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 From: cybern...@dnr.state.mn.us
To: dnr_n...@listserv.dnr.state.mn.us,  
fishing_n...@listserv.dnr.state.mn.us,  water_recreation_n...@listserv.dnr.state.mn.us
Sent: 2/20/2009 3:34:02 P.M.  Central Standard Time
Subj: [dnr_news] Division change means managing for  cleaner water, land
(February 20, 2009)

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has  announced that
it will align the responsibilities of two existing divisions  into a new
division focused on watershed management.

“This new  division will approach conservation work differently,”
said DNR  Commissioner Mark Holsten. “Minnesotans value clean water and
abundant  habitat.  We need to do all we can to manage our natural
resources in  the most comprehensive and efficient way.”

“In the end, it’s all about  outcomes - including healthy,
habitat-rich lands and fishable, swimable  water for our children and
grandchildren,” Holsten said.

Assistant  Commissioner Larry Kramka will lead the effort to create the
new division  with staff from the existing divisions of Waters and
Ecological Resources.  Kramka will work closely with Division of Waters
Director Kent Lokkesmoe  and Division of Ecological Resources Director
Steve Hirsch throughout the  process.

“We’ll be doing much more than integrating two divisions,”  Kramka
said. “We’ll take a careful look at how we can further  progress
toward our conservation goals in the areas of clean water,  productive
lands and high-quality habitat.”

Among those goals will  be building the agency’s working relationship
with private landowners,  communities, watershed organizations and
others.

The new division  eventually will incorporate Division of Waters
responsibilities, such as  public waters protection, water supply
management, and water levels  measurement, with the Division of
Ecological Resources functions of  protecting and restoring ecosystems
and providing support for land use  decisions.

Waters has a staff of about 145 and a 2008-2009 budget of  approximately
$30.9 million. Ecological Resources has about 166 staff and a  budget of
$50.7  million

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