ENRTF ID: 039-A

Project Title: Minnesota Nature Trackers: A Citizen Science Project 

Category: A. Foundational Natural Resource Data and Information

Summary: This project will expand foundational knowledge on the diversity and distribution of trees, dragonflies, bees, and a suite of emerging terrestrial invasive plants by involving the public as citizen scientists. 

Total Project Budget: $ 661,855 
Proposed Project Time Period for the Funding Requested: June 30, 2024 (4 yrs) 

Name: Robert Blair 
Sponsoring Organization: U of MN Job Title: Dr. 
Department: Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology 
Address: 2003 Upper Buford Circle, Suite 135 
St. Paul MN 55108 
Telephone Number: (651) 644-1591 
Email blairrb@umn.edu Web Address: 

Location: Statewide 

Alternate Text for Visual: Process of developing four survey protocols for citizen scientists; collecting and validating data; and creating an atlas of the diversity and distribution of the dragonflies, trees, bees, and emerging terrestrial invasive plants in Minnesota.