More than 40 reels of 8mm film were shot by the prolific photographer John Runk of his home down during 1947 through 1954. These films depict life in the Stillwater area post-World War Two and were donated to the Washington County Historical Society by Runk himself.
The project received an MHS Grants-in-Aid award in 2008 to enable the transfer of the raw 8mm film footage to digital tape and DVD.
MHCG funding allowed John Runk's little known motion pictures to be more broadly accessible to the public through edited down highlights in DVD format.
The project involves installation of a number of stormwater best management practices in the road right-of-way and on adjacent public property during reconstruction of Johnny Cake Ridge Road and installation of the Dakota County North Creek Greenway. Practices implemented will include boulevard raingardens, tree trenches, and underground sediment collection practices.
Ka Joog and Afro American Development Association (AADA) will partner to create a platform for Somali American youth to learn traditional Somali artistic mediums and present their learning through public presentations that will ignite community conversations. Art clubs and public forums will be implemented in Hennepin, Ramsey, and Clay counties and will promote inter-generational dialogue on taboo topics within the Somali American and cross-cultural acceptance with non-Somali audiences.
Otter Tail County will partner with the Buffalo-Red River Watershed District and the West Otter Tail and Wilkin SWCDs to stabilize the outlet of Judicial Ditch No. 2 which has become the most critically eroding gully contributing sediment to the Otter Tail River. When stabilized, sediment to the river will be reduced by 988 tons per year, and total phosphorus will be reduced by 840 pounds per year. The sediment reduction associated with this project is 7 percent of the 6,868 tons per year goal set by the Lower Otter Tail River Total Maximum Daily Load.
In October 2018, a petition for improvement of Lyon-Redwood Joint Judicial Ditch No. 15 (JD15) was accepted by the Lyon-Redwood Joint Drainage Authority. To control gully erosion and improve water quality, four water and sediment control basins are being proposed in the JD15 Final Engineer's Report. The basins will temporarily store overland runoff from within the watershed, allowing sediment and nutrients to settle out during dewatering. Clear Creek headwaters reach 07020006-567 is listed on MPCA's 2022 impaired waters list for impairments due to total suspended solids.
The 14,080 acre watershed of JD#30 and JD#18 drains into the Thief River four miles upstream of Thief River Falls. The City of Thief River Falls draws their drinking water from the reservoir the Thief River supplies. This reservoir is filling with sediment faster than anticipated. It was first estimated that the reservoir would require dredging every 50 years. The last dredging was needed in only 35 years at a price tag of $1.1 million. Treatment of the water for drinking is a major expense to the City.
Funding for contractors and consultants to perform water quality improvement work beyond the standard operational work done by staff. Contracted work typically involves consulting services to develop projects and contracted services for implementing projects (e.g. alum treatments, stabilization and erosion control work), and equipment needs.
The position manages park and trail maintenance personnel and corresponding operations. The position is responsible for asset management of park facilities, grounds and natural resources (forest, prairie, wetland, shore land, wildlife).
Continue recreation and volunteer specialist position, engage park visitors in recreation programs, volunteer and outreach activities. Develop and implement recreation and volunteer programs.
Manage a community outreach and engagement program to increase and enhance use of the parks by focusing on activities that strengthen use of parks, engaging the community, agencies, and developing relationships with community members
Continue to support outreach and outdoor recreation based programming for people of color and low income users throughout the Ramsey County Regional Parks & Trails system.
Continue contracts with the Conservation Corps of Minnesota to provide a crew and engage youth to perform natural resource management tasks throughout the regional park and trail system. Buckthorn removal, community garden maintenance, invasive species control, and landscaping are some of the tasks performed.
Continue to support outreach and outdoor recreation-based programming for people of color and low income users throughout the Ramsey County Regional Parks & Trails system.
Initiate phased improvement recommendations from the offleash dog area master plan consisting of site and utility improvements, building structure improvements, trail connections, parking lot, fencing, accessibility, restoration, and wayfinding at off-leash dog areas in Battle Creek Regional Park, Bald Eagle-Otter Lake Regional Park, and the Rice Creek North Regional Trail.
Funding will be used for engagement and scoping for long-range plan implementation. Specific activities include project administration, community engagement, events, development of supporting graphics and engagement materials, mailers, temporary communication signage, advertising, and communications.
The project will develop and produce interpretive signange focusing on self-directed learning at locations throughout Three Rivers Park District. This program will provide 24/7 education materials, designed to be ADA Accessible, and to be translatable in multiple languages using QR codes. Signage will be developed and installed throughout the Park District. The actual final number of signs, along with use of interactive features such as QR Code site visits, will be used to help measure the success of the program.
The Education and Volunteer Coordinators were established for program development/implementation. They will increase efforts to connect, recruit, lead, and coordinate people to our regional parks while developing a deeper relationship with recreation staff, schools, and other groups. Funding may also be used for supplies associated with this program.
Funds will be used to attract users, conduct recreation programs at areas inside and outside of park boundaries, encourage use of regional park and trail facilities, provide scholarships for those who meet income guidelines for low/moderate incomes, provide access to those with disabilities, provide staffing to conduct recreation programs and outreach activities, and fund advertising and marketing for programs and outreach activities.
Dakota County Parks will hire its first ever Indigenous Parks Liaison to incorporate Indigenous cultural perspectives into Dakota County Park topics related to the reintroduction of bison to Spring Lake Park Reserve, culturally significant Indigenous sites within park boundaries, and partnership opportunities.
Manage a community outreach and engagement program to increase and enhance use of the parks by focusing on activities that strengthen use of parks, engaging the community, agencies, and developing relationships with community members. Additional focus would be identifying and supporting opportunities for partnership with DC departments including social services, corrections, etc. to provide opportunities to connect clients to outdoors.
Contract with organizations or hire staff for natural resource and maintenance management throughout the regional system in Anoka County. Includes invasive species removal, prairie, oak savanna and forest restorations, oak wilt management, seeding, plantings, additional building and grounds maintenance, tree/shrub removal, debris removal, sign installation, river clean-up/obstruction removal, and public outreach/education about natural resource management.
Continue contracts with the Conservation Corps of Minnesota to provide a crew and engage youth to perform natural resource management tasks throughout the regional park system. Buckthorn removal, community garden maintenance, invasive species control, and landscaping are some of the tasks performed.
Initiate phased improvement recommendations from the Off Leash Dog Area master plan consisting of site and utility improvements, building structure improvements, trail connections, parking lot improvements, stormwater management, site amenities, restoration, and wayfinding at off leash dog areas in Battle Creek Regional Park, Bald Eagle-Otter Lake Regional Park, and the Rice Creek Regional Trail corridor.
The position manages park and trail maintenance personnel and corresponding operations. The position is responsible for asset management of park facilities, grounds and natural resources (forest, prairie, wetland, shore land, wildlife).
Continue recreation and volunteer specialist, engage park visitors in recreation programs, volunteer and outreach activities. Develop and implement recreation and volunteer programs. Engage approximatel 3,00- 4,000 park visitors through park visitors through 100 programs provided in the County Regional Parks in outreach programming.
Planning, design, engineering, permitting/administrative cost, and contingencies for system wide playground replacement and redevelopment including playground equipment and infrastructure, site and utility improvements, site amenities, stormwater management, wayfinding and restoration; initiate playground construction improvements.
Continue contracts with the Conservation Corps of Minnesota to provide a crew and engage youth to perfrom natural resource management tasks througout the regional park and trail system. Buckthorn removal, community garden maintenance, invasive species control, and landscaping are some of the task performed.
Continue to support outreach and otudoor recreation based programming for people of color and low income users througou the Ramsey County Regional Parks & Trails system.
The primary goal of the Humanities Center’s Education Initiative is to increase student engagement and success; the foundation is strengthening the teacher-student relationship. Drawing upon the multiplicity of experiences and cultures represented in schools, educators gain insight into how to engage every student authentically and respectfully.
The primary goal of the Humanities Center’s Education Initiative is to increase student engagement and success; the foundation is strengthening the teacher-student relationship. Drawing upon the multiplicity of experiences and cultures represented in schools, educators gain insight into how to engage every student authentically and respectfully.
