ENRTF ID: 050-AH

Project Title: Developing Innovative Technology to Track Wildlife Movements

Category: H. Proposals seeking $200,000 or less in funding
Sub-Category: A. Foundational Natural Resource Data and Information

Summary: We will build a cost-effective network of automated radio-telemetry stations to assess fine-scale habitat use and track movements of wildlife to inform and improve management decisions for multiple taxa.

Total Project Budget: $ 168,265
Proposed Project Time Period for the Funding Requested: June 30, 2022 (2 yrs)

Name: Alexis Grinde
Sponsoring Organization: U of MN -Duluth
Department: Natural Resources Research Institute
Address: 5013 Miller Trunk Highway
Duluth MN 55811
Telephone Number: (218) 788-2747
Email agrinde@d.umn.edu

Location: Statewide

Alternate Text for Visual: A diagram of an automated radio telemetry station (antenna attached to a tripod with a small solar panel) along with pictures of three habitats; forest, wetland, and grassland. Diagrams of wood frog, rose-breasted grosbeak, and least weasel are pictured with radio-transmitters attached. Project outcomes are emphasized in text.