ENRTF ID: 025-A 

Project Title: Healthy Prairies III: Restoring MN prairie plant diversity 

Category: A. Foundational Natural Resource Data and Information

Summary: We will collect and preserve germplasm of plants throughout Minnesotas prairie region, study microbial effects on them, and discover the scale of local adaptation and the capacity for ongoing adaptation. 

Total Project Budget: $ 1,128,000 
Proposed Project Time Period for the Funding Requested: June 30, 2023 (3 yrs) 

Name: Ruth Shaw 
Sponsoring Organization: U of MN Job Title: Professor 
Department: Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior Address: 1479 Gortner Ave. 
St. Paul MN 55108 
Telephone Number: (612) 624-7206 
Email shawx016@umn.edu 
Web Address: http://ruthgshaw.wordpress.com/ 

Location: Region: Central, Metro, Northwest, Southwest, Southeast 
County Name: Becker, Clay, Cottonwood, Douglas, Houston, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Mahnomen, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Rock, Stearns, Stevens, Wabasha, Washington 

Alternate Text for Visual: Illustrations of the three Activities: gathering seeds in prairie remnants, evaluating microbial effects on Dalea, map of experimental sites, as well as collection sites.