Plant Species, and Invertebrates
Subd. 6f $47,000
Greg Hoch
Concordia College
901 8th Street S
Moorhead, MN 56562
Phone: (218) 299-3799
Email: hoch@cord.edu
Fax: (218) 299-3804
$47,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Concordia College to survey plant, pollinator, and invertebrate biodiversity in native and restored prairies to assess impacts on invasive species and food sources for grassland birds and ecosystem services.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2011
Work Program
Subd. 7Energy
GOVERNOR VETO
Options to De-carbonize Minnesota's Electrical Power System
Subd. 7a $143,000
Melisa Pollak
U of M
154 Hubert H. Humphrey Center 301 19th Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: (612) 625-3046
Email: fryxx035@umn.edu
Fax: (612) 625-3513
$143,000 is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to analyze the Minnesota Climate Change Advisory Group's greenhouse gas reduction recommendations related to electrical power from a life-cycle analysis and a socio-political perspective.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2011
Work Program
Projecting Environmental Trajectories for Energy-Water-Habitat Planning
Subd. 7b $180,000
Peter Reich
U of M
220f Green Hall, Upper Buford Circle
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: (612) 624-4270
Email: preich@umn.edu
Fax: (612) 625-5212
Web: http://www.forestry.umn.edu/people/facstaff/reic
$180,000 is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to combine detailed climatic records of Minnesota with present and past ecosystem boundaries to forecast future fine-scale flow of climate across the state impacting human activities and natural resources.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2011
Work Program
Energy Efficient Cities
Subd. 7c $2,000,000
Carl Nelson
Center for Energy and Environment
212 3rd Avenue N, Suite 560
Minneapolis, MN 55436
Phone: (612) 335-5871
Email: cnelson@mncee.org
Fax: (612) 335-5888
Web: http://www.mncee.org
$2,000,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of commerce for an agreement with the Center for Energy and Environment for demonstration of innovative residential energy efficiency delivery and financing strategies, training, installation, evaluation, and recommendations for a utility residential energy conservation program.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2011
Work Program
Subd. 8Administration and Other
Contract Management
Subd. 8a $158,000
Wayne Sames
DNR
500 Lafayette Rd
St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 259-5559
Email: wayne.sames@dnr.state.mn.us
Fax: (651) 296-6047
Web: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us
$158,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for contract management for duties assigned in Laws 2007, chapter 30, section 2, and Laws 2008, chapter 367, section 2, and for additional duties as assigned in this section.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2011
Work Program
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR)
Subd. 8b $1,254,000
Susan Thornton
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources
100 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Rm 65
St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 296-2406
Email: lccmr@lccmr.leg.mn
Fax: (651) 296-1321
Web: http://www.lccmr.leg.mn
$1,254,000 is from the trust fund for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 and is for administration as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.09, subdivision 5.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2011
