ENRTF ID: 229-F

Project Title: Predicting Pollen Dispersal: Impact on Habitat and Population

Category: F. Methods to Protect, Restore, and Enhance Land, Water, and Habitat

Summary: We will conduct laboratory and field measurement of pollen dispersal by wind, and obtain a predictive model useful for both prairie conservation/restoration and for the evaluation of air quality.

Total Project Budget: $ 325,918
Proposed Project Time Period for the Funding Requested: June 30, 2023 (3 yrs)

Name: Filippo Coletti
Sponsoring Organization: U of MN
Department: College of Science and Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics
Address: 110 Union St SE, Akerman Hall
Minneapolis MN 55455
Telephone Number: (612) 625-6694
Email fcoletti@umn.edu

Location: Statewide

Alternate Text for Visual: The visual illustrates vast regions in Minnesota targeted by prairie protection efforts, and how we will measure pollen dispersal in wind tunnel and field experiments, to obtain useful prediction tools.