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CPL Grants

MWA Outdoor Heritage - Conservation Legacy Grants

 

 

2010

Regal Meadows WMA Prairie Grass Harvest / Seeding (Prairie Pothole Chapter)
16 Acres – Grant $5,500 – Match $550

Volunteer Tree & Brush Removal on Kandiyoki WMA’s (Prairie Pothole Chapter)
64 Acres – Grant 14,400 – Match $1,600

Lake Maria WMA Wetland Restoration (Shetek Prairie Chapter)
30 Acres – Grant $39,534 – Match $4,500

Hellicksen Prairie WPA Acquisition (West Central Chapter)
156 Acres – Grant $78,575 – Match $11,000

WCW/WPA Wetland Restorations (West Central Chapter)
65 Acres – Grant $97,500 – Match $11,000

2010 Total = Grant $235,509 / Match $ 28,650 == $264,159 (Total Acres = 331)

 

2011

Burr Oak WPA  - Upland restoration (Prairie Pothole Chapter)
70 Acres – Grant -$30,548 – Match $14,578

Ella Lake WPA – New water control structure (Prairie Pothole Chapter)
10 Acres – Grant $ 8,000 – Match $800

Nyrocca Flats – Wetland Restoration (Shetek Prairie Chapter)
30 Acres – Grant - $98,900 – Match - $24,600

Pelican Lake WPA – Wetland Restoration (MWA State Office)
4 Acres – Grant - $7,000 – Match $1,000

Sieg Slough WMA – Acquisition (Chain of Lakes Chapter)
65 Acres – Grant $168,750 – Match - $29,250

Water Control Structure #47-31P – (Prairie Pothole Chapter)
119 Acres – Grant $6,000 – Match $2,000

2011 Total = Grant $318,398 – Match $72,228 == $390,626 (Total Acres = 360)

  

2012 (Round One)

Mud Lake Headwaters – Acquisition (Shetek Priarie Chapter)
40 Acres – Grant $176,120 – Match $31,080

Wild Rice Seeding in Central MN (Wright-Sherburne Chapter)
500 Acres – Grant $22,701 – Match $2,270

2012 (Round One) Total = Grant – $198,821 – Match $33,350 == $232,171 (Total Acres = 540)

 

Totals – Grant - $752,728 / MWA Match - $134,228
 

2012 (Round Two)

Kandiyohi WMA – Remove trees and brush (Prairie Pothole Chapter)
8 Acres – Grant $9,000 – Match $1,000

Land Acquisition in Swift County (MWA State)
156 Acres – Grant $240.000 – Match $30,000 (Roughly)

2012 (Round Two) Total = Grant  $249,000 – Match $31,000 ==$ 280,000 (Total Acres = 164)

 

2013 (Round One)

Savanna and Wetland Restoration - Aerial application for invasive control on Sherburne NWR 
1,320 Acres - Grant $53,000 - Match $15,000

2013 Expedited Conservation Projects (ECP) 

Muskrat Pool Wetland Enhancement - Promotion of Natural Regeneration using grazers after installing perimeter fencing on Sherburne NWR. 
700 Acres - Grant $50,000 - Match $20,000

2013 Grant Totals = $103,000 - Match $35,000 - Totaling $138,000 (832 Acres) 

 

2014 Grants

Blue Diamond Habitat Restoration (Kandiyohi County) - Prairie habitat restoration 
79 Acres - Grant $25,000 - Match $5,000

Iron Pool Savannah and Wetland Restoration I - Aerial application for invasive control and fencing perimeter for grazers to control invasive weeds. 
7,088 Acres - Grant $208,100 - Match $50,000

Wetland and Grassland Easement Restoration I - Grassland restoration on permanent easements working with the USFWS Private Lands Office to coordinate on 7 sites statewide. 
190 Acres - Grant $122,400 - Match $30,000

ECP Grant - Acton WPA Wetland Restoration (Meeker County) - Tile breaks, ditch blocks 
4 Acres - Grant $8,000 - Match $1,000

2014 Grant Totals - $363,500 - Match $86,000 - Totaling $449,500 (7,361 Acres) 

 

2015 Grants 

Wetland and Grassland Easement Round 2 - Grassland restoration on permanent easements working with the USFWS Private Lands office to coordinate 7 additional sites. 
450 Acres - Grant $179,460 - Match $50,000 

ECP Grant - Wetland Enhancement Round 2 - Upland vegetation enhancement on the Sherburne NWR. 
800 Acres - Grant $50,000 - Match $20,000 

2015 Grant Totals - $229,460 - Match $70,000 (1250 Acres) 

 

So Far To Date: Total Grants $1,697,686 - Total Match $356,228 - Total Acres 10,838