The Perpich Arts Integration Network of Teachers (PAINT) fosters collaborative arts integration in Minnesota through K-12 teacher professional development and funding to schools. With Perpich Center facilitation, teacher teams develop and implement arts-integrated lessons and units. PAINT program components include:
Elders and youths will engage with each other to instill a sense of value and validation of one another’s skills and abilities. Participants will strengthen their proficiency in the Hmong language and Hmong alphabet through these lessons. Youths will learn basic conversational Hmong words and they will be introduced to the Hmong alphabet. The youths will learn the skills of storytelling, singing traditional songs, and making and creating their own paj ntaub.
Phased design and construction of ADA access deficiencies throughout the Regional Park and Trail System that are identified in the Ramsey County Parks and Trails ADA Transition Plan including Design/engineering, for building and site improvements such as access improvements for walkways, hardware components, doors, window, restroom components, building interiors, utilities, stair and railings, sidewalk, trail, shelters, play elements, parking lots, grading, signs and site amenities
Continue Implementation of adopted park master plan: Complete Road & Utility Construction from the end of Phase II to the Harriet Island area (2,800 lineal feet). Lilydale hosts approximately 786,000 visits annually, of which approximately 10% are of Asian descent.
Community engagement for Phase II Phalen China Garden. Engagement will be led by the City of Saint Paul Staff and a local artist who is a resident of Minnesota. The project will develop a Design Advisory Committee that could include members of the local Hmong community, Chinese community, Ward 1, Payne Phalen Planning District, Youth Commission, Hmong 18 Council, and local residents.
Provide professional development workshops at three Greater Minnesota locations for 60 teachers to use phenology education curriculum and community science resources, reaching >7,000 students in the first three years.
In 2002, Farquar and Long Lakes were placed on the impaired waters list due to high phosphorus levels that caused algal blooms and reduced water clarity. The City of Apple Valley is proposing a combination of two enhancements to achieve a 61 pound reduction in phosphorus.
To document in 8-9 oral history interviews the role the Phyllis Wheatley Community Center played in helping to achieve community stability in North Minneapolis, 1965-1972.
A new interpretive exhibit was installed in the North Gallery of the History Center of Olmsted County. The exhibit examines the interaction between culture, place and the environment. Comparisons between the natural and the man-made help to inform perceptions of home and the familiar. The public is able to explore the relationship of the built environment to the natural environment.
Ramsey County and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers propose to enhance and restore habitat in Pigs Eye Lake by building islands and marsh to benefit migratory birds, waterfowl, and fish. Island construction would restore wetland habitat and functions that have been lost in the 640-acre backwater due to erosion and degradation and enhance the surrounding area by reducing turbidity, preventing further erosion, and increasing habitat diversity. The project would protect areas of biodiversity significance and improve the Mississippi River wildlife corridor in the heart of the St.
To acquire professional services for an assessment of structural condition preparatory for preservation and reuse of the drive tunnel infrastructure of the Pillsbury A Mill, a National Historic Landmark
The East Bank Energy Center would re-use existing, historic tunnels and drop shafts attached to the National Historic Landmark Pillsbury A Mill building to produce hydrothermal energy for heating and cooling. The existing tunnels would contain flat plate heat exchangers and the drop shafts would contain turbines. These technologies would replace traditional heating and cooling systems to serve the A Mill and a community micro-grid. This application seeks funding for the consultant who will perform an initial site visit and recommend a scope for a larger study.
To enhance fairgoers experience of arts programming at the Pine County Fair. A new sound system and sun screen for the arts and culture stage will allow the fair to bring more diverse events and artisans to the fair. These additions will allow the fair to offer several bands that play historic music, a chainsaw artist, and a cattle dog demonstration.
Samples will be taken from lakes and streams from the Kettle River Watershed. The sampling and monitoring of these waters will result in a better understanding of the water quality within the watershed. Having a better understanding of the water quality in the watershed can help when targeting where to put conservation projects on the ground.
