The MAAMCC created a pilot project that teaches students about the lives and times of noteworthy African American Minnesotans and their contributions to Minnesota and the Nation. The traveling exhibit, called Trunk-It (a museum without walls), presents an actor/docent with a trunk of history props, activities to perform and a story to tell of a Minnesota African American pioneer to elementary age students. Eight pioneers have been identified through research and have been chosen to be portrayed in a Trunk-It exhibit. Currently, two trunks have been completed: Emily O.
This project is a model for future drainage projects across the state and represents a fundamental shift in the way rural drainage systems interact with the landscape. This is a community-based water quality and treatment demonstration project in which landowners, local government, and state agencies have developed a watershed approach to improving water quality and replacing outdated drainage systems. The project will improve water quality, improve wildlife habitat, and develop a process for future projects by constructing water quality features within the 6,000 acre watershed.
At 410 acres, Lake Owasso is the largest lake in the Grass Lake Water Management Organization (GLWMO) and one of the most pristine. Maintaining the lakes water quality is a priority for the GLWMO. A long urbanized area along Aladdin Street in Roseville currently lacks stormwater features to remove pollutants and reduce water volume. The rainwater from this area drains directly to a wetland which is hydrologically connected to Lake Owasso. Adjacent to the residential area is a 0.5 acre parking lot which drains into a ditch which eventually enters the same wetland.
To hire a qualified consultant to develop a Historic Structure Report that will help preserve the former Albert Pike Masonic Lodge, eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
To hire qualified professionals to conduct a re-use assessment and prepare planning documents for the H. Alden Smith House, part of the Minneapolis Community and Technical College campus and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Protecting groundwater aquifers that supply community drinking water supplies is critical for communities in Winona County. Well #219210 located within the Altura Drinking Water Supply Management Area (DWSMA) is an unused, multi-aquifer municipal well that poses a risk to the community drinking water supply. This well intersects with multiple aquifers, including the Prairie Du Chien, Jordan, Tunnel City/Lone Rock, and Wonewoc. These are primary aquifers used by the majority of drinking water wells in the region.
This project will complete the installation of four nested wells to the Ambient Groundwater Monitoring Network and relocated one well in the City of Saint Paul. Braun Intertec will coordinate site access and oversee the well installation by a state drilling contractor.
Peer Engineering, Inc. (Peer) will evaluate and recommend to MPCA groundwater monitoring staff prospective sites/locations for the installation of groundwater monitoring wells to evaluate contaminant/pollutant concentrations from various sources. Peer will oversee the installation of monitoring wells by retaining a state drilling contractor or preparing bid documents to retain well driller through the Department of Administration. Superfund staff will assist in the project by providing oversight of contractual requirements and provide technical assistance as needed.
The goals of this project are threefold: 1) to provide Native high school students a strong connection to their Indigenous roots during secondary education, 2) to spread the knowledge of first language speakers and increase the number of Ojibwe language speakers, and 3) harness the benefits of culturally relevant education to increase Takoda Prep students’ educational outcomes.
The objectives of this project will be to teach Takoda Prep students the Ojibwe language at a level in which they feel comfortable conversing with fellow classmates and elders and can identify everyday objects and terms in the language. This is important because connecting students' education to language will increase their participation in their overall education. The second objective will be for each student to identify one person in their life with whom they can share the language they have learned.
The project's first objective is to teach Takoda Prep High School students Dakota and Ojibwe language, so they achieve a cursory mastery of one or both languages. We anticipate students achieving a level of proficiency such that they are comfortable holding basic conversations with fellow classmates, family and elders. AIOIC believes language instruction will improve graduation rates by demonstrating a commitment to the inclusion and cultural affirmation of Native high school students in a public school system. This is the second objective that AIOIC's project seeks to achieve.
To acquire professional services for improving public accessibility to significant archival materials documenting Swedish immigrant contributions to state history
A series of eight oral histories were collected from landscape architects. These interviews document the story of landscape design in 20th Century Minnesota. The participants were asked to reflect on what personal experiences influenced their professions and how Minnesota spaces have been enhanced by landscape architecture over the past century.
The goals of this project are threefold: 1) to provide Native high school students a strong connection to their Indigenous roots during secondary education, 2) to spread the knowledge of first language speakers and increase the number of Ojibwe language speakers, and 3) harness the benefits of culturally relevant education to increase Dakoda Prep students' educational outcomes.