Minnesota Legislature
FY 2023 LSOHC Draft Accomplishment Plans
At the October 7, 2021 council meeting, members recommended funding for 46 programs totaling $139,244,000. Below, managers have completed DRAFT accomplishment plans for their programs reflecting the recommended amounts. These plans have not been approved by the council, nor have the recommended amounts been appropriated by the legislature.
| Subd/Proposal | Title | Project Manager | Organization | Recommended Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Acquisition |
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| 2a/PA01 | Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area Program - Phase XIV | Eran Sandquist | Pheasants Forever, Inc. | $5,520,000 |
| 2b/PA02 | RIM Grasslands Reserve Phase IV | John Voz | BWSR | $4,424,000 |
| 2c/PA03 | Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the Southern Red River Valley - Phase VIII | Sabin Adams | MN Prairie Chicken Society / Pheasants Forever, Inc. | $4,330,000 |
| 2d/PA04 | MN Prairie Recovery Program Phase 12 | Neal Feeken | The Nature Conservancy | $4,400,000 |
| 2e/PA05 | Enhanced Public Land - Open Landscapes - Phase II | Sabin Adams | Minnesota Sharp-Tailed Grouse Society/Pheasants Forever, Inc. | $2,494,000 |
| 2f/PA06 | RIM Buffers for Wildlife and Water - Phase X | Dusty Van Thuyne | BWSR | $4,283,000 |
| 2g/PA07 | Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge, Phase XIII | Ruth Thornton | The Nature Conservancy | $3,774,000 |
| 2h/PA08 | Martin County DNR WMA Phase 6 | Doug Hartke | Fox Lake Conservation League, Inc. | $1,929,000 |
| Prairie Restore / Enhance |
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| 2i/PRE01 | DNR Grassland Enhancement - Phase 14 | Greg Hoch | MN DNR | $3,012,000 |
| Forest Acquisition |
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| 3a/FA02 | Minnesota Forest Recovery Project: Phase II | Jim Manolis | The Nature Conservancy | $4,471,000 |
| 3b/FA03 | 2022 Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape ACUB Phase X | Shannon Wettstein | Morrison SWCD | $2,909,000 |
| 3c/FA04 | Minnesota Forests for the Future Phase IX | Christine Ostern | MN DNR | $2,439,000 |
| 3d/FA05 | Big Woods Protection at Stieg Woods | Michael Bauer | City of Rogers | $995,000 |
| Forest Restore / Enhance |
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| 3e/FRE01 | DNR Forest Enhancement Phase 2 | Greg Hoch | MN DNR | $2,118,000 |
| Wetland Acquisition |
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| 4a/WA01 | Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area Program - Phase XIV | Eran Sandquist | Pheasants Forever, Inc. | $5,400,000 |
| 4b/WA02 | Wetland Habitat Protection and Restoration Program - Phase 7 | Wayne Ostlie | Minnesota Land Trust | $3,248,000 |
| 4c/WA03 | Wild Rice Shoreland Protection - Phase VIII | Bill Penning | BWSR | $1,434,000 |
| 4d/WA04 | Shallow Lake & Wetland Protection & Restoration Program - Phase XI | Jon Schneider | Ducks Unlimited | $4,660,000 |
| 4e/WA05 | RIM Wetlands - Restoring the most productive habitat in Minnesota's Prairie Pothole Region | John Voz | BWSR | $4,095,000 |
| Wetland Restore / Enhance |
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| 4f/WRE01 | Living Shallow Lake Enhancement & Wetland Restoration Initiative - Phase VIII | Jon Schneider | Ducks Unlimited | $5,027,000 |
| 4d/WRE02 | DNR Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetland Enhancements Phase 14 | Ricky Lien | MN DNR | $2,244,000 |
| Habitat Acquisition |
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| 5a/HA02 | Dakota County Habitat Protection/Restoration Phase VIII | Lisa West | Dakota County | $5,915,000 |
| 5b/HA03 | Integrating Habitat and Clean Water | Bill Penning | BWSR | $2,300,000 |
| 5c/HA04 | Protecting Coldwater Fisheries on Minnesota's North Shore - Phase 2 | Wayne Ostlie | Minnesota Land Trust | $3,311,000 |
| 5d/HA05 | Southeast Minnesota Protection and Restoration Phase 10 | Robert McGillivray | The Trust for Public Land | $5,225,000 |
| 5e/HA06 | Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor Project Phase 7 | Tim Terrill | Mississippi Headwaters Board | $5,329,000 |
| 5f/HA07 | Shell Rock River Watershed Habitat Restoration Program - Phase XI | Courtney Phillips | Shell Rock River Watershed District | $1,403,000 |
| 5g/HA08 | DNR WMA and SNA Acquisition, Ph. 14 | Rick Walsh | MN DNR | $1,391,000 |
| 5h/HA09 | Cannon River Watershed Habitat Protection and Restoration Program - Phase 11 | Kristi Pursell | Clean River Partners (formerly Cannon River Watershed Partnership) | $2,571,000 |
| 5i/HA10 | Washington County Habitat Protection and Restoration Partnership | June Mathiowetz | Washington County | $4,182,000 |
| 5j/HA11 | 2022 Metro Big Rivers Phase 12 | Deborah Loon | MN Valley Trust (Metro Big Rivers) | $7,996,000 |
| 5k/HA12 | St. Croix Watershed Habitat Protection and Restoration Phase 3 | Monica Zachay | St. Croix River Association | $3,612,000 |
| 5l/HA13 | Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase VIII | Annie Knight | Northern Waters Land Trust | $4,424,000 |
| 5m/HA14 | Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection & Restoration, Phase 4 | Sarah Boser | Sauk River Watershed District | $3,990,000 |
| Habitat Restore / Enhance |
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| 5n/HRE02 | DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Enhancement - Phase 5 | Jamison Wendel | MN DNR | $5,049,000 |
| 5o/HRE03 | Klondike Clean Water Retention Project part 2 | Dan Money | Two Rivers Watershed District | $964,000 |
| 5p/HRE04 | Buffalo River Watershed Stream Habitat Program - Phase 2 | Kristine Altrichter | Buffalo-Red River Watershed District | $2,348,000 |
| 5g/HRE05 | DNR St. Louis River Restoration Initiative Ph. 9 | Melissa Sjolund | MN DNR | $4,794,000 |
| 5r/HRE07 | DNR Fish Passage Enhancement through Targeted Culvert Replacement - Phase 1 | Jamison Wendel | MN DNR | $831,000 |
| 5s/HRE08 | Restoring and Enhancing Minnesota's Important Bird Areas, Phase 3 | Alexandra Wardwell | Audubon Minnesota | $2,087,000 |
| 5t/HRE10 | Enhancing Metro and North Shore Trout Stream Habitats | John Lenczewski | Minnesota Trout Unlimited | $1,130,000 |
| 5u/HRE11 | Daylighting Phalen Creek | Samuel Wegner | Lower Phalen Creek Project | $3,230,000 |
| Other |
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| 6b/O1 | Restoration Evaluations - ML 2022 | Wade Johnson | MN DNR | $200,000 |
| 6a/O2 | Contract Management 2022 | Katherine Sherman-Hoehn | MN DNR | $300,000 |
| 5v/CPL | Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program Ph. 14: Statewide and Metro Habitat | Kathy Varble | MN DNR | $9,450,000 |
| 6c/IDP | DNR IDP Coordinator | Jamie Gangaware | MN DNR | $123,000 |
| Total: $155,361,000 |