The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is making $445,000 available to local conservation organizations to work on wildlife habitat improvement projects on wildlife management areas throughout the state, through the Heritage Enhancement Grants to Local Outdoors Clubs program.
The dollars come from the Heritage Enhancement Account, which is part of the DNR’s Game and Fish Fund, and they’ll support projects such as grassland plantings, brushland shearing, wetland restoration and oak savannah plantings.
“These grant dollars are available for large and small projects so we’re encouraging proposals from organizations of all sizes,” said Leslie Tannahill, DNR grants specialist.
The grants program is in its eighth year and is administered through the DNR’s Division of Fish and Wildlife with input from local DNR wildlife managers.
Grant applications and information packages are available now on the DNR Web site at www.mndnr.gov via e-mail at leslie.tannahill@dnr.state.mn.us or by calling Tannahill at (651) 259-5242.
Completed grant applications are due Sept. 25. Work funded by these grants must be completed by June 30, 2010.
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