2006 PROJECT ABSTRACTS
MN Laws 2006, Chapter 243,
Section 19 & Section 20 (beginning June 2006)
The following documents are short abstracts for projects funded during
the 2006 Legislative Session. The final date of completion for these
projects is listed at the end of the abstract. When available, we have
provided links to a projects web site. The sites linked to this page
are not created, maintained, or endorsed by the LCMR/LCCMR office or
the Minnesota Legislature.
Section 19
Administration
Section 20
Fish & Wildlife Habitat
Water
Resources
Land Use and Natural Resource Information
Energy
Environmental Education
Section 19
Administration
Sec. 19
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources
Section 20
Fish & Wildlife Habitat
Subd. 8 Land Exchange
Revolving Fund for Aitkin, Cass, and
Crow Wing Counties
Subd. 9 Riparian Land
Acquisition
Subd. 11 Forest Legacy
Water Resources
Subd. 6 Lake Superior
Research - Research
Subd. 7 Impacts
on Minnesota's Aquatic Resources from Climate
Change - Research
Land
Use and Natural Resource Information
Subd. 5 Land Cover
Mapping for Natural Resource Protection
Subd. 10 Statewide Conservation
and Preservation Plan
Energy
Subd. 3 Phillips
Biomass Community Energy System*
*DECLINED - TRANSFERRED TO 2008
RECOMMENDATIONS
Subd. 4 Laurentian
Energy Authority Biomass Project
Environmental Education
Subd. 2 Enhancing
Civic Understanding of Groundwater
Funding Sources: (**note: all
projects are TF, unless otherwise noted)
Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (TF)
Great Lakes Protection Account (GLP)
ADMINISTRATION
Legislative-Citizen
Commission on Minnesota Resources
Section 19 $550,000
John Velin,
Director
LCCMR
100 Rev. Dr.
Martin Luther King Blvd.
65 - State Office
Building
St. Paul,
MN 55155
Phone:
(651)296-2406
Fax:
(651)296-1321
E-mail:
lcmr@commissions.leg.state.mn.us
Web:
http://www.commissions.leg.state.mn.us/lcmr/lcmr.htm
For
administration as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.09,
subdivision 5.
Fish and
Wildlife Habitat
Land
Exchange Revolving Fund for Aitkin, Cass, and Crow Wing Counties
Section 20, Subd.
8 $290,000
Mark
Jacobs
Aitkin
County
209
- 2nd Street NW
Aitkin,
MN 56431
Phone: 218-927-7364
Fax: 218-927-7249
E-mail: mjacobs@co.aitkin.mn.us
Web: www.co.aitkin.mn.us
To establish a
six-year revolving loan fund for Aitkin, Cass, and Crow Wing
Counties to improve public and private land ownership patterns,
increase management efficiency, and protect critical habitat.
Project due to be
completed: 6/30/2011
Riparian
Land Acquisition
Section 20, Subd.
9 $640,000
Mike Halverson
DNR
500 Lafayette Rd
St. Paul, MN
55155
Phone: (651)
259-5209
Fax: (651)
297-4916
E-mail: mike.halverson@dnr.state.mn.us
Overall Project
Outcome and Results
Through leverage created by this funding, this project resulted in a
grand total of approximately 149 acres and 2.13 miles of lake and
stream shoreline being acquired in fee title. Environmental and
Natural Resources Trust Fund dollars directly acquired 52.2 acres of
the total, including 0.85 miles of lake and stream shoreline.
Outside funds ($527,980) and other state monies ($2,025,220) leveraged
with Trust Fund dollars totaled $2,553,200. These contributions
helped acquire the remaining acres of the grand total including 79.4
acres and 1.05 miles using other state dollars, and 17.4 acres and 0.23
miles from outside funds.
This project complemented parcel acquisitions funded in the past with
capital bonding, Trout Stamp, and Environment and Natural Resources
Trust Fund dollars. The acquisition of aquatic management areas
adjacent to lakes and streams ensures the protection of critical
riparian habitat areas within sensitive watersheds and headwater areas,
as well as angler and management access. Acquisition under this
project occurred in the following Counties: Bottle Lake in
Hubbard, Rum River (Chuck Davis) in Mille Lacs, Dead Lake in Otter
Tail, and Maple Lake in Douglas.
Project completed: 7/16/2007
Forest
Legacy
Section 20, Subd.
11 $500,000
Incorporated into M.L.
2005, First Special Session, Chp. 1, Art. 2, Sec. 11, Subd. 9c work
program.
Doug Anderson
DNR - Division of
Forestry
500 Lafayette Rd
St. Paul, MN
55155
Phone: 651-259-5251
Fax: 651-296-5954
E-mail: doug.anderson@dnr.state.mn.us/forestry
Web: www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry
To acquire easements
as described under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84C (Conservation
Easements), on private lands. The conservation easements must guarantee
public access, including hunting and fishing.
Project completed: 6/30/2008 (See 2005 Abstracts
for more information)
Water
Resources
Lake Superior Research
Section
20, Subd. 6 $295,000
($267,000 TF + $28,000 GLP)
Steven
M. Colman
Large Lakes Observatory, UMD
2205 E. 5th Street
Duluth, MN 55812
Phone: 218-726-8128
Fax: 218-726-6979
E-mail: scolman@d.umn.edu
Web: www.d.umn.edu/llo
RESEARCH
For research on Lake Superior waters.
Project due to
be completed: 6/30/2009
Impacts on Minnesota's
Aquatic Resources from Climate Change
Section 20, Subd.
7 $250,000
Lucinda Johnson
UMD - Natural Resources Research Institute
5013 Miller Trunk Hwy.
Duluth, MN 55811
Phone: 218-720-4251
Fax: 218-720-4328
E-mail: ljohnson@nrri.umn.edu
Web: www.nrri.umn.edu/cwe/staff/ljohnsonintro.htm
RESEARCH
To quantify climate, hydrologic, and ecological
variability and trends and identify indicators of future climate.
Project due to be completed: 6/30/2009
Land Use and Natural Resource Information
Land Cover Mapping for
Natural Resource Protection
Section 20, Subd.
5 $250,000
Roel Ronken
Hennepin County - Environmental Services
417 North 5th Street,
#200
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Phone: 612-596-1172
Fax: 612-348-8532
E-mail: roel.ronken@co.hennepin.mn.us
Web:
www.hennepin.us
Overall
Project Outcome and Results
Much of the land cover within the five Twin Cities metropolitan county
partners on this project (Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Scott, and
Washington) has been converted from historic native plant communities
to human-disturbed systems. However, remnant natural plant communities
persist and their protection remains critical, while significant
opportunities also exist for the restoration of other cover types in
these landscapes. Restoration within these areas will increase the
extent and connectivity of remnant natural areas, provide ecological
benefits such as improved wildlife habitat and reduced soil erosion,
and present many opportunities for landowners and other citizens to
engage in improving the natural resource base in their own communities.
Large-scale restoration will be more possible with landscape-scale
planning that provides methods for identifying and prioritizing
opportunities based on the best available information.
Over a period of years, significant public funding has been invested in
land cover mapping as part of a natural resource inventory to help
determine regional priorities for wildlife habitat protection and
restoration using the Minnesota Land Cover Classification System
(MLCSS). The purpose of this project was to create a GIS-based model
following MLCSS that the five participating counties could use as a
tool for identifying opportunities for ecological restoration at a
landscape-scale in their urbanized landscapes.
This project completed identified land cover mapping for the five
partner counties and used it along with other data – e.g. soils, slope,
and aspect – to develop prioritization criteria to identify and rank
potential restoration sites. The Restoration Prioritization and
Prediction Model (RePP) was the resulting computer model developed to
identify these sites. After the initial categorization of
approximately 1.5 million acres, the model was run on approximately
837,000 acres defined as having restoration potential.
Land cover data and an electronic version of the RePP including
appendices are available by reviewing the “Restoration Prioritization
and Prediction Model” located at the following Minnesota Department of
Natural Resources .ftp site: ftp://ftp.dnr.state.mn.us/pub/gisftp/barichar/restoration_model/Workshop%20Materials/
Additional background data is available at the Minnesota Department of
Natural Resources Data Deli: http://deli.dnr.state.mn.us/
Project
Results Use and Dissemination
Increasingly, land cover data is referenced and used as a tool for
planners and government officials. Cities and other local forms of
government can benefit from the model and understanding how it can be
used in planning efforts. A training session with the staff of
county partners was conducted. A presentation of the model was made to
a partnership of local nonprofit organizations and other entities that
promotes protection of open space in the Twin Cities region. Further
dissemination will occur through the Data Deli, through project
partners familiar with the model, and through planners that find the
publicly available model.
Project completed: 6/30/2008
Statewide
Conservation and Preservation Plan
Section 20, Subd. 10 $300,000
LCCMR
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd.
65 - State Office Building
St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone:
(651)296-2406
Fax: (651)296-1321
E-mail: lccmr@lccmr.leg.mn
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