How To Manage Your Land

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1 Q1 Do you own natural lands? Answered: 10 Skipped: % % 7 Total 10 Q2 In which County and State is your property located? Answered: 7 Skipped: 3 # Date 1 St. Louis County 5/1/2015 5:16 PM 2 Saint Louis County, MN 4/28/2015 8:53 AM 3 st louis 4/23/2015 2:27 PM 4 st. louis county, mn 4/22/ :26 AM 5 Minnesota 4/22/2015 9:33 AM 6 We manage the 1854 Ceded Territory (Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Carlton, Rice, and Aitkin Counties) within Minnesota, covering 5.5 million acres 4/22/2015 9:30 AM 7 St. Louis County Minnesota 4/22/2015 7:43 AM Q3 How many total acres do you own? Answered: 7 Skipped: 3 1 / 25

2 Over Over % % % 1 Total 7 Q4 Do you manage property for natural values? Answered: 9 Skipped: % 8 2 / 25

3 11.11% 1 Total 9 Q5 Which of the following management practices do you do? Answered: 8 Skipped: 2 Game species management Mowing for habitat n-game species... Invasive species removal Native plantings Prescribed burns Trails Forest management Other Game species management Mowing for habitat n-game species management Invasive species removal Native plantings Prescribed burns Trails Forest management Other 50.00% % % % % % % % % 3 Total Respondents: 8 3 / 25

4 # If Other (please specify) Date 1 no pesticides or herbicides, 4/28/2015 8:53 AM 2 plant native plantings to benefit pollinators, etc 4/23/2015 2:27 PM 3 Wild Rice, invasive species monitoring, and public outreach 4/22/2015 9:30 AM Q6 Do you have a management plan in place for your property? Answered: 8 Skipped: % % 6 Total 8 Q7 Is the management plan active? Answered: 6 Skipped: % 2 4 / 25

5 66.67% 4 Total Respondents: 6 Q8 Have you done restoration on your property(ies)? Answered: 8 Skipped: % % 3 Total 8 Q9 What sort of restoration have you done? Answered: 4 Skipped: 6 Hydrological Ecosystem Other Hydrological 25.00% 1 5 / 25

6 Ecosystem Other 75.00% % 1 Total Respondents: 4 # If Other (please specify) Date 1 Removed invasive species and replanted with natives 4/22/2015 7:43 AM Q10 Are your natural lands monitored in any of the following ways (check all that apply)? Answered: 4 Skipped: 6 Looking for legal... Data collection f... Documenting biological... Other (please specify) Looking for legal violations (trespassing, boundary encroachment, dumping)? Data collection for scientific research (i.e. frogs, Karner blue butterfly)? Documenting biological changes (i.e. photo documentation of restoration project)? Other (please specify) 75.00% % % % 3 Total Respondents: 4 # If Other (please specify) Date 1 Monitor effects of timber harvest on wildlife habitat 4/30/2015 9:58 AM 2 removal of garlic mustard on adjoining lands 4/23/2015 2:28 PM 3 Enforcement 4/22/2015 9:35 AM 6 / 25

7 Q11 Who monitors your natural lands? Answered: 4 Skipped: 6 # Date 1 public works staff giong to gravel pits to get or crush gravel or to store materials 5/1/2015 5:18 PM 2 Mn DNR. Cloquet Wildlife Area 4/30/2015 9:58 AM 3 me 4/23/2015 2:28 PM 4 A coordinated effort with our government agencies and organization partnerships 4/22/2015 9:35 AM Q12 How many acres are monitored? Answered: 4 Skipped: 6 # Date /1/2015 5:18 PM 2 100,000 4/30/2015 9:58 AM 3 8 4/23/2015 2:28 PM million acres are within our area, though we can not cover its entirety. 4/22/2015 9:35 AM Q13 How often does monitoring occur? Answered: 4 Skipped: 6 Monthly Yearly Other Monthly Yearly Other 50.00% % 2 Total 4 7 / 25

8 # If Other (please specify) Date 1 nearly daily 4/23/2015 2:28 PM 2 Each project is on its own time frame. 4/22/2015 9:35 AM Q14 Is there a conservation easement(s) on the property(ies)? Answered: 4 Skipped: % 4 Total 4 Q15 Does your organization do stewardship/management work on property owned by others? Answered: 6 Skipped: 4 (please list locatio... 8 / 25

9 (please list location and type of work in the field provided) 66.67% % 2 Total 6 # Location and type of work: Date 1 Carlton and St Louis Counties. Buckthorn management. 4/30/2015 9:58 AM 2 City of Ely and public highways in and around Ely, MN Invasive species removal and treatment. Organizing community volunteers. 3 Minnesota Deer Hunters Association is based out of Grand Rapids, MN. We do state wide Conservation Partners Legacy grants to improve habitat. 4 All of the property we manage is public property. We have recently helped on one private property in Ely, MN removing invasive species and may help with more private properties in the future. 4/28/2015 8:55 AM 4/22/2015 9:36 AM 4/22/2015 9:35 AM Q16 Does your organization have staff that works on land stewardship/management? Answered: 6 Skipped: 4 (specify how many... (specify how many employees do this sort of work in the field provided) 66.67% % 2 Total 6 # Number of stewardship employees: Date 1 4 4/30/ :01 AM 2 8 4/23/2015 2:29 PM /22/2015 9:48 AM 4 2 4/22/2015 9:39 AM Q17 What are their job titles and how much of their time is devoted to land stewardship/management? 9 / 25

10 Answered: 4 Skipped: 6 # Date 1 3 Assistant Wildlife Managers and 1 Wildlife Area Manager. Primarily recommendation to Forestry on timber management practices to maintain or enhance wildlife habitat. 4/30/ :01 AM 2 invasive species technician, tree inspectors, certified pesticide applicators, arborists 4/23/2015 2:29 PM 3 40 hour work week: Executive Director - 0% directly; 100% indirectly Officer Manager - 0% directly; 100% indirectly Financial Officer - 0% directly; 100% indirectly Cultural Preservation Specialist - about 25% directly; 75% indirectly (educational) Resource Management Division Director - 100% Environmental Division Director - 100% Fish/Wildlife Technician - 100% Environmental Specialist - 100% Wildlife Research Assistant - 100% Fish & Wildlife Technician - 100% 2 Invasive Species Technicians - 100% 4 Conservation Officers - 100% 4/22/2015 9:48 AM 4 one grants coordinator, one grants manager, both have other duties besides 4/22/2015 9:39 AM Q18 Do you work with partner(s)? Answered: 6 Skipped: % 6 Total Respondents: 6 # If yes, please specify with whom Date 1 City of Duluth, County Land Department 5/1/2015 5:19 PM 2 MN Deer Hunter's Association, Ruffed Grouse Society, and Turkey Federation. 4/30/ :01 AM 3 City of Ely, Superior National Forest, 1854 Treaty Authority 4/28/2015 8:57 AM 4 more than can be listed here 4/23/2015 2:29 PM 5 Grand Portage Band, Bois Forte Band, Fond du Lac Band, US Forest Service, MN Sea Grant, MPCA, MN DNR (multiple offices), PlayCleanGo, Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers, Ely Field Naturalists, and many others. 4/22/2015 9:48 AM 6 other conservation organizations, counties, state, federal entities, etc. 4/22/2015 9:39 AM Q19 Do you hire any companies or 10 / 25

11 contractors to perform certain tasks? Answered: 7 Skipped: % % 2 Total 7 # If yes, please specify which companies/contractors and the kinds of work performed. Date 1 Consveration Corps of Minnesota 4/30/ :01 AM 2 Boreal Natives, Community Action Duluth, /23/2015 2:29 PM 3 At this moment, we are hiring a company (TBD) for a survey over climate change. We are not consistent on who we hire and for what purpose due to varying grant funding and needs. 4/22/2015 9:48 AM 4 CCM, contractors 4/22/2015 9:39 AM 5 Prairie Restorations. n-native control and native seeding 4/22/2015 7:45 AM Q20 Do you have an established volunteer program? Answered: 7 Skipped: 3 11 / 25

12 14.29% % 6 Total Respondents: 7 Q21 Do you have stewardship/management volunteers? Answered: 7 Skipped: % % 5 Total 7 Q22 Do you have volunteers who work regularly? Answered: 7 Skipped: 3 12 / 25

13 28.57% % 5 Total 7 Q23 Number of stewardship volunteers? (annually) Answered: 3 Skipped: Over Over % % 1 Total 3 Q24 Volunteer hours provided? (annually) Answered: 3 Skipped: 7 13 / 25

14 ,000 over 1, ,000 over 1, % % 1 Total 3 Q25 Does your organization participate in stewardship work days? Answered: 7 Skipped: % % 5 Total 7 Q26 How many work days do you lead in a 14 / 25

15 year? Answered: 4 Skipped: Over Over % % % 1 Total Respondents: 4 Q27 Are there other work days where you assisted? Answered: 3 Skipped: 7 15 / 25

16 Over Over % % % 1 Total Respondents: 3 Q28 For both led and assisted work days what sort of work was done? Answered: 4 Skipped: 6 Invasive Species Control Planting Native Species Prescribed Burns Trash Removal Trail Maintenance 16 / 25

17 Invasive Species Control Planting Native Species Prescribed Burns Trash Removal Trail Maintenance % % % % 2 Total Respondents: 4 # If Other (Please specify) Date 1 Urban tree inventory and planting 4/28/2015 8:59 AM 2 Public outreach 4/22/2015 9:50 AM Q29 Does your organization offer stewardship training (for example, invasive species control, native planting, trail maintenance)? Answered: 6 Skipped: % % 3 Total 6 Q30 What sort of training do you provide? Answered: 3 Skipped: 7 17 / 25

18 Invasive Species... Invasive Species Control Native Landscaping Natural History... Conservation Easements Watershed Management Land Management f... Land Management f... Research Techniques Other (please specify in t... Invasive Species Identification Invasive Species Control Native Landscaping Natural History Programs Conservation Easements Watershed Management Land Management for Game Species Land Management for n-game Species Research Techniques Other (please specify in the field provided below) % % % % % % 1 Total Respondents: 3 # If Other (please specify) Date There are no responses. 18 / 25

19 Q31 How often do you offer training (in a year)? Answered: 3 Skipped: Over Over % 3 Total 3 Q32 What is the typical number of participants per event? Answered: 3 Skipped: 7 19 / 25

20 Over Over % % 1 Total 3 Q33 Please list any other ways your organization helps with the stewardship of our region s natural landsand waters not listed above: Answered: 3 Skipped: 7 # Date 1 Our agency works primarily with partners through grants. Program components included Information/Education, Inventories and Control. Partners contribute financially or Contributions In Kind. 4/30/ :08 AM 2 Education Programs in Schools Google Group and Blog 4/28/2015 9:02 AM 3 partner with local, state and federal agencies 4/23/2015 2:32 PM Q34 Please list any other people and organizations that you know of which might be interested in joining the emerging northern Minnesota Clusters of The Stewardship Network: 20 / 25

21 Answered: 3 Skipped: 7 # Date 1 Wild Ones Arrowhead chapter. I am the lead contact (as a volunteer) for that group via the address arrowhead.wild.ones@gmail.com. also note that City of Duluth recently hired Mike rdin as a part time invasive species control specialist. 2 MN Deer Hunter's Association, Isaak Walton League. I know there are many others but as of yet I have not yet had the time to develop that list 3 St Louis River Alliance, Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory, Hartley Nature Center, Izaak Walton League, Native Ones Wild Plant Society and many more 5/1/2015 5:22 PM 4/30/ :08 AM 4/23/2015 2:32 PM Q35 Do you have existing on-the-ground projects that you would like to work with the group on seeking funding for projects; collaboratively working on them, etc. (e.g. invasives control, early detection, education, monitoring, surveying, etc.) Answered: 6 Skipped: % % 1 Total 6 # If yes, please describe briefly: Name, Organization (if applicable), , Address, Phone Date 1 invasives control on county roads and in county gravel pits; early detection of new species of concern that everyone should try to "nip in the bud" (pun semi-intended) would be helpful. 5/1/2015 5:22 PM 2 I have not yet developed that list of Organizations but intend to as time allows. 4/30/ :08 AM 3 early detection monitoring invasive species removal and treatment best practices for invasive species 4/28/2015 9:02 AM 4 the above, plus agencies, etc - we're the City of Duluth and have many, many projects going on 4/23/2015 2:32 PM 5 Invasive species removal on private properties in Ely, MN to prevent Buckthorn from spreading into Superior National Forest, coordinated with the US Forest Service and Ely Field Naturalists. 4/22/2015 9:53 AM 21 / 25

22 Q36 Are n-native invasive plants (NNIP) an issue or concern that you or your organization is involved with? Answered: 7 Skipped: % 7 Total 7 Q37 Are you or your organization involved in non-native invasive plant management? Answered: 7 Skipped: % 7 Total 7 22 / 25

23 Q38 If yes, in what way are you or your organization involved in non-native invasive plant management? (check all that apply) Answered: 7 Skipped: 3 Providing public... Inventorying for non-nati... Taking actions to prevent t... Taking actions to control NNIP Restoring areas that h... Monitoring NNIP Funding NNIP projects Providing public education/information about NNIP Inventorying for non-native invasive plants Taking actions to prevent the spread of NNIP Taking actions to control NNIP Restoring areas that have been treated for NNIP Monitoring NNIP Funding NNIP projects 71.43% % % % % % % 4 Total Respondents: 7 Q39 Do you or your organization own equipment for controlling NNIP? Answered: 7 Skipped: 3 23 / 25

24 85.71% % 1 Total 7 Q40 Do you perform preventative protocols and habits to prevent spreading invasive species (e.g. clean equipment, shoes, clothing, etc. of seeds and mud that harbors seeds)? Answered: 6 Skipped: 4 Don't Know Don't Know 50.00% % % 1 Total 6 24 / 25

25 Q41 What is your primary interest in a collaborative group involved with NNIP? Answered: 7 Skipped: 3 # Date 1 pooling resources to most cost-effectively address NNIP in a logical fashion, i.e, assigning priority steps to take in this area and tackling those first instead of the current piecemeal and understaffed/funded approach 5/1/2015 5:24 PM 2 Early Detection. 4/30/ :09 AM 3 restoring native ecosystems in areas being taken over by NNIP 4/28/2015 9:04 AM 4 seeds spread - we need everyone involved. 4/23/2015 2:33 PM 5 It is too much for us to handle and need as many individuals and groups involved in this effort. 4/22/2015 9:55 AM 6 We can obtain and fiscally manage grants to pay for the work done. 4/22/2015 9:42 AM 7 To get more help in controlling invasive plants. 4/22/2015 7:49 AM 25 / 25