Restoring Land, Reviving Heritage: Indigenous Conservation - Phase 2

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$688,000
Fund Source
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund
Recipient
Belwin Conservancy
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2024
End Date
June 2027
Project Overview

This project will restore healthy ecosystems and Indigenous cultural practices. Through expanded programming for preK-12th grade, urban Native students and families will reestablish enduring connections to land and culture.

Project Details
Legal Citation / Subdivision
M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05h
Appropriation Language

$688,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Belwin Conservancy, in partnership with Anishinabe Academy and other urban Indigenous-based schools and youth programs, to continue to conduct native-led environmental education programming that incorporates ecology and Indigenous land traditions. This appropriation is also to restore and enhance habitat on permanently protected Belwin Conservancy lands using modern scientific standards and traditional ecological knowledge.

2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$688,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
10.2
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

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Measurable Outcome(s)

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Project Manager
First Name
Hannah
Last Name
Brithon
Organization Name
Belwin Conservancy
Street Address
1553 Stagecoach Trail S.
City
Afton
State
MN
Zip Code
55001
Phone
(651) 478-9075
Email
hannah.brithon@belwin.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

500 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-296-6157
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