Major project funding came from a Minnesota State Legislative appropriation to the Heritage Enhancement Account. Additional funding provided from the Ecological Services Division and the Nongame Wildlife Program.

Several individuals provided substantial in-kind contributions to this project. We sincerely thank the following organizations and programs for offering the expertise of their professional staff to this project:

• Bill Bartodziej, Natural Resources Specialist - Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District
• Marilyn Bayerl, formerly with Douglas County Land and Resource Management, now with Bayerl Water Resources
• Mary Blickenderfer, Shoreland Extension Educator - University of Minnesota Extension Service
• Carolyn Dindorf, Limnologist - Hennepin Conservation District
• Douglas Grann, President and CEO - Wildlife Forever
• Gregg Thompson, Landscape Restoration Specialist - Association of Metropolitan Soil and Water Conservation Districts
• James Mallman - Watchable Wildlife, Incorporated
• Angela Anderson - Division of Trails and Waterways, Minnesota DNR
• Mike Halverson, Gene Jeseritz, Jenifer Matthees, Leilani Kostreba Peterson, and Jenny Winkelman - Division of Fisheries, Minnesota DNR
• Sara Eliason, Jason L. Gohlke and Steve Lime - Management Information Services Bureau, Minnesota DNR, with the support of Colleen Mlecoch, Chief Information Officer, Minnesota DNR
• Michelle Bratager, Carrol Henderson, Donna Perleberg, Welby Smith, Brian Stenquist and Jan Shaw Wolff - Division of Ecological Services, Minnesota DNR