NORTH DAKOTA (KXNET) — The North Dakota Industrial Commission has approved $2.3 million for spending on four outdoor conservation projects throughout the state. The commission, consisting of Gov. Doug Burgum, Attorney General Drew Wrigley, and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring, approved the money in Outdoor Heritage Fund matching grants, a program funded entirely by oil and gas production tax revenue. The fund was established in 2013 to provide grants for projects that help conserve the state's environment. Wildlife Hazard Removal Project nearly finished at Minot airport The approved Outdoor Heritage Fund projects include: $750,000 to the Mule Deer Foundation for Western Big Game Connectivity and Habitat Fragmentation, where they will construct 60+ miles of wildlife-friendly fencing in the western part of the state $220,177 to the North Dakota Petroleum Foundation to plant 340,000 trees across North Dakota $635,000 to Audubon Great Plains for North Dakota Grazing Management Toolbox, which gives financial assistance to landowners to improve grassland habitat on 7,500 acres $762,500 to North Dakota Natural Resources Trust for Working Grasslands Partnership 7, which gives cost-share for landowners for the transition of Conservation Reserve Program acres to grazing For more information, visit the North Dakota government website. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Today's Top Stories SIGN UP NOW