Minnesota Legislature
FY 2012 Draft Accomplishment Plans
At the December 15, 2010 council meeting, members recommended funding for 27 programs totalling $86 million. Managers completed the below draft accomplishment plans for their programs reflecting the recommended amounts.
FY 2012 Final Appropriation Language and Accomplishment Plans
| Subd | Title | Project Manager | Organization | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2(a) | Wildlife Management Areas, Scientific and Natural Areas, and Prairie Bank Easements, Phase 3 | Dennis Simon | MN DNR | $ 3,931,000 |
| 2(b) | Accelerated Prairie Restoration and Enhancement on DNR Lands, Phase 3 | Bill Penning | MN DNR - Wildlife | $ 1,652,000 |
| 2(c) | Minnesota Buffers for Wildlife & Water | Matt Holland and Tabor Hoek | Pheasants Forever Inc. and MN Board of Water and Soil Resources | $ 2,249,000 |
| 2(d) | Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition, Phase 3 | Michael Pressman | The Nature Conservancy | $ 1,720,000 |
| 2(e) | MN Prairie Recovery Project, Phase 2 | Neal Feeken | The Nature Conservancy | $ 4,500,000 |
| 2(f) | Cannon River Headwaters Habitat Complex, Phase 1 | Becca Nash | The Trust for Public Land | $ 1,533,000 |
| 2(g) | Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area Program, Phase 3 | Joe Pavelko | Pheasants Forever | $ 5,500,000 |
| 2(h) | Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area Program, Phase 3 | Joe Pavelko and Jim Leach | Pheasants Forever and USFWS | $ 9,815,000 |
| 2(i) | The Green Corridor Legacy Program - Phase 3 | Bradley H. Cobb | Redwood Area Communities Foundation/Green Corridor Inc. | $ 1,771,000 |
| 3(a) | Minnesota Forests for the Future, Phase 3 | Richard Peterson | MN DNR - Forestry | $ 5,409,000 |
| 3(b) | La Salle Lake: Protecting Critical Mississippi Headwaters Habitat | Bob McGillivray | Trust for Public Land | $ 4,632,000 |
| 3(c) | Accelerated Forest Habitat Enhancement, Phase 2 | Cynthia Osmundson | MN DNR | $ 826,000 |
| 3(d) | Northeastern Minnesota Sharp-Tailed Grouse Habitat Partnership, Phase 2 | Ward Julien and Joe Pavelko | MN Sharp-tailed Grouse Society and Pheasants Forever (Fiscal Agent) | $ 988,000 |
| 3(e) | Lower Mississippi River Habitat Partnership, Phase 2 | Tim Schlagenhaft | MN DNR | $ 707,000 |
| 3(f) | Protect Key Forest Habitat Lands in Cass County, Phase 2 | Joshua Stevenson | Cass County | $ 604,000 |
| 3(g) | State Forest Acquisition | Dave Schuller | MN DNR | $ 1,205,000 |
| 4(a) | The Reinvest in Minnesota Wetlands Reserve Acquisition and Restoration Program Partnership, Phase 3 | Kevin J. Lines and Tim Koehler | Board of Water & Soil Resources and USDA | $ 13,000,000 |
| 4(b) | Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetlands Restoration and Enhancement, Phase 3 | Ray Norrgard | MN DNR | $ 936,000 |
| 4(c) | Shallow Lake Shoreland Protection: Wild Rice Lakes | Jon Schneider and Kevin Lines | Ducks Unlimited and Board of Water & Soil Resources | $ 1,891,000 |
| 5(a) | Accelerated Aquatic Management Area Habitat Program, Phase 3 | Michael Duval | MN DNR | $ 6,500,000 |
| 5(b) | Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement Program, Phase 3 | John Lenczewski | Minnesota Trout Unlimited | $ 1,533,000 |
| 5(c) | Land Addition to Janet Johnson Memorial Wildlife Management Area | Jeffrey Fertig | Chisago County | $ 577,000 |
| 5(d) | Metro Big Rivers Habitat Phase 2 | Deborah Loon | MN Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc. | $ 5,000,000 |
| 5(e) | Protecting Sensitive Shorelands in North Central Minnesota | Paula West | Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation | $ 1,098,000 |
| 5(f) | Restoring Native Habitat and Water Quality to Shell Rock River, Phase 2 | Andy Henschel | Shell Rock River Watershed District | $ 2,577,000 |
| 5(g) | Outdoor Heritage Conservation Partners Grant Program, Phase 3 | Leslie Tannahill | DNR | $ 5,629,000 |
| 6(a) | Contract Management | Wayne Sames | MN DNR | $ 175,000 |
| 6(b) | Legislative Coordinating Commission | LCC | $ 942,000 | |
| 6(c) | Technical Assistance Panel | Rachel Hopper | MN DNR | $ 42,000 |