Improve habitat for monarch butterflies, rusty patched bumble bees and other pollinators along the Mississippi River Corridor near the Twin Cities metropolitan area in Minnesota by collecting and planting native seeds, controlling invasive species, and conducting prescribed burns. Project will improve 700 acres, collect 8 pounds of milkweed seed and engage 200 people.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund
Project Title: Improving Pollinator Habitat for Rusty Patched Bumble Bee and Other Pollinators (MN)
Organization:
Great River Greening
Project ID:
2007.20.069402
Description:
Award Amount:
$84953.34
Location:
20 sites located in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, Minnesota