Minnesota Legislature
2011-2012 Proposals
In response to the 2011-2012 Request for Proposal (RFP), due April 9, 2010, 241 proposals requesting a total of approximately $162 million were received. This RFP process is for the biennium (2 years) beginning July 1, 2011. For that period, approximately $52 million from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund is expected to be available to recommend for project funding. The $162 million in requests represents a ratio of more than 3:1 on dollars requested versus dollars available.
On June 9, 2010, the LCCMR selected 105* proposals to invite in to present before the Commission and receive further consideration. Scheduled dates are available here. [*Note: 105 proposals consists of 82 individual proposals plus 2 partnership proposals containing a total of 23 individual sub-proposals (Metro Conservation Corridors, #104-D = 11 individual sub-proposals; Habitat Conservation Partnership, #106-D = 12 individual sub-proposals): 82+23=105.]
Through this current process the LCCMR intends to make recommendations to the 2011 MN Legislature for appropriation of the majority of the funds available during the next two years. However, the Commission may choose to retain a small portion of funds outside of this process to be available for additional appropriation recommendations to the 2012 MN Legislature for projects addressing specific time sensitive needs.
2011-2012 Proposal & Funding Process Main Page
Note About Proposal Listings
All proposals received in response to the 2011-2012 RFP are listed below. Proposals that were selected on 06/09/10 to present before the Commission and receive further consideration are indicated with an "X" in the left-most "Selected to Present" column.
Print-ready List of Proposals Selected to Present to the LCCMR
Click here for 2011-2012 Proposals selected to present to the LCCMR - listed by category and proposer last name with project summaries (10-page PDF file).
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| Selected to Present | ID # | Last Name | First Name | Project Title | Organization | Requested |
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| A. Natural Resource Data and Information (RECEIVED: 31 proposals/subtotal = $16,062,887; SELECTED TO PRESENT: 13 proposals/subtotal = $12,604,098) |
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| A1. Natural Resource Data and Information: Collection (RECEIVED: 14 proposals/subtotal = $12,098,868; SELECTED TO PRESENT: 8 proposals/subtotal = $10,022,300) |
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| 001-A1 | Converse | Carmen | Minnesota County Biological Survey (continuation) | DNR | $3,300,000 | |
| 002-A1 | Setterholm | Dale | MGS County Geologic Atlases for Sustainable Water Management | U of MN - Minnesota Geological Survey | $1,200,000 | |
| 003-A1 | Falteisek | Jan | County Geologic Atlases Part B for Seven Counties | DNR | $903,000 | |
| 004-A1 | Kloiber | Steve | Updating the National Wetland Inventory for Minnesota: Phase3 | DNR | $2,645,000 | |
| 005-A1 | Bauer | Marvin | Mapping and Monitoring Minnesota Landscapes | U of MN | $395,000 | |
| 006-A1 | Weiblen | George | Online Guides to Minnesota Plants, Fungi, & Lichens | U of MN | $373,000 | |
| 007-A1 | Lennon | Megan | The completion of a Statewide Digital Soil Survey | Board of Water and Soil Resources | $500,000 | |
| 008-A1 | Martell | Mark | Final Phase of the Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas | Audubon Minnesota | $664,000 | |
| 009-A1 | Butler | Erika | Determining Causes of Death in Declining Moose Populations | DNR | $717,250 | |
| 010-A1 | Lauer | Jack | Monitoring Minnesota River Fish Populations and Recreational Use | DNR | $649,075 | |
| 011-A1 | Pierce | Ann | Increased Forest Monitoring to Address Escalating Stressors | DNR | $400,000 | |
| 012-A1 | Stiras | Joel | Paddlefish and Sturgeon Monitoring | DNR | $125,000 | |
| 013-A1 | Mehus | Scott | Golden Eagle Research Project | National Eagle Center | $93,050 | |
| 014-A1 | Moen | Ron | Moose Foraging, Calf Survival, and Thermal Refuges | U of MN - NRRI | $134,493 | |
| Sub-Category A1 Total = | $12,098,868 | |||||
| A2. Natural Resource Data and Information: Distribution, Application, and Training (RECEIVED: 10 proposals/subtotal = $3,964,019; SELECTED TO PRESENT: 5 proposals/subtotal = $2,581,798) |
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| 015-A2 | Everett | Leslie | Strengthening Natural Resource Management with LiDAR Training | U of MN | $184,870 | |
| 016-A2 | Arbeit | David | Common Ground: The Minnesota Environmental Mapping Commons | Department of Administration - Minnesota Geospatial Information Office | $675,000 | |
| 017-A2 | Kean | Allan | Drainage Records Modernization and Shared GIS Database | Board of Water and Soil Resources | $715,000 | |
| 018-A2 | Polasky | Stephen | InVEST in Minnesota | U of MN | $424,928 | |
| 019-A2 | Fritz | Charles | Improving Natural Resource Conservation with Value-Added LiDAR | International Water Institute | $398,300 | |
| 020-A2 | Benson | Steve | WMA-AMA Work Planning Information System | DNR | $582,000 | |
| 021-A2 | Lemm | Les | Wetland Assessment Web-Tool Using Historic Aerial Imagery | Board of Water and Soil Resources | $285,000 | |
| 022-A2 | Dessecker | Daniel | Enhancing Future Forest Conservation Using Gullion's Historic Research | Ruffed Grouse Society | $220,271 | |
| 023-A2 | Sanocki | Christopher | Harmonized DNR and Canadian Watersheds Enhance Sreamstats | United States Geological Survey | $213,650 | |
| 024-A2 | St. Mane | Ted | Interactive Outreach for Statewide Conservation and Preservation Plan | MLT Group LLC | $265,000 | |
| Sub-Category A2 Total = | $3,964,019 | |||||
| CATEGORY A TOTAL = | $16,062,887 | |||||
| B. Water Resources (RECEIVED: 38 proposals/subtotal = $16,122,097; SELECTED TO PRESENT: 12 proposals/subtotal = $5,281,951) |
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| 025-B | Colman | Steven | Ecosystem Transects to Monitor Lake Superior's Health | U of MN | $504,639 | |
| 026-B | Leete | Jeanette | Capture and Use of Groundwater Sustainability Data Pilot | DNR | $601,800 | |
| 027-B | Reeves | Laurel | New Generation in Water Supply Management-Pilot Studies | DNR | $986,500 | |
| 028-B | Sadowsky | Michael | Mississippi Water Quality - Deeper Look, Broader Impacts | U of MN | $623,445 | |
| 029-B | Green | Jeff | Innovative Trout Stream Springshed Mapping in Southeast Minnesota-Continuation | DNR | $676,765 | |
| 030-B | Wammer | Kristine | Minnesota River: Occurrence and Potential Significance of Antibiotics | University of St. Thomas | $193,840 | |
| 031-B | VanBuren Hanson | Princesa | Understanding Groundwater Sustainability in the I-94 Growth Corridor | Environmental Quality Board | $594,000 | |
| 032-B | Peterson | Joel | Conservation-Based Approach for Assessing Public Drainage Benefits | Board of Water and Soil Resources | $189,900 | |
| 033-B | Henschel | Andy | Improving Habitat/Surface Water Quality through Precision Conservation | Shell Rock River Watershed District | $454,000 | |
| 034-B | Austin | David | Pure Oxygen Injection Demonstration for Water Quality Improvement | Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District | $230,000 | |
| 035-B | Mohring | Eric | Potential Benefits of Perpetual Easements on Phosphorus Reduction | Board of Water and Soil Resources | $126,506 | |
| 036-B | Toner | Brandy | Minnesota Drinking Water: Reducing Arsenic in Private Wells | U of MN | $527,132 | |
| 037-B | Eadens | Lisa | Prioritizing Critical Restoration Sites in the Zumbro Watershed | Zumbro Watershed Partnership | $163,500 | |
| 038-B | Zanko | Larry | Waste Water Phosphorous Filtration Using Recycled By-Products | U of MN - NRRI | $185,056 | |
| 039-B | Dahl | Linda | Nitrate Removal Capacity of Minnesota's Groundwater-Fed Wetlands | Southeast Minnesota Water Resources Board | $902,428 | |
| 040-B | Kranz-McGuire | Megan | Nutrient Retention by Vegetation in Southeast Minnesota Streams | Whitewater Joint Powers Board | $436,000 | |
| 041-B | Johnson | Gregory | Quantifying Streambed Sediment to Improve Aquatic Habitat | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency | $450,000 | |
| 042-B | Bistodeau | Lucas | Targeted Land Management Strategies to Improve Water Quality | Cannon River Watershed Partnership | $134,000 | |
| 043-B | Kovarik | Holly | Crooked Lake Aquatic Habitat Re-establishment | Sauk River Watershed District | $512,000 | |
| 044-B | Brooks | Ken | Linking Rural Land Treatment Systems to Healthy Biota | U of MN | $948,000 | |
| 045-B | Lehr | Randy | Using Gene Expression to Assess Water Resource Health | Three Rivers Park District | $350,000 | |
| 046-B | Fisher | Shannon | Crop Residue Status and Soil Loss Outcomes Model | MN State University, Mankato - Water Resources Center | $628,966 | |
| 047-B | Chang | Fu-Hsian | Use of Biofilm Reactors for Water Purification | Bemidji State University | $375,000 | |
| 048-B | Convery | Michael | Arsenic Occurrence in Private Well Water | Department of Health | $86,540 | |
| 049-B | Lindgren | John | Knowlton Creek Peak Flow and Erosion Alleviation | DNR | $2,200,000 | |
| 050-B | Hubmer | Todd | Preservation of Natural Resources, Ecology, and Stormwater Reuse | City of Afton | $350,000 | |
| 051-B | Barten | John | Elm Creek Stream Bank Stabilization Project | Three Rivers Park District | $200,000 | |
| 052-B | Nordby | Bev | Comprehensive Hydrologic Analysis of the Cedar River Watershed | Cedar River Watershed District | $182,000 | |
| 053-B | Kovarik | Holly | Sauk River Watershed Strategic Modeling and Analysis | Sauk River Watershed District | $440,000 | |
| 054-B | Kennedy | Jay | City of Hugo Groundwater Observation | City of Hugo | $118,700 | |
| 055-B | Weiss | Bret | City of Rogers Groundwater Observation and Geological Investigation | City of Rogers | $162,200 | |
| 056-B | Brotzler | Andy | City of Rosemount Groundwater Observation Project | City of Rosemount | $65,600 | |
| 057-B | Ziemer | Jason | Pioneer Creek Tributary Restoration | City of Maple Plain | $183,000 | |
| 058-B | Hruska | Jim | Improving Woodchip Bioreactors for Nitrate Management | Dodge County Soil & Water Conservation District | $28,040 | |
| 059-B | Willenbring | Peter | Lake Minnetonka Water Quality Treatment System | City of Minnetrista | $800,000 | |
| 060-B | Page | Jamie | Schmidt Lake Restoration | Schmidt Lake Association | $425,000 | |
| 061-B | Hubmer | Todd | Groundwater Recharge: Nicols Fen, Kennealy/Harnack Trout Streams | Gun Club Lake Watershed Management Organization | $37,540 | |
| 062-B | Brown | Timothy | MPRB Loring Pond Management Plan | Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board | $50,000 | |
| CATEGORY B TOTAL = | $16,122,097 | |||||
| C. Methods to Protect, Restore, and Enhance Land and Habitat (RECEIVED: 35 proposals/subtotal = $17,069,734; SELECTED TO PRESENT: 19 proposals/subtotal = $10,346,267) |
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| C1+2. Protection, Restoration, and Enhancement (RECEIVED: 13 proposals/subtotal = $5,314,342; SELECTED TO PRESENT: 8 proposals/subtotal = $4,035,192) |
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| 063-C1+2 | Shaw | Ruth | Conserving Prairie Plant Diversity and Evaluating Local Adaptation | U of MN | $787,000 | |
| 064-C1+2 | Lehman | Clarence | Prairie Management for Wildlife and Bioenergy: Final Phase | U of MN | $1,416,000 | |
| 065-C1+2 | Hastings | Jeff | Phase II Southeast Minnesota Showcase Stream Restoration Projects | Trout Unlimited, Inc. | $250,000 | |
| 066-C1+2 | Damon | Susan | Conservation Easement Stewardship and Enforcement Program, Phase II | DNR | $750,000 | |
| 067-C1+2 | Perrine | Rich | Declining, At-Risk Native Species: A Recovery Project | Martin County Soil and Water Conservation District | $147,800 | |
| 068-C1+2 | Biesboer | David D. | Genetic Diversity, Conservation and Threats to Wild Rice | U of MN | $195,000 | |
| 069-C1+2 | Walker | Michele | Restoration Strategies; Ditched Peatland Scientific and Natural Areas | DNR | $248,712 | |
| 070-C1+2 | Zanko | Lawrence | Recycling Sediments to Enhance and Restore Marginal Lands | U of MN - NRRI | $499,750 | |
| 071-C1+2 | Haroldson | Kurt | Controlling Encroachment of Woody Vegetation in Grasslands | DNR | $240,680 | |
| 072-C1+2 | Kortebein | Paul | Big Woods Heritage Forest Assessment and Restoration | Three Rivers Park District | $300,200 | |
| 073-C1+2 | Drewes | Annette | Wild Rice Conservation Through Citizen Science and Engagement | Bemidji State University | $214,200 | |
| 074-C1+2 | Neu | Dave | Mississippi Bluffland Restoration | National Wild Turkey Federation | $200,000 | |
| 075-C1+2 | >Forester | Jeff | Preserving Public Values on Private Land | Minnesota Seasonal Recreational Property Owners Coalition | $65,000 | |
| Sub-Category C1+2 Total = | $5,314,342 | |||||
| C3+4. Protection, Restoration, and Enhancement (RECEIVED: 25 proposals/subtotal = $11,755,392; SELECTED TO PRESENT: 11 proposals/subtotal = $6,311,075) |
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| 076-C3+4 | Pfeifer | Sharon | Conservation Options for Urbanizing Communities | DNR | $824,600 | |
| 077-C3+4 | Rivers | Erika | Shoreland Incentives II: Natural Filters on Private Lands | DNR | $841,000 | |
| 078-C3+4 | Liedl | Mark | Brainerd Lakes Community-Based Conservation Planning Project | Crow Wing County | $540,000 | |
| 079-C3+4 | Fuchs | Dennis | Protecting the "Orphan Stretch" of the Mississippi River | Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District | $343,900 | |
| 080-C3+4 | Krystosek | Dale | Northeast Minnesota White Cedar Plant Community Restoration Project | Board of Water and Soil Resources | $258,750 | |
| 081-C3+4 | Hoek | Tabor | MN Conservation Assistance Project | Board of Water and Soil Resources | $1,500,000 | |
| 082-C3+4 | Ryun | Deb | St. Croix Basin Protection: Coordinated, Innovative, Targeted | St. Croix River Association | $1,180,000 | |
| 083-C3+4 | Lemm | Les | Decision Support Tools for Assessing Drainage Impacts | Board of Water and Soil Resources | $115,000 | |
| 084-C3+4 | Henderson | Carrol | Lakescaping for Wildlife and Water Quality Demonstration Sites | DNR | $200,000 | |
| 085-C3+4 | Larson | Kris | Minnesota Conservation Training Network | Minnesota Land Trust | $425,000 | |
| 086-C3+4 | Pitt | David | Training for Collaborative Local Conservation and Development Planning | U of MN | $414,658 | |
| 087-C3+4 | Gustafson | Jim | Sensitive Lakeshore Identification in Itasca County | Itasca County Soil and Water Conservation District | $190,000 | |
| 088-C3+4 | Kean | Allan | Update 20-year-old Minnesota Public Drainage Manual | Board of Water and Soil Resources | $228,000 | |
| 089-C3+4 | Lennon | Megan | Measuring Conservation Outcomes with New and Revised Estimators | Board of Water and Soil Resources | $340,000 | |
| 090-C3+4 | Thompson | Molly | Restoring the North Shore Lost Forest | Sugarloaf: The North Shore Stewardship Association | $63,000 | |
| 091-C3+4 | Wyse | Donald | Developing Perennial Grain Crop for Working Agricultural Landscapes | U of MN | $674,242 | |
| 092-C3+4 | Zins | Molly | Score Your Shore: Citizens Assessing and Protecting Shoreland | Minnesota Waters | $81,000 | |
| 093-C3+4 | Chapman | Kim | Sustainable Land-use & Infrastructure Planning | Applied Ecological Services, Inc. | $385,000 | |
| 094-C3+4 | Sleeper | Faye | Adaptive Watershed Planning Tools for the North Shore | U of MN - Water Resources Center | $595,531 | |
| 095-C3+4 | Braun | Lois | Bush-Type Hazelnuts as an Alternative Perennial Crop | U of MN | $316,010 | |
| 096-C3+4 | Wolff | Jan | Working Together With Nature to Pilot Watershed Management | DNR | $1,382,000 | |
| 097-C3+4 | Meschke | Linda | 3rd Crop Transition Management for Increased Ecological Value | Rural Advantage | $312,751 | |
| 098-C3+4 | Niemi | Gerald | Tree Retention Following Harvest: Benefit or Unnecessary Cost? | U of MN - NRRI | $229,825 | |
| 099-C3+4 | Jambor-Delgado | Jennifer | Farmland and Resource Conservation: Making "Green Acres" Work | Farmers Legal Action Group, Inc. (FLAG) | $125,125 | |
| 100-C3+4 | Brown | Timothy | MPRB Comprehensive Vegetation Management Plan | Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board | $190,000 | |
| Sub-Category C3+4 Total = | $11,755,392 | |||||
| CATEGORY C TOTAL = | $17,069,734 | |||||
| D. Land Acquisition for Habitat and Recreation (RECEIVED: 38 proposals/subtotal = $52,425,220; SELECTED TO PRESENT: 32 proposals/subtotal = $46,652,220) |
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| 101-D | Booth | Margaret (Peggy) | SNA Acquisition, Restoration, Enhancement & Citizen Engagement | DNR | $3,280,000 | |
| 102-D | Garms | Jason | Native Prairie Stewardship and Native Prairie Bank Acquisition | DNR | $1,020,000 | |
| 103-D | Stefferud | Arne | Metropolitan Regional Park System Land Acquisition | Metropolitan Council | $2,250,000 | |
| 104-D | Strommen | Sarah | MeCC 6 - Overall Metropolitan Conservation Corridors (MeCC) Summary [INCLUDES 8 ROWS BELOW CONSISTING OF 11 INDIVIDUAL SUB-PROPOSALS] |
Metro Conservation Corridors (Includes 7 partner organizations listed in 8 rows below) |
$7,035,600 | |
| 104-D-1.1+1.2 | Strommen | Sarah | MeCC 6 - Coordination, Mapping & Outreach (1.1) & Mapping and Database Work (1.2) | Minnesota Land Trust | $50,000 | |
| 104-D-2.1 | Lewanski | Tom | MeCC 6 - Restore and Enhance Significant Watershed Habitat (2.1) | Friends of the Mississippi River | $232,600 | |
| 104-D-2.3 | Buck | Wiley | MeCC 6 - Restoring Our Lands and Waters (2.3) | Great River Greening | $490,000 | |
| 104-D-2.6+3.3 | Loon | Deborah | MeCC 6 - Priority Expansion and Restoration MN Valley NW Refuge (2.6/3.3) | MN Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc. | $1,163,000 | |
| 104-D-2.7+3.7 | Singer | Alan | MeCC 6 - Dakota County Riparian and Lakeshore Protection (2.7/3.7) | Dakota County | $2,700,000 | |
| 104-D-3.1 | Nash | Becca | MeCC 6 - TPL's Critical Land Protection Program (3.1) | The Trust for Public Land | $1,000,000 | |
| 104-D-3.2 | Strommen | Sarah | MeCC 6 - Protect Significant Habitat by Acquiring Conservation Easements (3.2) | Minnesota Land Trust | $900,000 | |
| 104-D-3.5 | Halverson | Mike | MeCC 6 - Aquatic Management Area Acquisition (3.5) | DNR | $500,000 | |
| 105-D | Hark | Peter | State Parks and Trails Land Acquisition | DNR | $7,000,000 | |
| 106-D | Pavelko | Joe | HCP 7 - Overall Habitat Conservation Partnership Summary [INCLUDES 12 ROWS BELOW CONSISTING OF 12 INDIVIDUAL SUB-PROPOSALS] |
Habitat Conservation Partnership (Includes 8 partner organizations listed in 12 rows below) |
$7,592,000 | |
| 106-D-1a | Pavelko | Joe | HCP 7 - Coordination, Mapping & Data Management (1a) | Pheasants Forever, Inc. | $72,000 | |
| 106-D-2e | Mortensen | Steve | HCP 7 - Wild Rice/Waterfowl Habitat: Enhancement and Long-term Monitoring (2e) | Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe | $50,000 | |
| 106-D-2g | Willhite | Suzann | HCP 7 - Restoration & Management - Wildlife Management Areas (2g) | DNR | $30,000 | |
| 106-D-2h | Erickson-Eastwood | Linda | HCP 7 - Restoration & Management - DNR Fisheries (2h) | DNR | $200,000 | |
| 106-D-2o | Hoch | Greg | HCP 7 - Prairie Pothole Restoration on Waterfowl Areas (2o) | Friends of the Detroit Lakes Wetland Management Division | $75,000 | |
| 106-D-3a | Strommen | Sarah | HCP 7 - Shoreland Protection Program (3a) | Minnesota Land Trust | $900,000 | |
| 106-D-3c | Schneider | Jon | HCP 7 - Shallow Lake Conservation Easements (3c) | Ducks Unlimited | $1,650,000 | |
| 106-D-3d | Schneider | Jon | HCP 7 - Wetlands Reserve Program (3d) | Ducks Unlimited | $1,330,000 | |
| 106-D-4a | Pavelko | Joe | HCP 7 - WMA/WPA Acquisition beyond Boundaries (4a) | Pheasants Forever, Inc. | $1,750,000 | |
| 106-D-4c | McGillivray | Robert | HCP 7 - TPLs Critical Lands Protection Program (4c) | The Trust for Public Land | $1,000,000 | |
| 106-D-4h | Loon | Deborah | HCP 7 - Priority Acquisition, MN Valley Wetland Management District (4h) | MN Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc. | $500,000 | |
| 106-D-4i | Halverson | Mike | HCP 7 - Habitat Acquisition - DNR Professional Services (4i) | DNR | $35,000 | |
| 107-D | Sames | Wayne | Natural and Scenic Area Acquisition | DNR | $2,050,000 | |
| 108-D | Schumann | Angela | Bertram Chain of Lakes Regional Park Acquisition | City of Monticello | $758,000 | |
| 109-D | Potter | Ronald | Regional Park, Trail, and Connections Acquisition and Development | DNR | $3,075,000 | |
| 110-D | Johnson | Richard | Minnesota's Critical Lands - Acquisition, Restoration & Research | The Nature Conservancy | $2,650,000 | |
| 111-D | Meyer | Dr. Mary | Property Acquisition to Complete Arboretum's Boundary Protection Plan | U of MN - Minnesota Landscape Arboretum | $1,750,000 | |
| 112-D | Schmidt | Susan | LaSalle Lake: Protecting Critical Mississippi River Headwaters Lands | The Trust for Public Land | $8,000,000 | |
| 113-D | Thill | David | Expanded Conservation Easement for Kingswood Camp in Minnetrista | Hennepin County | $172,500 | |
| 114-D | Bednarz | Courtney | Phase II Andover Rum River Open Space Preservation | City of Andover | $219,000 | |
| 115-D | Konewko | DuWayne | Protecting Fish Creek Greenway in Ramsey County | City of Maplewood | $300,000 | |
| 116-D | Cobb | Brad | Minnesota River Valley Green Corridor Project Phase II | Green Corridor Inc. | $2,699,620 | |
| 117-D | Henschel | Andy | Restoring Native Habitat/Water Quality to Shell Rock River | Shell Rock River Watershed District | $2,576,500 | |
| CATEGORY D TOTAL = | $52,425,220 | |||||
| E. Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species (RECEIVED: 16 proposals/subtotal = $3,342,525; SELECTED TO PRESENT: 6 proposals/subtotal = $2,982,897) |
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| 118-E | Hicks | Randall | Improved Detection of Harmful Microbes in Ballast Water | U of MN | $290,801 | |
| 119-E | Chandler | Monika | Research and Implementation of Emerald Ash Borer Biocontrol | Department of Agriculture | $660,000 | |
| 120-E | Koch | Robert | Risk Assessment for Proactive Response to Forest Pests | Department of Agriculture | $566,340 | |
| 121-E | Chandler | Monika | Development of Biological Control for Common Tansy | Department of Agriculture | $193,600 | |
| 122-E | Gulliver | John | Phosphorus- Curlyleaf Pondweed Control by Sediment Iron Augmentation | U of MN | $647,000 | |
| 123-E | Eckberg | Jim | Switchgrass: A Biofuel Crop or Invasive Species? | Central Lakes College | $122,178 | |
| 124-E | Krischik | Vera | Landscape Management of EAB: Nontarget Consequences | U of MN | $343,578 | |
| 125-E | Brashaw | Brian | Microwave Heating to Kill EAB in Logs/Firewood | U of MN - NRRI | $220,078 | |
| 126-E | Jones | Alan | Community Grants to Suppress EAB on Private Lands | DNR | $1,000,000 | |
| 127-E | Brough | Tony | Innovative Aquatic Species Protection | Hennepin County | $300,000 | |
| 128-E | Koster | Jeff | Controlling Terrestrial Invasive Plants with Grazing Animals | Hiawath Valley Resource Conservation and Development | $85,000 | |
| 129-E | Patelke | Marsha | Controlling Invasive Plant Species with Portable Microwave Technology | U of MN - NRRI | $275,950 | |
| 130-E | Johnson | Ted | Washburn Milfoil Weevil Pilot Project | Lake Washburn Association | $250,000 | |
| 131-E | Baker | Fred | Recognizing Black Spruce Disease: Can Prevention Increase Harvest? | Utah State University | $232,434 | |
| 132-E | Grant | Brad | Pulling Together to Reduce Terrestrial Invasive Plants | Becker County Soil and Water Conservation District | $35,000 | |
| 133-E | Hugo | Gina | Diseased Tree Utilization and Disposal Pilot Program | Sherburne County Soil & Water Conservation District | $167,000 | |
| CATEGORY E TOTAL = | $5,388,959 | |||||
| F. Climate Change, Renewable Energy, and Air Quality (RECEIVED: 43 proposals/subtotal = $26,557,548; SELECTED TO PRESENT: 12 proposals/subtotal = $5,146,467) |
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| F1+2+5. Climate Change and Air Quality (RECEIVED: 5 proposals/subtotal = $1,667,484; SELECTED TO PRESENT: 5 proposals/subtotal = $1,667,484) |
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| 134-F1+2+5 | Lindquist | Mark | Establish Scientific Foundation for Peatland Carbon Sequestration Projects | DNR | $493,371 | |
| 135-F1+2+5 | Frelich | Lee | Climate Change and Resilience in Boreal Forests | U of MN | $215,414 | |
| 136-F1+2+5 | Manolis | Jim | Building Species and Habitat Resilience to Climate Change | DNR | $370,000 | |
| 137-F1+2+5 | Engstrom | Daniel | Unprecedented Recent Changes in Minnesota's Wilderness Lakes | Science Museum of Minnesota | $321,700 | |
| 138-F1+2+5 | Marshall | Julian | Addressing Ozone Pollution in Minnesota: Equity and Efficiency | U of MN | $266,999 | |
| 139-F1+2+5 | Stefan | Heinz | Sustaining Lake Trout, Walleye Habitat in Minnesota Lakes | U of MN | $307,000 | |
| 140-F1+2+5 | Pierce | Ann | Climate Vulnerability Assessment for Minnesota Habitats and Species | DNR | $487,500 | |
| 141-F1+2+5 | Reich | Peter | Northwoods Warming Experiment to Inform Adaptive Management | U of MN | $696,799 | |
| 142-F1+2+5 | Droessler | Bill | Industry Sector and Community Emission-Reduction Program | Minnesota Environmental Initiative | $497,109 | |
| 143-F1+2+5 | Thurstin | Lisa | Building Minnesota's Electric Vehicle Future | American Lung Association in Minnesota | $1,108,500 | |
| 144-F1+2+5 | Treat | Jessica | Promoting Transportation Choices to Achieve Reduced Emissions | St. Paul Smart Trips | $40,000 | |
| Sub-Category F1+2+5 Total = | $4,804,392 | |||||
| F3+4. Renewable Energy (RECEIVED: 32 proposals/subtotal = $21,753,156; SELECTED TO PRESENT: 7 proposals/subtotal = $3,478,983) |
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| 145-F3+4 | LaPara | Timothy | Energy Conservation at Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facilities | U of MN | $163,376 | |
| 146-F3+4 | D'Amato | Anthony | Evaluation of Biomass Harvesting Impacts on Minnesota's Forests | U of MN | $448,152 | |
| 147-F3+4 | Pawlisch | Lissa | Statewide Lodging Facilities: Energy & Water Conservation Expansion | U of MN | $470,000 | |
| 148-F3+4 | Strack | Otto | Cost-Effective, Efficient Geothermal Heat Pump Systems | U of MN | $850,895 | |
| 149-F3+4 | Dirkswager | Anna | Woody Biomass Harvesting for the Management of Brushlands | DNR | $207,250 | |
| 150-F3+4 | Schafer | Robert G. | Alternative Biofuel Crops to Conserve Water and Soil | Central Lakes College | $344,180 | |
| 151-F3+4 | Hill | Jason | Understanding the Environmental Sustainability of Minnesota's Emerging Bioeconomy | U of MN | $408,926 | |
| 152-F3+4 | Ukena | Bryan | Municipal Organics: Assessing Economic, Social and Environmental Impacts | Eureka Recycling | $501,356 | |
| 153-F3+4 | Carmody | John | Low Environmental Impact Sustainable Neighborhoods | U of MN | $800,000 | |
| 154-F3+4 | Morrison | Robert | Mitigating Climate Change through Biochar, a Biomass Byproduct | U of MN | $729,000 | |
| 155-F3+4 | Svedarsky | Dan | Aspen Parkland Ecosystem Conservation and Biomass Use | U of MN - Crookston | $220,000 | |
| 156-F3+4 | Fernholz | Kathryn | Supporting Community-Driven Sustainable Bioenergy Projects | Dovetail Partners, Inc. | $262,160 | |
| 157-F3+4 | Bilek | Amanda | Optimizing Biogas' Role in Meeting Minnesota's Energy Goals | Great Plains Institute | $484,400 | |
| 158-F3+4 | Franzen | Nathan | Olmsted County Landfill Dual Use Solar Project | Westwood Renewables, LLC | $2,200,000 | |
| 159-F3+4 | Moeger | Cathy | Wind Meteorological Assessment of Closed Landfills | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency | $405,000 | |
| 160-F3+4 | Tallaksen | Joel | Identifying Marginal Lands For Energy And Environmental Services | U of MN | $370,810 | |
| 161-F3+4 | Naplin | Charles | Establishing a Grass-Based Bioenergy Economy in Northwest Minnesota | Pembina Trail Resource Conservation and Development Council | $770,600 | |
| 162-F3+4 | Schafer | Robert G. | Bio-char: An Under-utilized Resource to Enhance Biofuel Crops | Central Lakes College | $324,860 | |
| 163-F3+4 | Carman | Bruce | WARF Greenhouse: Renewable, Sustainable Energy & Food System | City of Silver Bay | $450,000 | |
| 164-F3+4 | Kittelson | David | Liquid Biofuel With Economic And Environmental Benefits | U of MN | $151,963 | |
| 165-F3+4 | Deden | Jerome | Sustainable Energy Practices: Residential Environmental Learning Centers (RELCs)Phase2 | MN Coalition of Residential Learning Centers | $930,000 | |
| 166-F3+4 | Goetsch | Duane | Gasification of Cellulosic Biomass: Mitigation of Tar Formation | SynGas Technology, LLC | $421,021 | |
| 167-F3+4 | Christiansen | Sara | Protecting Minnesota's Aquifers: Zero-Discharge Ethanol Plant Wastewater Reuse | Southern Minnesota Association of Food and Ethanol | $1,892,900 | |
| 168-F3+4 | Valentas | Kenneth | Strategically using Minnesota's Biomass for Heat and Electricity | U of MN | $291,000 | |
| 169-F3+4 | Hebert | Duane | Winona County Land Rehabilitation through Recovered Landfill Energy | Winona County | $310,500 | |
| 170-F3+4 | Erickson-Eastwood | Linda | Energy Cost Reduction for DNR Fish Hatcheries | DNR | $400,000 | |
| 171-F3+4 | Hu | Bo | Biofuel Production and Nutrients Removal From Manure Wastewater | U of MN | $154,767 | |
| 172-F3+4 | Ouska | Kath | Research and Pilot Innovative Renewable Energy Installations | DNR | $1,350,000 | |
| 173-F3+4 | Klein | Peter | Midway Organic Power Project | Port Authority of the City of Saint Paul | $5,000,000 | |
| 174-F3+4 | Landenberger | Eddie | Urban Waste to Energy Pilot Program | Seward Redesign, Inc. | $329,000 | |
| 175-F3+4 | Blake-Bradley | Nicola | Elk River Business Recycling Assistance Program | City of Elk River | $32,000 | |
| 176-F3+4 | Gillitzer | Peter | Linking Brushland Management and Bioenergy Feedstock Supply | Stempower Resources | $79,040 | |
| Sub-Category F3+4 Total = | $21,753,156 | |||||
| CATEGORY F TOTAL = | $26,557,548 | |||||
| G. Environmental Education (RECEIVED: 38 proposals/subtotal = $11,788,127; SELECTED TO PRESENT: 9 proposals/subtotal = $4,609,770) |
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| 177-G | Sierks | William | Minnesota Schools Cutting Carbon- Conserving Energy and Water | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency | $1,370,000 | |
| 178-G | Woods | Steve | Minnesota Conservation Apprentice Academy | Board of Water and Soil Resources | $387,000 | |
| 179-G | Blair | Robert | Minnesota Junior Master Naturalist: An After-School Program | U of MN | $365,459 | |
| 180-G | Boyd-Smith | Steve | Minnesota Zoo Black Bear Interpretation and Outreach | Minnesota Zoo | $188,600 | |
| 181-G | Burkett | Eleanor | Minnesota Citizen Leadership Training Institute for Sustainable Waters | U of MN | $247,282 | |
| 182-G | Berkenkamp | JoAnne | State-wide Adoption of School Garden Environmental Education | Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy | $305,097 | |
| 183-G | Corney | Jeffrey | Ecology of Climate Change School and Community Partnership | U of MN | $235,000 | |
| 184-G | Mallman | James | Digital Bridge to Nature - Advanced Teacher Workshops | Watchable Wildlife, Inc. | $90,000 | |
| 185-G | Karius | Mary | UrbanWatch: Environmental Education for Urban Youth | Hennepin County | $708,111 | |
| 186-G | Dybsetter | Anne | YES!(2.0) 30 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Projects | Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center | $246,000 | |
| 187-G | Rieckenberg | Cara | Creating and Maintaining an Environmental Culture | Prior Lake-Savage Area School District | $245,953 | |
| 188-G | Johnson-Grass | Tim | Conservation Corps Statewide Low-Income Solar Home Heating | Conservation Corps - Minnesota | $565,000 | |
| 189-G | Ponder | Julia | Following Eagles to Link Students and Nature | U of MN | $177,500 | |
| 190-G | Kowalczak | Courtney | Students and Citizens Partnering to Protect Water | Minnesota Waters | $194,960 | |
| 191-G | Schuler | Kathleen | Community-Based Approach to Reducing Estrogenic Water Contaminants | Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy | $299,700 | |
| 192-G | Groth | Jamie | Expanding the Energy Resource Advisor Program in Minnesota | Winona - State University | $563,748 | |
| 193-G | Ferrington Jr. | Leonard C. | Educating Under-represented Groups About Careers in ESPM | U of MN | $49,966 | |
| 194-G | Kohn | Janine | Minnesota Outdoor Classrooms: Professional Development | Pheasants Forever, Inc. | $48,000 | |
| 195-G | Smith | Katy | Heightened Watershed Awareness in the Red River | U of MN - Crookston | $184,432 | |
| 196-G | Matteson | Shanai | Creative Convergence: Art and Science for Environmental Engagement | Bell Museum of Natural History | $272,999 | |
| 197-G | Nelson | Lori | Community Clean-Ups for Water Quality | Friends of the Minnesota Valley | $364,480 | |
| 198-G | Cung | Josee | Integrating Hmong Hunting and Fishing Heritage into Management | DNR | $491,000 | |
| 199-G | Eadens | Lisa | Zumbro Watershed Comprehensive Water Literacy for Change | Zumbro Watershed Partnership | $229,500 | |
| 200-G | Fredin | Tracy | Waters to the Sea: Rivers of Minnesota | Hamline University | $451,494 | |
| 201-G | St. Clair | Siah | Springbrook Nature Center Natural Resource Management Education | Springbrook Nature Center | $55,000 | |
| 202-G | Matthees | Jenifer | MN DNR State Fair Fish Habitat Educational Aquariums | DNR | $1,000,000 | |
| 203-G | Griffith | Sam | Sandstone Preserve and Gardens | City of Sandstone | $624,200 | |
| 204-G | Sleeper | Faye | Environmental Education Grants for Youth | U of MN - Water Resources Center | $302,809 | |
| 205-G | Levenson-Falk | Annie | Water Quality Smartphone Application | Citizens League | $52,500 | |
| 206-G | Grose | Matt | Northern Minnesota Site-Based Watershed Education | Itasca Area Schools Collaborative | $540,698 | |
| 207-G | Engstrom | Gretchen | RELC "Gardenology" Project | Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center | $34,300 | |
| 208-G | Measells | Jill | Minnesota Children's Museum's Exploration of the Natural World | Minnesota Children's Museum | $20,000 | |
| 209-G | Voeltz | Ami | Local Communities Launch Native Garden Commons Education Sites | Do It Green! Minnesota | $33,000 | |
| 210-G | Ous | Garrett | Protecting, Restoring, and Managing Northeastern Minnesota's Invaluable Forests | Itasca County | $219,475 | |
| 211-G | Kudelka | Scott | Minnesota River Public Outreach - Restoration Success Stories | MN State University - Mankato: Water Resources Center | $148,880 | |
| 212-G | Kleist | Christopher | RSPT: Reaching Out to Engage & Affect Change | City of Duluth | $150,000 | |
| 213-G | Blake-Bradley | Nicola | Central Minnesota Audubon Society Environmental Education Outreach Activities | Audubon Society - Central Minnesota | $11,410 | |
| 214-G | Johnson | Erika | Community Clean Water Stewardship Collaborative | Pelican River Watershed District | $232,235 | |
| CATEGORY G TOTAL = | $11,788,127 | |||||
| H. Other Ideas (RECEIVED: 6 proposals/subtotal = $16,512,413; SELECTED TO PRESENT: 2 proposals/subtotal = $15,075,570) |
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| 215-H | Nelson | Courtland | Lake Vermilion State Park Development | DNR | $15,000,000 | |
| 216-H | Moen | Ron | Helping the Canada Lynx Population in Minnesota Recover | U of MN - NRRI | $75,570 | |
| 217-H | Eckman | Karlyn | Social Evaluation Toolkit for Water Resources Projects | U of MN - Water Resources Center | $291,451 | |
| 218-H | Vogel | Mary | Minnesota River Water Trail: Leveraging Existing Public Access | U of MN - Center for Changing Landscapes | $225,000 | |
| 219-H | Fisher | Shannon | Conservation Marketplace of Minnesota | Minnesota River Board | $670,392 | |
| 220-H | Vanderbosch | Neil | Aquaculture Reduction in Natural Wetlands | DNR | $250,000 | |
| CATEGORY H TOTAL = | $16,512,413 | |||||
| OVERALL TOTAL = | $161,926,985 | |||||