Faribault County Soil and Water Conservation District will develop a mini-grant program to partner with area non-profits, community groups and lake associations to implement stormwater management practices that will intercept, treat, filtrate and/or infiltrate runoff that will reduce phosphorus and sediment loads into high priority and TMDL impaired waters in Faribault County. This program would provide cost-share and technical assistance to enable these organizations to go beyond planning and take action to protect our water resources.
To preserve the smokestack on the Faribault Woolen Mill, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, as a significant cultural heritage landmark that is otherwise obsolete to business operations
The Faribault County Soil and Water Conservation District Drainage Engineer will inventory public drainage ditches to identify priority systems and areas where erosion, sediment, and nutrients contribute to water quality degradation. Sites identified for potential side inlet control, buffer strip need, or water storage will be prioritized for landowner contact and follow through by seeking external funding opportunities.
Working with a consultant, a current online database to manage public drainage systems will be enhanced and a corresponding mobile inspection app will be developed to facilitate drainage compliance and improve inspection planning. With these improvements, a long-term, comprehensive, GIS-compatible database will be in place to help plan, collect, document, summarize, and analyze system condition, repair needs, and violations with the overall goal of protecting and improving water quality.
to construct a trail from the North Alexander Park on the East at Two Rivers Park and on the West at the railroad tracks, including an underpass connection under Second Avenue
We will develop a farmer-led, market-based working lands approach for protecting water by targeted expansion of alfalfa production, and enable farmers to take this approach by expanding markets for alfalfa.
We will implement an economically-viable, farm-based strategy to protect water quality across more than 100,000 acres of vulnerable wellhead protection regions using cover crops in corn-soybean rotation.
This proposal aims to answer this question: How would the water quality of Minnesota's lakes change in the next century under future scenarios of urbanization, agricultural growth, and climate change?
To hire qualified professionals to produce drawings for restoration of the First Congregational Church of Minnesota, United Church of Christ, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
The following objectives were generated from the goals listed and outline key phases of the project that are needed to ensure overall success: Objective 1: Making an application process to hire individuals to learn the language as Apprentices. Objective 2: Work with out First Language Speakers that work within our program to serve as Master speakers and assist in the development of learning and speaking skills of the Apprentices. Objective 3: Develop a handbook for the successful implementation of the Master Apprentice project.
The Gegaanaongejig Ji-Aabadak Ojibwemowin Program will provide the children and adults of our reservation with the opportunity to acquire our Ojibwe language in such a way that Ojibwemowin becomes an integral part of their lives and shapes their knowledge of the world around them.
To hire a qualified consultant to conduct a feasibility study of the Worthington Armory, eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
To hire an architect to write a Historic Structure Report to guide future restoration of the 1915 Federal Courthouse and Post Office, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, now the Rourke Art Museum.
Currently, there are approximately 5,050 feedlots with fewer than 300 animal units that need to come into compliance with State feedlot rules. Clean Water Feedlot Water Quality Management Grant funds are being used to provide financial assistance to landowners with feedlot operations less than 300 animal units in size and located in a riparian area or impaired watershed.
Currently, there are approximately 5,050 feedlots with fewer than 300 animal units that need to come into compliance with State feedlot rules. Clean Water Feedlot Water Quality Management Grant funds are being used to provide financial assistance to landowners with feedlot operations less than 300 animal units in size and located in a riparian area or impaired watershed.
To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree
To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree
To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree
To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree
To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree
To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree
To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree
To provide financial support to developing and established regional artists wishing to take advantage of an artist generated or impending concrete opportunity or to provide support for expenses to complete work that will advance the artist’s work or caree
To hire qualified professionals to complete rehabilitation work on the Ferris Grand/Masonic Temple, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
To highlight the importance of agriculture in rural and urban areas and to bring awareness of how farming culture is alive throughout Minnesota.
To bring the All American Lumberjack Show to Lac qui Parle County Fair. With two teams and ten lumberjack events, the show will offer viewers an opportunity to see demonstrations of old time skills, and can join the lumberjacks at camp to get a hands on experience.
After 6 years of intensive baseline monitoring at 5 edge-of-field sites, 1 intermittent and 3 in-stream sites in 3 sub-watersheds representing the geomorphic regions of the Root River, the second phase of the project is well prepared for the implementation of BMPs. Continued monitoring will be used to measure the effectiveness of the BMPs for the next 6 years. In preparation for BMP implementation, extensive planning was completed using LiDAR terrain analysis and the Tomer Framework to prioritize practices.
