Programs

  • Wetland Restoration Initiative

    MINNESOTA VALLEY LANDS, INC. (MVL)IS A SUBSIDIARY OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TRUST, INC. AFTER ACQUISITION BY THE TRUST, ALL LANDS ARE DEEDED TO MINNESOTA VALLEY LANDS, INC. FOR RESTORATION OF WETLANDS, UPLANDS/GRASSLANDS/PRAIRIE AND FLOODPLAIN FOREST, AS WELL AS CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC USE FACILITIES. THE LANDS WILL BE DONATED TO THE UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICES (USFWS) AFTER RESTORATION IS COMPLETE. DURING FY18, MVL RECEIVED THE TRANSFER OF THREE PARCELS FO LAND FOLLOWING THE FEE TITLE ACQUISITION BY ITS PARENT ENTITY, THE MINNESOTA VALLEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TRUST, INC. THE THREE PARCELS TOTAL 126.67 ACRES, INCLUDING 11.83 ACRES IN CARVER COUNTY AND 114.84 ACRES IN BLUE EARTH COUNTY. MVL COMPLETED MOST OF THE HABITAT RESTORATION WORK NEEDED ON THE PAULEY WATERFOWL PRODUCTION AREA (WPA) IN FY 2018 AND STARTED PLANNING THE RESTORATION OF THE NEWLY-ACQUIRED PARCELS IN THE HOWARD FARM WPA AND KAUL WPA. MVL CONTRACTED FOR SEALING OF THE WELL, CLOSURE OF THE SEPTIC SYSTEM AND REMOVAL OF THE BUILDINGS AT THE ANDERSON PROPERTY (RECENTLY ACQUIRED FOR THE RAPIDS LAKE UNIT OF THE MVNWR) IN PREPARATION FOR HABITAT RESTORATION AT THE SITE. MVL DONATED 23 PARCELS OF LAND TOTALING 2,023.75 ACRES TO THE USFWS IN FY 2018. THE TOTAL GRANT VALUE BY MVL TO THE USFWS WAS 7,904,337 FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: DONATED LAND: 6,438,481 DONATED LAND IMPROVEMENTS: 1,460,101 SURVEYOR COSTS: 5,755
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $8.3M