Control of Eurasian watermilfoil or flowering rush on a partial-lake basis to reduce interference with recreation

This grant program makes funds available for the control of dense or matted Eurasian watermilfoil or flowering rush in areas where they interfere with use by the general public. Control must be done in areas where the plants interfere with recreation, or near public water accesses. Control is usually done by use of herbicides or mechanical harvesting. These grant funds cannot be used for control work immediately adjacent to a private individuals' shoreline. In order to be eligible for this grant program a lake must have at least one public boat launch.

Program Objectives

The purpose of this grant program is to provide relief from the adverse effects of Eurasian Watermilfoil and flowering rush on recreational opportunities in Minnesota lakes and to slow the spread of these invasives to other lakes. Grant activities include chemical or mechanical control of Eurasian watermilfoil or flowering rush in public use areas of lakes and by public water accesses. The desired result is a large reduction in the target plant in the treated area within a few weeks of treatment.

Status: Completed

Start Date: 05/01/1994

Active Projects: (0) Active Projects

Completed Projects: (46) Completed Projects

Program Website / How To Apply:

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/grants/aquatic_invasive/control-projects.html

Funding

FY2011

Start Date: 07/01/2010	End Date: 06/30/2011
Funding Amount: $130,000.00	Current Expenditures: $123,598.00
Primary Funding Source: General Fund
Statutory Reference: M.L. 2009, Chp. 37, Art. 1, Subd. 7
Appropriation Language: $2,090,000 the first year and $2,090,000 the second year are from the general fund for management, public awareness, assessment and monitoring research, law enforcement, and water access inspection to prevent the spread of invasive species; management of invasive plants in public waters; and management of terrestrial invasive species on state-administered lands. Funds from this appropriation may not be used to purchase or use pesticides suspected by current science of being endocrine disruptors.

FY2010

Start Date: 07/01/2009	End Date: 06/30/2010
Funding Amount: $135,000.00	Current Expenditures: $138,590.00
Primary Funding Source: General Fund
Statutory Reference: M.L. 2009, Chp. 37, Art. 1, Subd. 7
Appropriation Language: $2,090,000 the first year and $2,090,000 the second year are from the general fund for management, public awareness, assessment and monitoring research, law enforcement, and water access inspection to prevent the spread of invasive species; management of invasive plants in public waters; and management of terrestrial invasive species on state-administered lands. Funds from this appropriation may not be used to purchase or use pesticides suspected by current science of being endocrine disruptors.

Indicator: Number of acres treated

* The graph and indicator data may be grouped into date ranges that correspond with a group of grants that started at the same time. For example, grants that started in 2010 may have until 2012 to complete their work. Grants that started in 2011 may have until 2013 to complete their work (ranges vary by program). Each group is reported separately, which is why date ranges appear in the graph above and indicator data below.

Indicator Data

July 2009 - June 2010

Target 0 Acres	Current Measurement 816 Acres	As Of N/A

July 2010 - June 2011

Target 0 Acres	Current Measurement 1,017 Acres	As Of N/A

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