Accelerate the Waterfowl Production Area Program in Minnesota

Pheasants Forever

Quick Facts

Recipient: 
Pheasants Forever
Source: 
Outdoor Heritage Fund
Recipient Type: 
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status: 
In Progress
Activity Type: 
Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement
Counties Affected 
Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Otter Tail, Swift

Pheasants Forever (PF) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) will cooperate to permanently restore and protect approximately 700 acres as Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs) in western and southern Minnesota. All lands acquired through this grant proposal will be owned and managed by the Service as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System.

Project Details

Accomplishment Plan

Status: 
In Progress
Start Date: 
July 2010
End Date: 
June 2015

Project Details by Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year(s): 
2011
Legal Citation / Subdivision: 
ML 2010, Ch. 361, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(b)
Appropriation Language 

$3,505,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire and restore wetland and related upland habitats, in cooperation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and Ducks Unlimited, Inc., to be managed as waterfowl production areas. A list of proposed acquisitions and a list of proposed projects, describing the types and locations of restorations, must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. All restorations must comply with subdivision, paragraph (b).

Fiscal Year Funding Amount: 
$3,505,000
Other Funds Leveraged: 
$2,900,000
Direct expenses: 
$3,505,000
Number of full time equivalents funded: 
not reported
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s) 

Protect 200 acres of wetlands and 500 acres of prairies

Source of Additional Funds: 

PF, Federal Duck Stamp Funds, in-kind service

Project Manager

Joe
Pavelko
Pheasants Forever
7975 Acorn Circle
Victoria
MN
55386
612-532-3800
Email: 
jpavelko@pheasantsforever.org
Related Topics: 
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Natural Areas and Habitat, Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement, Outdoor Heritage Fund, Non-Profit Business/Entity, Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Otter Tail, Swift