2010 Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund Recommendations
Approximately $26 million is available for 2010 funding from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund. In response to the LCCMR's 2010 proposal process, 240 proposals requesting a total of approximately $163.8 million were received. After full consideration of all proposals received, on October 14, 2009 the LCCMR selected 48 projects to be included in its appropriation recommendations to the 2010 Minnesota Legislature. These recommendations ranged from full funding for the full project and dollar amount requested to partial funding for specific project elements and partial dollar amounts requested. Project managers of proposals recommended for funding will be contacted individually regarding the parameters of their project's allocation recommendation.
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| RECOMMENDATIONS BY CATEGORY | ||
Funding Priority Category |
$ Recommended |
Percentage of Total Recommendation |
| A. Water Resources (11 appropriations) | $5,685,000 | 21.84% |
| B. Renewable Energy Related to Climate Change (5 appropriations) | $3,364,000 | 12.92% |
| C. Habitat Restoration, Enhancement, and Acquisition (8 appropriations) | $10,180,000 | 39.11% |
| D. Invasive Species (4 appropriations) | $1,470,000 | 5.65% |
| E. Natural Resource Conservation Planning and Implementation (4 appropriations) | $950,000 | 3.65% |
| F. Environmental Education (11 appropriations) | $2,640,000 | 10.14% |
| G. Creative Ideas (5 appropriations) | $1,740,000 | 6.68% |
| TOTAL $ RECOMMENDATION | $26,029,000 | |
Print-ready PDF list of the 2010 projects being recommended for funding.
NOTE: In some cases projects received a funding recommendation at a different dollar amount than was originally requested. LCCMR staff are currently working with all project managers to obtain detailed work programs explaining the work that will be done at the specific dollar amount recommended. As a result, the activities described in some of the proposals linked below reflect what was requested to fund rather than what is being recommended. The revised activities will be reflected in the project work program, which will be posted here by early January.
Project # |
Project Title |
Organization |
Project Manager |
Recommended |
Region of Impact |
|
| A. Water Resources (11 proposals/subtotal = $5,685,000) | ||||||
| 003-A1 | MGS County Geologic Atlases and Related Hydrogeologic Research | U of MN - Minnesota Geological Survey | Setterholm, Dale | $1,130,000 | Statewide | |
| 009-A2 | Dioxins Derived from Antibacterials in Minnesota Lakes | U of MN | Arnold, William | $264,000 | Statewide | |
| 010-A2 | Estrogenic and Pharmaceutical Septic System Discharge to Lakes | USGS | Kiesling, Richard | $594,000 | Statewide | |
| 011-A2 | Fate and Ecological Impacts of Industrial Phytoestrogens | U of MN | Novak, Paige | $340,000 | Statewide | |
| 012-A2 | Understanding Sources of Aquatic Contaminants of Emerging Concern | U of MN | Swackhamer, Deborah | $640,000 | Statewide | |
| 019-A3 | Updating the Minnesota Wetlands Inventory: Phase 2 | DNR | Kloiber, Steve | $1,100,000 | Metro, NE, SE | |
| 020-A3 | Sustainable, Cost-Effective Approaches to Management of Shallow Lakes | DNR | Hanson, Mark | $262,000 | Statewide | |
| 024-A3 | Assessing the Cumulative Impacts to Near-shore, In-water Habitat | U of MN | Vondracek, Bruce | $300,000 | Statewide | |
| 026-A3 | Predicting and Mitigating Vulnerability of Trout Streams | U of MN | Ferrington, Leonard | $300,000 | SE | |
| 028-A3 | Mineland Sulfate Release in Saint Louis River Basin | DNR | Berndt, Michael | $270,000 | NE | |
| 035-A3 | Mapleton Agricultural/Urban Runoff Water Quality Treatment Analysis | Blue Earth County Drainage Authority | Austinson, Craig | $485,000 | SE | |
| B. Renewable Energy Related to Climate Change (5 proposals/subtotal = $3,364,000) | ||||||
| 048-B1 | Sustainable Biofuels: Impacts of Climate Change and Management | U of MN | Tilman, David | $221,000 | Central, Metro, NW, SW | |
| 064-B2 | Linking Habitat Restoration to Bioenergy and Local Economies | DNR | Spears, Barb | $600,000 | Central, Metro, SE | |
| 074-B3 | Algae for Fuels Pilot Project | U of MN | Ruan, Roger | $900,000 | Statewide | |
| 075-B3 | Residential Environmental Learning Centers (RELCs) Sustainable Energy Project | The Minnesota Coalition of RELCs | Deden, Joe | $1,500,000 | Statewide | |
| 240-B1 | Life Cycle Analysis of Options for Minnesota's Energy Needs | U of MN | Pollak, Melisa | $143,000 | Statewide | |
| C. Habitat Restoration, Enhancement, and Acquisition (8 proposals/subtotal = $10,180,000) | ||||||
| 082-C | Ecological Restoration Training Cooperative | U of MN | Galatowitsch, Susan | $550,000 | Statewide | |
| 087-C | SNA & Native Prairie Restoration, Enhancement & Acquisition | DNR | Booth, Peggy | $1,750,000 | Statewide | |
| 090-C | State Parks and Trails Land Acquisition | DNR | Peterson, Larry Linnell, Stan |
$2,200,000 | Statewide | |
| 092-C | Reconnecting Minnesotas Fragmented Prairie Landscapes | The Nature Conservancy | Chaplin, Steve | $380,000 | Central, Metro, SE, SW | |
| 095-C | Protection of Granite Rock Outcrop Ecosystem | Renville Soil & Water Conservation District | Kalahar, Thomas | $1,800,000 | Central, SW | |
| 097-C | Conserving Sensitive and Priority Shorelands in Cass County | Cass County Environmental Services Dept | Sumption, John | $300,000 | Central | |
| 101-C | Minnesotas Habitat Conservation Partnership | Pheasants Forever (on behalf of all partners) | Holland, Matt | $1,400,000 | Statewide | |
| 102-C | Metropolitan Conservation Corridors Phase 5 Supplemental | DNR | Sames, Wayne | $1,800,000 | Central, Metro, SE | |
| D. Invasive Species (4 proposals/subtotal = $1,470,000) | ||||||
| 111-D | Biological Control of European Buckthorn and Garlic Mustard | DNR | Skinner, Luke | $300,000 | Statewide | |
| 112-D | Healthy Forests to Resist Invasion | U of MN | Reich, Peter | $359,000 | Central, Metro, NE, SE | |
| 113-D | Bioacoustic Traps for Management of the Round Goby | U of MN - Duluth | Mensinger, Allen | $175,000 | Statewide | |
| 239-D | Ecological and Hydrological Impacts of Emerald Ash Borer | U of MN | D'Amato, Anthony | $636,000 | Statewide | |
| E. Natural Resource Conservation Planning and Implementation (4 proposals/subtotal = $950,000) | ||||||
| 133-E1 | "Green Acres" and Farmland Conservation in Minnesota | Farmers Legal Action Group, Inc. (FLAG) | Stokes, Susan E. | $100,000 | Statewide | |
| 142-E2 | Strategic Planning for Minnesota's Natural and Artificial Watersheds | U of MN | Mulla, David | $327,000 | Statewide | |
| 143-E2 | The Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas | Audubon Minnesota | Martell, Mark | $372,000 | Statewide | |
| 145-E2 | An Integrated, Operational Bird Conservation Plan for Minnesota | Audubon Minnesota | Pfannmuller, Lee | $151,000 | Statewide | |
| F. Environmental Education (11 proposals/subtotal = $2,640,000) | ||||||
| 165-F | Urban Wilderness Canoe Adventures (UWCA) | Wilderness Inquiry | Lais, Greg | $557,000 | Metro | |
| 166-F | Minnesota Conservation Apprenticeship Academy | Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) | Woods, Steve | $368,000 | Statewide | |
| 171-F | Minnesota's Changing Climate: Engaging Students through Adventure Learning | Will Steger Foundation | Rom, Nicole | $250,000 | Statewide | |
| 176-F | Digital Photography Bridge to Nature, Teacher Training | DNR | Henderson, Carrol | $160,000 | Statewide | |
| 179-F | Get Outside! Urban Woodland for City Kids | City of Saint Paul | Ganje, Don | $218,000 | Metro | |
| 180-F | Expanding and Strengthening Outdoor Classrooms at Minnesota Schools | DNR | Kerber, Amy Kay | $300,000 | Central, Metro, NE, SW, SE | |
| 185-F | Fishing: A Cross Cultural Gateway to Environmental Education | Assoc. for the Adv. of Hmong Women in MN | Vang, Ly | $155,000 | Metro | |
| 186-F | Minnesota WolfLink | International Wolf Center | Ortiz, Mary | $193,000 | NE | |
| 190-F | Innovative Model for Outdoor Education in Grades 7-12 | DNR | Bylander, C.B. | $300,000 | Statewide | |
| 194-F | Minnesota River Experts: An Educational Field Trip Online | MN State University - Mankato | Musser, Kimberly | $124,000 | Central, Metro, SE, SW | |
| 200-F | Project Get Outdoors Toolkit Activities | Project Get Outdoors, Inc. | Grover, Sara | $15,000 | SE | |
| G. Creative Ideas (5 proposals/subtotal = $1,740,000) | ||||||
| 215-G | Making Ecosystem Services Pay in Agricultural Watersheds | Land Stewardship Project | VanDerPol, Terry | $247,000 | Central | |
| 216-G | Science and Innovation from the Soudan Underground Mine State Park | U of MN | Gralnick, Jeffrey | $545,000 | Statewide | |
| 217-G | Identifying Critical Habitats for Moose in Northeastern Minnesota | UMD - NRRI | Moen, Ron | $507,000 | NE | |
| 220-G | Quantifying Carbon Burial in Healthy Minnesota Wetlands | U of MN | Cotner, James | $144,000 | Statewide | |
| 221-G | Mitigating Pollinator Decline in Minnesota | U of MN | Krischik, Vera | $297,000 | Statewide | |
