ENRTF ID: 170-E

Project Title: Increasing Resilience of Lakes to Extreme Precipitation Events

Category: E. Air Quality, Climate Change, and Renewable Energy

Summary: We will identify and communicate watershed best management practices for increasing resilience of coldwater fish habitat in lakes to warming and increased frequency of extreme storm events.

Total Project Budget: $ 323,780
Proposed Project Time Period for the Funding Requested: June 30, 2024 (4 yrs)

Name: Gretchen Hansen
Sponsoring Organization: U of MN
Department: CFANS/FWCB
Address: 135 Skok Hall, 2003 Upper Buford Cr
St. Paul MN 55108
Telephone Number: (612) 624-4228
Email ghansen@umn.edu
Web Address: http://gretchenhansen.squarespace.com/

Location: Statewide

Alternate Text for Visual: Extreme rain events are occurring more frequently. Coldwater fish can die from lack of oxygen, but lakes respond differently. We will assess how and why lakes respond to extreme rain.