Easement Programs and Partners
Overview
Long-term easements are being used to preserve habitats required for establishing
secure core areas and connecting segments within designated corridors, and to conduct
necessary management practices. Existing public and private easement programs are
used for implementing this procedure.
Partners and Programs
Project Title: Shorelands Protection Program
Project Manager: Jane Prohaska
Affiliation: Minnesota Land Trust
Project Title: Big Woods Heritage Forest
Project Manager: Dick Peterson
Affiliation: The Nature Conservancy, U.S. Forest Service & Minnesota DNR Forestry
Project Title: Fisheries Conservation Easements
Project Manager: Linda Erickson-Eastwood
Affiliation: Minnesota DNR Section of Fisheries
Project Title: Wetlands Reserve Program
Project Manager: Tim Koehler
Affiliation: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Project Title: RIM Reserve Program
Project Manager: Kevin Lines
Affiliation: Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
Project Title: Conservation Reserve Program- CP23 Initiative
Project Manager: Sheldon Myerchin
Affiliation: US Fish and Wildlife Service
Project Title: Native Prairie Bank
Project Manager: Peter Buessler
Affiliation: Minnesota DNR Division of Ecological Services & The Nature Conservancy