Environmental History Conference

Partners: Carleton College and Macalester College. This grant supported a conference in June 2012 to generate new scholarship on Minnesota's environmental history. The conference and a resulting book have the potential to significantly help Minnesotans understand their relationships with the environment and how economic, social, political and natural forces have shaped the state's environmental history. With this knowledge, citizens can better appreciate their surroundings and be better prepared to influence policy that enhances environmental sustainability. Through the conference and edited volume, professional historians will also gain a more accurate understanding of the state, its relative significance, and the range, extent and quality of the resources in the MHS archives.