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Recipient
The Nature Conservancy
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,856,000
Fund Source

The project will advance the protection, restoration and enhancement goals for prairie, grassland and wetland habitats as described in the 2018 MN Prairie Conservation Plan. It builds upon the highly successful model established via prior Prairie Recovery Phases and seeks to protect 400 acres in Fee without PILT obligations to be held by The Nature Conservancy, enhance 18,000 acres of permanently protected grasslands, and restore 100 acres of prairie and wetland habitat.

Becker
Big Stone
Chippewa
Clay
Cottonwood
Douglas
Grant
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Murray
Nobles
Norman
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Rock
Roseau
Stearns
Stevens
Swift
Traverse
Wilkin
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
The Nature Conservancy
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,058,000
Fund Source

This project contributed to the goals of the MN Prairie Conservation Plan by protecting 207 acres of native prairie/wetland/savanna; restoring 353 acres of prairie/wetland; and enhancing 16,377 acres of grassland/savanna. When combined with Phases 1-8 of the Prairie Recovery Program we have cumulatively protected 7,941 acres, enhanced 171,191 acres and restored 2,389 acres using Outdoor Heritage Fund dollars. We will continue to implement subsequent Phases toward meeting the conservation goals described in the MN Prairie Conservation Plan.

Becker
Big Stone
Chippewa
Clay
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Marshall
Norman
Pennington
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Roseau
Stearns
Swift
Recipient
The Nature Conservancy
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,901,000
Fund Source

This project will advance the prairie protection, restoration and enhancement goals established in the 2011 MN Prairie Conservation Plan. It builds upon the successful model established in Phases 1 - 6 and seeks to protect 200 acres in fee without PILT obligations to be held by The Nature Conservancy, protect an additional 100 acres with PILT for inclusion in the State's Wildlife Management or Scientific Natural Area systems, enhance 7,500 acres of permanently protected grasslands, and restore 100 acres of prairie habitat.

Becker
Big Stone
Clay
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Marshall
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Stearns
Swift
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
The Nature Conservancy
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,032,000
Fund Source

This project contributed to the goals of the MN Prairie Conservation Plan by protecting 539 acres of prairie/wetland/savanna habitat; restoring 151 acres prairie/grassland; and enhancing 24,604 acres grassland/savanna. We will continue to implement subsequent Phases toward meeting the conservation goals described in the MN Prairie Conservation Plan.

Becker
Big Stone
Chippewa
Clay
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Mahnomen
Marshall
Norman
Pennington
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Roseau
Stearns
Swift
Recipient
The Nature Conservancy
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,001,000
Fund Source
This project contributed to the goals of the MN Prairie Conservation Plan by protecting 284 acres of native prairie/wetland/savanna; restoring 102 acres prairie/wetland; and enhancing 10,045 acres grassland/savanna. When combined with Phases 1-7 of the Prairie Recovery Program we have cumulatively protected 7,734 acres, enhanced 154,814 acres and restored 2,036 acres using Outdoor Heritage Fund dollars. We will continue to implement subsequent Phases toward meeting the conservation goals described in the MN Prairie Conservation Plan.
Big Stone
Chippewa
Clay
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Lyon
Marshall
Polk
Pope
Stearns
Swift
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
The Nature Conservancy
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,512,000
Fund Source

The project will advance the protection, restoration and enhancement goals for prairie, grassland and wetland habitats as described in the 2018 MN Prairie Conservation Plan. It builds upon the highly successful model previously established in prior Prairie Recovery Phases and seeks to protect 500 acres in Fee without PILT obligations to be held by The Nature Conservancy, enhance 18,000 acres of permanently protected grasslands, and restore 200 acres of prairie and wetland habitat.

Becker
Big Stone
Chippewa
Clay
Cottonwood
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Murray
Nobles
Norman
Pennington
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Rock
Roseau
Stearns
Swift
Traverse
Wilkin
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,000

Presenter/Production Assistance

Aitkin
Anoka
Blue Earth
Carver
Chisago
Clay
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Isanti
Jackson
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sibley
St. Louis
Steele
Stearns
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Recipient
Frozen River Film Festival
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500

Presenter/Production Assistance

Aitkin
Chisago
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Hennepin
Houston
Lac qui Parle
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
St. Louis
Sherburne
Scott
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Recipient
Mid West Music Fest
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,000

Presenter/Production Assistance

Anoka
Blue Earth
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Sherburne
St. Louis
Steele
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Wright
Recipient
Minnesota Masonic Historic Buildings
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$272,470
St. Louis
Recipient
U of MN
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$199,000

We propose to integrate Minnesota Wildflowers Information, an online tool for plant identification, with the Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas, to preserve and extend this popular ENTRF-supported resource for future use.

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Koochiching
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Regents of the University of Minnesota
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,200

The art works on paper in the Sax Brothers Collection Study Room at the Tweed Museum of Art were assessed by conservator, Sherelyn Ogden, who provided recommendations for preferred methods of paper preservation. A broad report was prepared that presents the long-range plan for implementing improvements to the preservation requirements of paper artworks at the Museum. A short-term plan for organizing the collection by size and re-housing the smaller works on paper has been implemented.

St. Louis
Recipient
Ann Bickle House
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,990
To preserve the original stucco and foundation of the Ann Bickle House, listed in the National Register of Historic Places
Pope
Recipient
U of MN
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$656,000

This project helps Minnesota entities that directly or indirectly cause PFAS and microplastics contamination stop the flow of the contaminants by developing strategies to manage solid waste streams.

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Koochiching
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Fond du Lac Bank of Lake Superior Chippewa
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,800,000
Fund Source

This project prevented forest fragmentation and protected lake and stream habitat in the St. Louis River watershed through the fee acquisition of 2555 acres. 

St. Louis
Recipient
U of MN - Duluth NRRI
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$416,000
Cook
Lake
St. Louis
Recipient
Proctor Area Historical Society
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$82,813
St. Louis
Recipient
Terrace Mill Foundation
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,500
To hire a qualified historical architect and engineer to prepare an assessment of the foundation of Terrace Mill, listed in the National Register of Historic Places
Pope
Recipient
Children's Dance Theatre
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,000

Programming Grant

Dodge
Olmsted
Ramsey
St. Louis
Winona
Recipient
South Central Minnesota Studio ArTour
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,000

Programming Grant

Anoka
Beltrami
Benton
Carver
Dakota
Dodge
Faribault
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sibley
St. Louis
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Wright
Recipient
Sinclair Lewis Foundation
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,750

Project Grant

Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
Wright
Todd
Pope
Douglas
Morrison
Crow Wing
Recipient
Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000

Project Grant

Benton
Sherburne
Stearns
Wright
Douglas
Pope
Morrison
Crow Wing
Hennepin
Isanti
Recipient
Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000

Project Grant

Benton
Crow Wing
Douglas
Morrison
Pope
Sherburne
Stearns
Recipient
Millstream Arts Festival, Inc. AKA Millstream Arts Festival
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000

Project Grant

Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
Mille Lacs
Wright
Scott
Hennepin
Ramsey
Morrison
Douglas
Chisago
Anoka
Kanabec
St. Louis
Todd
Isanti
Hubbard
Carver
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Le Sueur
Dakota
Recipient
Saint Cloud Film Festival AKA Saint Cloud Film Fest
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000

Project Grant

Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
Wright
Hennepin
Crow Wing
Anoka
Clay
St. Louis
Recipient
College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000

Project Grant

Benton
Benton
Stearns
Wright
Ramsey
Scott
Carver
Kandiyohi
Mille Lacs
Todd
Morrison
Pope
Anoka
St. Louis
Brown
Hennepin
Clay
Recipient
Paramount Center for the Arts
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,527

Project Grant

Stearns
Benton
Hennepin
Rice
St. Louis
Recipient
The Saint John's Boys' Choir
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000

Project Grant

Isanti
Washington
Wright
Hennepin
Sherburne
Pipestone
McLeod
Stearns
Mille Lacs
Scott
Meeker
Le Sueur
Kandiyohi
Benton
Douglas
Morrison
Todd
Pope
Kanabec
Crow Wing
Becker
Recipient
Saint Cloud Film Festival AKA Saint Cloud Film Fest
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000

Project Grant

Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
Wright
Hennepin
Crow Wing
Anoka
Clay
St. Louis
Recipient
Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Casebold and Smith
Stearns
Benton
Wright
Goodhue
Ramsey
Hennepin
Scott
St. Louis
Kandiyohi
Recipient
Pan Asian Arts Alliance
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$20,000

Collaboration between African and Asian American artists to jointly create/present a new dance drama - Resonance.

Project Resonance orchestrates new creations of music and dances to serve as a communication bridge across cultural/racial lines, to mitigate racial tensions between African and Asian communities, to illustrate the cross-cultural experience, and eventually promote Intercultural Harmony.

Resonance inspires inner/outer connections to create sustainable impacts.

Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
St. Louis
Watonwan
Statewide
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Faribault
Hennepin
Itasca
Ramsey
Scott
Watonwan
Recipient
Duluth Children's Museum
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$145,500

The Duluth Children's Museum is a place for every family to learn and play. Highlighting local cultures through new exhibits, programming, and partnership, the museum will draw new audiences.

Aitkin
Carlton
Cook
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake
Pine
St. Louis
Recipient
Saint Cloud Film Festival
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,175
Project Grant
Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
Wright
Hennepin
St. Louis
Clay
Recipient
CentraCare Health Foundation
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,200
Project Grant
Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
Wright
Hennepin
Kandiyohi
McLeod
St. Louis
Crow Wing
Recipient
Millstream Arts Festival, Inc. AKA Millstream Arts Festival
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Project Grant
Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
Wright
Hennepin
Ramsey
Morrison
Douglas
Chisago
Anoka
Kanabec
St. Louis
Todd
Isanti
Carver
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Wabasha
Itasca
Rice
Recipient
Community Legacies
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Project Grant
Stearns
Todd
Pope
Douglas
Recipient
Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Project Grant
Benton
Sherburne
Stearns
Wright
Meeker
McLeod
Kandiyohi
Morrison
Todd
Crow Wing
Pope
Swift
Douglas
Recipient
Sinclair Lewis Foundation
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,700
Project Grant
Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
Wright
Todd
Pope
Recipient
Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Project Grant
Benton
Sherburne
Stearns
Wright
Morrison
Todd
Pope
Kandiyohi
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Recipient
Sinclair Lewis Foundation
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,545

Project Grant

Benton
Sherburne
Stearns
Wright
Douglas
Pope
Hennepin
Washington
Dakota
Morrison
St. Louis
St. Louis