Great River Greening Project Types Volunteer Events Natural Resource Inventories and Plans Restoration Planning Restoration Installation Prescribed Burning Bioengineering Native Landscape Design Stormwater Design Brownfield Design Trail and Interpretive Planning Workshops/Trainings Publications
Great River Greening’s Mission To lead and support community-based restoration of natural areas
CASE STUDY: ARCOLA MILLS
Ecologically significant � 50 acres, ½ mile of shoreline Significant Forest (MCBS) Louisiana waterthrush St. Croix National Scenic Riverway Wash Co. Protection Priority DNR Metro Greenways Protection Priority Greening’s St. Croix Healthy Waters Initiative Natural Resource Management Plan
Ecologically significant � Healthy* Oak Forest of Statewide Significance (MCBS) Louisiana Waterthrush – wooded ravine habitat Wildlife snags Deadfall Full canopy, diverse age, bird structure
Target Community – Oak Savanna!?
Target – Prairie/Forest Mosaic!?
Target Communities – Forest !!
Woody Invasives � Buckthorn, Honeysuckle, Barberry, Black Locust
Early Detection/Rapid Response � 2007 Neighbor’s Outbreak, Part of Regional Toehold
Retain Deadfall and Snags � Wildlife snags Deadfall Full canopy, diverse age, bird structure
Oak Wilt Response � Deer Exclosure
Erosion Control Measures
Erosion Control Measures � Bmp: Open Grated Culvert
Trail Development � Problems on another site to avoid
Emerald Ash Borer Update? Groundwater Discharge Seeps Black ash with skunk cabbage and marsh marigolds
CASE STUDY : PILOT KNOB HILL
Target Communities – Prairie/Savanna Seth Eastman's Oheyawahi/ Pilot Knob Hill 1846. Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society.
Disturbance/Land Use History
Prairie - Before
Savanna – Before
Location, Location, Location
DNRs “SGCN” Wildlife
Snake Hibernaculum
Justify Grants: MN’s First ‘Biofuels for Restoration’
Pilot Knob Hill August 2009
Acknowledge Your Funders Funding was provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative- Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR), through Great River Greening’s membership in the Metro Conservation Corridors partnership.
Acknowledge Your Funders • City of Mendota Heights • Bush Foundation • Arcola Mills Historic Foundation • MN DNR – Conservation Partners, Biofuels for Restoration, Metro Greenways, • Pilot Knob Preservation Association • Greening volunteers • Dakota County • National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
SAMPLE PLAN REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS 1. MN Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, as recommended by LCCMR • consider soil, geology, topography • include time table, site preparation • establishment, maintenance, enhancement • maintenance and management needs • financing • best science, innovative techniques • 10 year agreement
SAMPLE PLAN REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS 2. Prairie Stewardship Plans - DNR • Species of Greatest Conservation Need • grazing • biomass production (management tool) • prescribed burn plans
SAMPLE PLAN REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS 3. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation • bird monitoring plan
SAMPLE PLAN REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS 4. Patagonia • native pollinator conservation MN DNR photo
Who Can Prepare and Implement These Plans?
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