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FY 2028 / ML 2027 LSOHC Funding Requests Received

The funding requests below will be considered by the Council for recommendation to the legislature in 2027. The Council received 63 requests totaling over $466 million.


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Prairie Acquisition



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PA01
Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area Program - Phase XIX
Sabin Adams Pheasants Forever $15,955,500
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PA02
Acquisition and restoration of terrace wetland complex with potential fen characteristic
Josie Trople Commons Land Community Land Trust $1,751,100
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PA03
DNR Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection-Phase IX
Judy Elbert Minnesota Department of Natural Resources $3,575,000
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PA04
DNR WMA & SNA Acquisition, Phase XIV
Jeff Tillma Minnesota Department of Natural Resources $4,451,000
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PA05
Great Prairie Lakes and Wetlands Restoration Initiative
John F. Smeltzer Spirit Lake Protective Association $4,838,200
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PA06
Lower Sioux Prairie and Wetland Habitat Protection and Restoration Project
Joseph Goodthunder Lower Sioux Indian Community $5,000,000
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PA07
Martin County WMA Acquisition Phase 11
Doug Hartke Fox Lake Conservation League, Inc. $12,972,000
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PA08
Minnesota Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (MN CREP)
Dusty Van Thuyne MN BWSR $10,000,000
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PA09
Minnesota River Watershed Habitat Conservation Program Phase 2
Todd Rexine Great River Greening $9,680,000
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PA10
MN Prairie Recovery Program
Liz Beery The Nature Conservancy $14,040,000
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PA11
Prairie Chicken Habitat Partnership of the Southern Red River Valley - Phase XIII
Sabin Adams Pheasants Forever $10,564,400
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PA12
RIM Buffers for Wildlife and Water - Phase XIII
Dusty Van Thuyne MN BWSR $5,000,000
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PA13
Western Minnesota Prairie and Wetland Protection Program
Wayne Ostlie Minnesota Land Trust $8,340,000
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Prairie Restore/Enhance



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PRE01
Enhanced Public Land - Grasslands - Phase X
Sabin Adams Pheasants Forever $8,681,000
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PRE02
Restoring Minnesota's Prairie Pothole Ecosystem - Phase 1
Wayne Ostlie Minnesota Land Trust $6,960,000
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Forest Acquisition



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FA01
2027 Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape ACUB Protection Program Phase 14
Shannon Wettstein Morrison SWCD $5,820,000
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FA02
Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Corridor Project Phase 11
Tim Terrill Mississippi Headwaters Board $5,000,000
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FA03
MN Forests of the Future Phase XI South East Blufflands to Northern Forests Protection
Andy Kernan Minnesota Department of Natural Resources $8,000,000
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FA04
Pine and Leech Watershed Phase IV Forest Habitat Protection
Melissa Barrick Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District $4,290,000
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Forest Restore / Enhance



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FRE01
DNR Statewide Forest Enhancement-Phase 7
Ted Dick Minnesota Department of Natural Resources $4,451,000
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FRE02
Enhancing Black Ash Forests for Resilience and Habitat
Dale Gentry Audubon Upper Mississippi River $4,164,000
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FRE03
Metro Forests for Minnesota Wildlife and Communities
Rebecca Tucker Great River Greening $2,968,000
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FRE04
Minnesota Forest Recovery Project
Chris Dunham The Nature Conservancy $9,864,900
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Wetland Acquisition



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WA01
Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area Program - Phase XIX
Sabin Adams Pheasants Forever $14,264,800
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WA02
RIM Wetlands - Restoring the most productive habitat in Minnesota
John Voz MN BWSR $7,500,000
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WA03
Shallow Lake & Wetland Protection & Restoration Program
Jon Schneider Ducks Unlimited $16,995,000
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Wetland Restore / Enhance



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WRE01
2027 Accelerating the USFWS Habitat Conservation Easement Program
Logan Shoup Ducks Unlimited $14,499,000
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WRE02
DNR Shallow Lakes and Wetland Enhancements Phase 19
Ricky Lien Minnesota Department of Natural Resources $1,777,000
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WRE03
DNR Statewide control and reduction of invasive Phragmites Phase I
Michael Verhoeven Minnesota Department of Natural Resources $1,422,500
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WRE04
Living Shallow Lakes and Wetlands Enhancement & Restoration Initiative
John Lindstrom Ducks Unlimited $11,776,000
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WRE05
Mud River Enhancement Phase II
Tammy Audette Red Lake Watershed District $3,200,000
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WRE06
Otter and Campbell Lakes Habitat Enhancement and Restoration Phase 1
Michael Stifter City of Hutchinson $3,000,000
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Habitat Acquisition



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HA01
2027 Riparian Habitat Protection In the kettle and Snake River Watersheds
Paul Swanson Pine County Soil and Water Conservation District $4,000,000
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HA02
2027 St. Croix Watershed Habitat Protection and Restoration Phase 8
Marc White Wild Rivers Conservancy $11,167,000
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HA03
Cannon River Watershed Habitat Protection and Restoration Program
Jennifer Tonko Clean River Partners $12,138,000
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HA04
Dakota County Habitat Protection/Restoration Phase IX
Alexander Scurto Dakota County $4,942,400
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HA05
Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic North Central Minnesota Lakes - ML2027
Annie Knight Northern Waters Land Trust $8,476,000
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HA06
Metro Big Rivers Phase 17
Neal Feekan MN Valley Trust $20,569,000
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HA07
Protecting Minnesota's Lakes of Outstanding Biological Significance - Phase 6
Annie Knight Northern Waters Land Trust $7,330,000
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HA08
RIM Priority Habitat
Kevin Roth MN BWSR $7,500,000
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HA09
Southeast Minnesota Protection and Restoration Phase 15
David Ruff The Nature Conservancy $16,585,600
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HA10
Wild Rice Shoreland Protection Phase X
Kevin Roth MN BWSR $3,500,000
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Habitat Restore / Enhance



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HRE01
Anoka Sand Plain Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase 11
Wiley Buck Great River Greening $5,502,000
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HRE02
Beaver Creek Habitat Restoration
Jennifer Biederman Minnesota Trout Unlimited $1,777,000
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HRE03
Daylighting Phalen Creek - Phase 2
Gabby Menomin Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi $6,781,400
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HRE04
DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Phase 10
Dean Paron Minnesota Department of Natural Resources $16,328,000
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HRE05
DNR Fish Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Phase 1
Heather Baird Minnesota Department of Natural Resources $7,112,300
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HRE06
DNR Irish Creek Watershed Enhancement, Phase 1
Jeramy Pinkerton Minnesota Department of Natural Resources $3,370,000
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HRE07
DNR Roving Crew 4
Greg Hoch Minnesota Department of Natural Resources $13,006,900
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HRE08
Enhancing Agate Bay's Coastal Wetland Habitat along the Lake Superior Shore in Lake County, Minnesota
Kari Hedin Lake County Soil & Water Conservation District $745,300
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HRE09
Knife River Habitat Rehabilitation Project-PH VIII
Blake Francis (RWF); Kevin J. Bovee (LSSA) Lake Superior Steelhead Association (LSSA) with Rajala Woods Foundation (RWF) $2,661,000
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HRE10
Little Cannon River Stream Habitat Restoration - Construction Phase
John Lenczewski Minnesota Trout Unlimited $4,952,200
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HRE11
Minnnesota Marine Art Museum LSCOHC Proposal
Mike Linnemann Minnesota Marine Art Museum $2,452,400
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HRE12
Minnesota Statewide Trout Habitat Enhancement & Protection - Construction
John Lenczewski Minnesota Trout Unlimited $4,085,000
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HRE13
Protection and Resiliency in the Rainy River Headwaters
Robert Kimmel-Hass Cook County $3,000,000
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HRE14
Restoring priority habitats for Hennepin County's sensitive wildlife
Kristine Maurer Hennepin County $6,691,400
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HRE15
Swift Coulee Channel Restoration / Enhancement - Phase 2
Morteza Maher Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers Watershed District $2,043,000
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HRE16
Tamarac River Enhancement Project - Phase 1
Lon Aune Marshall County $7,876,000
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Other



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CPL
Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program ML27/FY28
David Stein DNR $15,000,000
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O1
2027 Contract Management
Katherine Sherman-Hoehn DNR $550,000
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O2
2027 Restoration Evaluations - ML 2027
Wade Johnson MN DNR $206,000
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O3
DNR Core Functions in Partner-led OHF Acquisitions
Jennifer Olson Minnesota Department of Natural Resources $124,500
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Total:
$466,029,100