LCCMR's 2010 Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund Allocation Recommendations to the 2010 Minnesota Legislature - H.F. 2624 & S.F. 2462
The Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) is recommending $26,029,000 from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund for 48 natural resource appropriations to the 2010 Minnesota Legislature. The recommendations came from the 2010 proposal process in which 240 proposals requesting a total of approximately $163.8 million were received. After full consideration of all proposals received, on November 18, 2009 the LCCMR took action to recommend allocations to these 48 proposals. These recommendations ranged from full funding for the full proposal and dollar amount requested to partial funding for specific proposal elements and partial dollar amounts requested.
Click here for additional information on the LCCMR's 2010 proposal and funding process.
Click here for information on the peer review process for recommended research projects.
Subdivision |
$ Recommended ($26,029,000) |
Percentage of Total Recommendation |
| Subd. 3 Natural Resource Data and Information (11 Appropriations) | $4,920,000 | 18.90% |
| Subd. 4 Land, Habitat, and Recreation (8 appropriations(1)) | $10,180,000 | 39.11% |
| Subd. 5 Water Resources (9 Appropriations) | $3,455,000 | 13.27% |
| Subd. 6 Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species (4 Appropriations) | $1,470,000 | 5.65% |
| Subd. 7 Renewable Energy (5 Appropriations) | $3,364,000 | 12.92% |
| Subd. 8 Environmental Education (11 Appropriations) | $2,640,000 | 10.14% |
| TOTAL $ RECOMMENDATION | $26,029,000 |
| Fund Source | |
| FY11 - Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund | $25,611,000 |
| FY 10 - Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund | $418,000 |
| Total | $26,029,000 |
(1) There are 8 appropriations which include 18 individual projects that are part of Subd. 4e "Minnesota's Habitat Conservation Partnership - Phase VI Supplemental" (14) and Subd. 4f "Metropolitan Conservation Corridors - Phase V Supplemental" (4).
Print-ready PDF list of the 2010 projects being recommended for funding.
* Region of Impact designated in the State include Statewide, Central, Metro, NE, NW, SE, SW. Metro region includes the 11 counties of Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, and Wright
Subd. |
Project Title |
Research |
Organization |
Project Manager |
$ Recommended |
$ Recommended |
Region of Impact* |
| Subd. 3 Natural Resource Data and Information (11 proposals/subtotal = $4,920,000) | |||||||
| 3a | County Geologic Atlases and Related Hydrogeologic Research | X | U of MN, MN Geological Survey | Setterholm, Dale | $1,130,000 | Central, Metro, SE (Statewide effort) |
|
| 3b | Updating the Minnesota Wetlands Inventory: Phase 2 | DNR | Kloiber, Steve | $1,100,000 | Central, Metro, SE (Statewide effort) |
||
| 3c1 3c2 |
The Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas | Audubon Minnesota UMD, NRRI |
Martell, Mark Niemi, Gerald |
$372,000 | Statewide | ||
| 3d | Integrated, Operational Bird Conservation Plan for Minnesota | Audubon Minnesota | Pfannmuller, Lee | $151,000 | Statewide | ||
| 3e | Mitigating Pollinator Decline in Minnesota | U of MN | Krischik, Vera | $297,000 | Statewide | ||
| 3f | Science and Innovation from Soudan Underground Mine State Park | U of MN | Gralnick, Jeffrey | $545,000 | Metro, NE | ||
| 3g | Quantifying Carbon Burial in Wetlands | U of MN | Cotner, James | $144,000 | Statewide | ||
| 3h | Strategic Planning for Minnesota's Natural and Artificial Watersheds | U of MN | Mulla, David | $327,000 | Statewide | ||
| 3i | Ecosystem Services in Agricultural Watersheds | Chippewa River Watershed Project | Olson, Kylene | $247,000 | Central | ||
| 3j | Farmland Conservation in Minnesota | Farmers Legal Action Group, Inc. (FLAG) | Jambor-Delgado, Jennifer | $100,000 | Statewide | ||
| 3k | Identifying Critical Habitats for Moose in Northeastern Minnesota | UMD, NRRI | Moen, Ron | $507,000 | NE | ||
| Subd. 3 Natural Resource Data and Information Subtotal = | $4,920,000 | $0 | |||||
| Subd. 4 Land, Habitat, and Recreation (8 proposals/subtotal = $10,180,000) | |||||||
| 4a | Ecological Restoration Training Cooperative for Habitat Restoration | U of MN | Galatowitsch, Susan | $550,000 | 'Statewide | ||
| 4b | Scientific and Natural Areas and Native Prairie Restoration, Enhancement and Acquisition | DNR | Booth, Margaret (Peggy) | $1,750,000 | Statewide | ||
| 4c | State Park Land Acquisition | DNR | Peterson, Larry | $2,200,000 | Central, Metro, NE (Statewide effort) |
||
| 4d | Protection of Rare Granite Rock Outcrop Ecosystem | Renville SWCD, BWSR | Kalahar, Thomas | $1,382,000 | $418,000 | Central, SW | |
| 4e | Minnesotas Habitat Conservation Partnership Supplemental (HCP) | 6 Non-profit, 1 State, 1 Federal, and 1 Tribal Agency Partners of the HCP | $1,400,000 | Central, NE, NW, SE, SW | |||
| HCP - Shallow Lake Assessment & Management | DNR | Norrgard, Ray | $45,000 | Central, NE, NW, SE, SW | |||
| HCP - Shallow Lakes | Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe | Mortenson, Steve | $50,000 | Central, NW | |||
| HCP - Fisheries Habitat Restoration | DNR | Erickson-Eastwood, Linda | $100,000 | Central, NE, NW, SE, SW | |||
| HCP - Prairie Management | DNR | Garms, Jason | $63,000 | Central, NW, SW | |||
| HCP - Acquisition and Restoration | The Nature Conservancy | Johnson, Rich | $210,000 | Central, NW, SE, SW | |||
| HCP - Working Lands Partnership | Friends of the Detroit Lakes WMD | Hoch, Greg | $45,000 | NW | |||
| HCP - Bluffland Restoration | National Wild Turkey Federation | Neu, Dave | $50,000 | SE | |||
| HCP - Conservation Easements | Minnesota Land Trust | Strommen, Sarah | $102,000 | Central, NE, NW, SE, SW | |||
| HCP - Shallow Lake Easements | Ducks Unlimited, Inc. | Schneider, Jon | $75,000 | Central, SE, SW | |||
| HCP - Wetlands Reserve Program | Ducks Unlimited, Inc. NRCS |
Schneider, Jon Koehler, Tim |
$350,000 | Central, NW, SE, SW | |||
| HCP - Fisheries Land Acquisition | DNR | Mike Halverson | $100,000 | Central, NE, NW, SE, SW | |||
| HCP - Critical Lands Protection Program - Acquisition | The Trust for Public Land | McGillivray, Robert | $200,000 | Central, NE, NW, SE, SW | |||
| HCP - Professional Services | DNR | Halverson, Mike | $10,000 | Central, NE, NW, SE, SW | |||
| 4f | Metropolitan Conservation Corridors Supplemental (MeCC) | 4 Non-profits Partners of the MeCC | $1,800,000 | Metro | |||
| MeCC - Lower Minnesota River Watershed Restoration & Enhancement | Friends of the Minnesota Valley | Nelson, Lori | $50,000 | Metro | |||
| MeCC - Critical Land Protection Program | The Trust for Public Land | Nash, Becca | $915,000 | Metro | |||
| MeCC - Protect Significant Habitat by Acquiring Conservation Easements | Minnesota Land Trust | Strommen, Sarah | $485,000 | Metro | |||
| MeCC - Fee Acquisition for Minnesota Valley NWR | MN Valley Nat'l Wildlife Refuge Trust | Loon, Deborah | $350,000 | Metro | |||
| 4g | Conserving Sensitive and Priority Shorelands in Cass County | Cass County | Ringle, John | $300,000 | Central | ||
| 4h | Reconnecting Fragmented Prairie Landscapes | The Nature Conservancy | Chaplin, Steve | $380,000 | Central, NW, SE, SW | ||
| Subd. 4 Land, Habitat, and Recreation Subtotal = | $9,762,000 | $418,000 | |||||
| Subd. 5 Water Resources (9 proposals/subtotal = $3,455,000) | |||||||
| 5a | Understanding Sources of Aquatic Contaminants of Emerging Concern | U of MN | Swackhamer, Deborah | $640,000 | Metro, SE | ||
| 5b | Managing Mineland Sulfate Release in St. Louis River Basin | DNR | Berndt, Michael | $270,000 | NE | ||
| 5c | Ecological Impacts of Effluent in Surface Waters and Fish | U of MN | Novak, Paige | $340,000 | Statewide | ||
| 5d | Mapleton Area Agricultural and Urban Runoff Water Quality Treatment Analysis | Blue Earth County Drainage Authority | Austinson, Craig | $485,000 | SE | ||
| 5e | Assessing Septic System Discharge to Lakes | U.S. Geological Survey, MN Dept. of Health, St. Cloud State University | Kiesling, Richard | $594,000 | Statewide | ||
| 5f | Evaluation of Dioxins in Minnesota Lakes | U of MN | Arnold, William | $264,000 | Statewide | ||
| 5g | Assessment of Shallow Lake Management | DNR | Hanson, Mark | $262,000 | Statewide | ||
| 5h | Assessing Cumulative Impacts of Shoreline Development | U of MN | Vondracek, Bruce | $300,000 | Statewide | ||
| 5i | Predicting and Mitigating Vulnerability of Trout Streams | U of MN | Ferrington, Leonard | $300,000 | SE | ||
| Subd. 5 Water Resources Subtotal = | $3,455,000 | $0 | |||||
| Subd. 6 Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species (4 proposals/subtotal = $1,470,000) | |||||||
| 6a | Biological Control of European Buckthorn and Garlic Mustard | DNR | Skinner, Luke | $300,000 | Statewide | ||
| 6b | Ecological and Hydrological Impacts of Emerald Ash Borer | U of MN | D'Amato, Anthony | $636,000 | Statewide | ||
| 6c | Healthy Forests to Resist Invasion | U of MN | Reich, Peter | $359,000 | Statewide | ||
| 6d | Bioacoustic Traps for Management of the Round Goby | UMD | Mensinger, Allen | $175,000 | NE | ||
| Subd. 6 Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species Subtotal = | $1,470,000 | $0 | |||||
| Subd. 7 Renewable Energy (5 proposals/subtotal = $3,364,000) | |||||||
| 7a | Algae for Fuels Pilot Project | U of MN | Ruan, Roger | $900,000 | Statewide | ||
| 7b | Sustainable Biofuels: Impacts of Climate Change and Management | U of MN | Tilman, David | $221,000 | Statewide | ||
| 7c | Linking Habitat Restoration to Bioenergy and Local Economies | DNR | Spears, Barb | $600,000 | Central, Metro, SE | ||
| 7d1 7d2 7d3 7d4 7d5 7d6 |
Demonstrating Sustainable Energy Practices at Residential Environmental Learning Centers (RELCs) | Audubon Center of the North Woods Deep Protage Learning Center Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center Laurentian Environmental Learning Center Long Lake Conservation Center Wolf Rige Environmental Learning Center |
Bryan Wood Dale Yerger Deden, Joe Nick Temali Todd Roggenkamp Kimberly Skyelander |
$1,500,000 | Central, NE, SE | ||
| 7e | Life Cycle Analysis of Options for Minnesota's Energy Needs | U of MN | Pollak, Melisa | $143,000 | Statewide | ||
| Subd. 7 Renewable Energy Subtotal = | $3,364,000 | $0 | |||||
| Subd. 8 Environmental Education (11 proposals/subtotal = $2,640,000) | |||||||
| 8a | Minnesota Conservation Apprenticeship Academy | BWSR | Woods, Steve | $368,000 | Statewide | ||
| 8b | Engaging Students in Environmental Stewardship through Adventure Learning | Will Steger Foundation | Rom, Nicole | $250,000 | Statewide | ||
| 8c | Youth Connection to Nature Through Digital Photography | DNR | Henderson, Carrol | $160,000 | Statewide | ||
| 8d | Urban Wilderness Youth Outdoor Education | Wilderness Inquiry | Lais, Greg | $557,000 | Metro | ||
| 8e | Urban Woodland Como Regional Park | City of Saint Paul | Ganje, Don | $218,000 | Metro | ||
| 8f | Expanding Outdoor Classrooms at Minnesota Schools | DNR | Kerber, Amy Kay | $300,000 | Statewide | ||
| 8g | Integrating Environmental and Outdoor Education in Grades 7-12 | Dept. of Education | Aune, Beth | $300,000 | Statewide | ||
| 8h | Project Get Outdoors | Project Get Outdoors, Inc. | Grover, Sara | $15,000 | SE | ||
| 8i | Fishing: A Cross Cultural Gateway to Environmental Education | Association for the Advancement of Hmong Women in MN | Vang, Ly | $155,000 | Metro, SE, SW | ||
| 8j | Minnesota WolfLink | International Wolf Center | Nelson, Frances | $193,000 | NE | ||
| 8k | Online Field Trip of the Minnesota River | MN State University - Mankato | Musser, Kimberly | $124,000 | Central, SE, SW | ||
| Subd. 8 Environmental Education Subtotal = | $2,640,000 | $0 | |||||
| OVERALL TOTAL = | $25,611,000 | $418,000 | |||||
