funding the mel roehrl Wildlife MAnagement area
Pheasants Forever (PF) matches state and federal conservation funds to multiply their benefits. The new Mel Roehrl State Wildlife Management Area provides an example.
First, PF regional biologist Eran Sandquist negotiated with the property owners to purchase most of the area's 303 acres and donate the remainder. Then Sandquist — working with DNR area wildlife manager Fred Bengtson, Stearns County PF volunteers and others — applied for and received federal and state funds from the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, the Outdoor Heritage Fund and the Reinvest in Minnesota Critical Habitat Match.
To optimize those funds, contributions were subsequently sought and received from:
The Pheasants Forever Build a Wildlife Area Fund
The Buckentine family
Tri-County Pheasants Forever
Jackson County Pheasants Forever
Lyon County Pheasants Forever
Mower County Pheasants Forever
South Central Minn. Pheasants Forever
Minnesota Deer Hunters Association (MDHA)*
Todd County Pheasants Forever
Padua Conservation Club
Green Grove Rod and Gun Club
Steve Thompson Memorial
MDHA Hides for Habitat Fund
MDHA Habitat Committee
St. Cloud Granite Rotary
Stearns County Pheasants Forever
* Central Minn. ChapterDENNIS ANDERSON
