3 rd Generation Thunderstorm Map. Predicted Duck Pair Accessibility to Upland Nesting Habitat in the Prairie Pothole Region of Minnesota and Iowa

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1 3 rd Generation Thunderstorm Map Predicted Duck Pair Accessibility to Upland Nesting Habitat in the Prairie Pothole Region of Minnesota and Iowa

2 Grassland Bird Conservation Areas

3 Wetland Reserve Program rankings for the MN River watershed (20 = highest) Developed to identify wetland and grassland restoration priorities, based on a compilation of: -5 waterfowl species -9 shorebird species -9 grassland bird species -1 waterbird species

4 Status of the Restorable Wetlands Inventory Mapping Completed Completed to Date Analyzed Area: Funded Work Area: 28,020 mi² 6,570 mi² LCCMR has provided nearly $500,000 over last 2 years Completed In Progress Goals for Inventory Analyzed Area: 32,500 mi² Counties: 47

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6 MN DNR-delineated Lakeshed Darker blues indicate more water accumulations at that point (flow accumulation grid)

7 To create flow accumulation grids, you must first use a topographic model of land surface and map surface run off pathways (generally also followed by tiles and ditches

8 Continue to make flow paths more and more refined

9 Until flow paths indicate where every 2 acres of the lakeshed sends its runoff

10 Flow networks created from flow accumulation grid with NWI wetlands (blue) and restorable wetlands (gray)

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13 Based on information compiled in Predation Management Review. Raccoon Homeranges Females ~4 sq. miles Males ~9 sq. miles Avg. 6.2 sq. miles Key Habitats Riverine Riparian areas Seasonal wetlands Semipermanent wetlands Forested/Shrub Scrub wetlands Woodlands

14 Landscapes for Upland Sandpiper, Hudsonian Godwit, Dunlin, and White-rumped Sandpiper during Spring Migration Average slope Percent grass Percent palustrine (ln) Proportion of temporary and seasonal

15 Predicted pairs/40 ac for 6 species (combined) Additional models: CCSP WEME probability of use

16 CRP and Grassland Birds With CRP Without CRP % loss Grass >1 ha 863, , Bobolink 888, , Clay-colored Sparrow 247, , Grasshopper Sparrow 198, , Savannah Sparrow 559, , Sedge Wren 730, , Le Conte s Sparrow 261, ,

17 MN Prairie Landscape Conservation Plan Core Areas: Large 5,000 to 300,000 acre landscapes (36 in total) that retain some features of a functioning prairie landscape and include 73% of Minnesota's remaining native prairie Function as a habitat base for wildlife species needing large areas of natural habitat Goal: reach 40% grassland and 20% wetland coverage within each Core Area Corridors: Linear stretches of habitat 6 miles wide that connect Core Areas to each other and moderate the effects of a highly fragmented landscape Function as dispersal corridors that allow an exchange of individuals and genetics between populations Goal: 10% of each square mile in the Corridor be protected grassland and wetland habitat Corridor Complexes: 9 square mile habitat complexes established every 6 miles within the Corridors Function as habitat "stepping stones" for mobile wildlife species within the Corridors Goal: reach 40% grassland and 20% wetland within each Corridor Complex Agricultural Matrix: All the remaining area of the Prairie Region outside of Core Areas, Corridors, and Corridor Complexes (21.7 Million Acres) Function as habitat for species adapted to live within an agricultural countryside Goal: reach 10% perennial native perennial cover within each Ecological Landtype Association

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