Youth Conservation Empowerment Project

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$70,000
Fund Source
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund
Recipient
U of MN
Recipient Type
Public College/University
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2024
End Date
June 2026
Counties Affected
Blue Earth
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Blue Earth
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Project Overview

UMN Extension Center for Youth Development will partner with Winona and Rochester ALCs to engage 40 youth in year-long activities that connect, engage, and empower youth as environmental change-agents.

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

$70,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, Extension Center for Youth Development, to partner with Winona and Rochester alternative learning centers to connect, engage, and empower youth from underserved, culturally diverse, and low-income communities in year-long activities focused on nature, outdoors skills, and environmental service-learning.

2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$70,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.38
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

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Measurable Outcome(s)

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Project Manager
First Name
Nicole
Last Name
Pokorney
Organization Name
U of MN
Street Address
140 Elton Hills Lane NW Suite 201
City
Rochester
State
MN
Zip Code
55901
Phone
(507) 259-4648
Email
pokorney@umn.edu
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