All Projects

2502 Results for
Recipient
LimnoTech
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$134,427
Fund Source
The goal of this project is to construct, calibrate, and validate an HSPF watershed model for the Cannon River Watershed.
Dakota
Goodhue
Le Sueur
Rice
Steele
Waseca
Recipient
Zumbro Watershed Partnership, Inc.
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$106,580
Fund Source

Complete section 3 of Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) document for the Cannon and Zumbro Watersheds and provide input to sections 1 and 2.

Dakota
Dodge
Goodhue
Le Sueur
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Recipient
TPL; GRG; Clean River Partners
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,636,000
Fund Source

The Cannon River Watershed Habitat Protection and Restoration Program will protect approximately 264 acres in fee, and restore and enhance approximately 238 acres of high priority wildlife habitat within the Cannon River Watershed, including wetlands, prairies, Big Woods forest, and river/shallow lake shoreline. Its goal is to protect existing high quality habitat, restore degraded habitat, prevent degradation of water quality, and provide public access. We will restore and enhance riverine, forest, wetlands, oak savanna, and prairie habitat

Goodhue
Le Sueur
Rice
Steele
Waseca
Recipient
CRP, GRG, TPL
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,981,000
Fund Source

The Cannon River Watershed Habitat Protection and Restoration Program will protect approximately 290 acres in fee, and restore and enhance approximately 358 acres of high priority wildlife habitat within the Cannon River Watershed, including wetlands, prairies, forests, and river/shallow lake shoreline. Its goal is to protect existing high quality habitat, restore degraded habitat, prevent degradation of water quality, and provide public access.

Goodhue
Le Sueur
Rice
Steele
Waseca
Recipient
Clean River Partners, TPL, GRG,
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,555,000
Fund Source

The Cannon River Watershed Habitat Protection and Restoration Program will protect approximately 180 acres in fee, and restore or enhance approximately 136 acres of high priority wildlife habitat within the Cannon River Watershed, including wetlands, prairies, forests, and river/shallow lake shoreline. Its goal is to protect existing high quality habitat, restore degraded habitat, prevent degradation of water quality, and provide public access.

Goodhue
Le Sueur
Rice
Steele
Waseca
Recipient
Cannon River Watershed Joint Powers Board
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,028,658
Fund Source
Dakota
Goodhue
Le Sueur
Rice
Steele
Waseca
Recipient
Canton Historical Society
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,560
Fillmore
Recipient
Lake Superior Zoo
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$144,000

Revitalizing the old deer yards into Caribou Yards is a transformative initiative aimed at creating habitats for a herd of caribou. The need for this project arises from the closure of the old deer yards, which were previously inhabited by white-tailed deer until the last one passed away of old age. Subsequently, the fencing surrounding these three habitats has weathered and suffered damage during the years of inoccupancy.

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
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
McLeod
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
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Rushford Area Historical Society
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,693
To gain intellectual and physical control of historic objects held in public trust using PastPerfect Museum Software.
Fillmore
Recipient
Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$256,000

The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota (CMSM) will build upon a strong foundation of Minnesota Arts, Culture and Heritage (ACH) learning experiences made possible with prior MN Legacy funding support to:

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
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
McLeod
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
Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$242,075
Fund Source

The nine member Counties and Soil and Water Conservation Districts of the Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance (GBERBA) will be able to enhance our effectiveness to provide elevated levels of technical assistance, education and outreach in the areas of urban stormwater, wellhead protection, nutrient management, conservation agronomy, drainage and agricultural best management practices to reduce nonpoint source pollution in the Blue Earth, Le Sueur and Watonwan River Watersheds.

Blue Earth
Cottonwood
Faribault
Freeborn
Jackson
Le Sueur
Martin
Waseca
Watonwan
Recipient
U of MN
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$540,000

Rising temperatures and increased precipitation contribute to decreased oxygen and increased methane in Minnesota lakes and wetlands. We will identify impacts on water quality and methane emissions, providing management guidance.

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
MN Trout Unlimited
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,050,000
Fund Source

This program will restore and enhance in-stream and riparian fish and wildlife habitat in 11 watersheds across the state of Minnesota. The proposed projects will improve habitat for both game and non-game fish and wildlife species uniquely associated with cold water trout streams and provide expanded recreational opportunities for Minnesota anglers.

Becker
Benton
Dakota
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hubbard
Olmsted
St. Louis
St. Louis
Recipient
MN Trout Unlimited
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,269,000
Fund Source

This program will restore and/or enhance in-stream and riparian fish and wildlife habitat in six coldwater streams located in existing Aquatic Management Areas and one Minnesota State Park. The proposed projects will improve habitat for both game and non-game fish and wildlife species uniquely associated with coldwater trout streams and provide expanded recreational opportunities for Minnesota anglers.

Dakota
Fillmore
Goodhue
Goodhue
Recipient
MN Trout Unlimited
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,120,000
Fund Source

Minnesota Trout Unlimited enhanced in-stream and riparian fish and wildlife habitat in and along coldwater streams and lakes located on public lands and Aquatic Management Areas.  We originally proposed 11 projects, yet completed 13 projects. Contracting efficiencies and leveraging of other funding allowed us to add three more habitat enhancement projects in northeast Minnesota and to lengthen others.  One small budget project was dropped when a partner changed the scope from 144 acres to less than 15 and proposed costs outweighed the potential benefit.

Cook
Fillmore
Goodhue
Lake
Olmsted
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Fillmore County Historical Society
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,910
Fillmore
Recipient
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$174,000

This project builds partnerships among natural resource professionals, college, middle and high schools to work collaboratively to increase youth exposure to outdoor experiences, environmental issues, and natural resource career paths.

Brown
Cottonwood
Jackson
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
Martin
Murray
Nobles
Pipestone
Redwood
Rock
Watonwan
Yellow Medicine
Blue Earth
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Recipient
Mankato Children's Chorus
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000

Community Arts Education Support

Blue Earth
Faribault
Le Sueur
Nicollet
Waseca
Watonwan
Recipient
Artaria String Quartet
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$12,000

Community Arts Education Support

Dakota
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Ramsey
Washington
Recipient
Artaria String Quartet
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000

Community Arts Education Support

Fillmore
Itasca
Olmsted
Ramsey
St. Louis
Winona
Recipient
Arts Center of Saint Peter, Inc.
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$12,000

Community Arts Education Support

Blue Earth
Brown
Faribault
Le Sueur
Martin
Nicollet
Sibley
Waseca
Watonwan
Recipient
Rum River Art Center, Inc. AKA Rumriver Art Center
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$12,000

Community Arts Education Support

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Carlton
Carver
Chisago
Clearwater
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Douglas
Hennepin
Isanti
Itasca
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Marshall
McLeod
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Ramsey
Red Lake
Redwood
Scott
Sherburne
Stearns
St. Louis
Todd
Traverse
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Wright
Recipient
Artaria String Quartet
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$12,000

Community Arts Education Support

Anoka
Dakota
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Ramsey
Rice
Winona
Recipient
Arts Center of Saint Peter, Inc.
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$12,000

Community Arts Education Support

Blue Earth
Brown
Faribault
Le Sueur
Martin
Nicollet
Sibley
Waseca
Watonwan
Recipient
Mankato Ballet Company
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Community Arts Education Support

Blue Earth
Le Sueur
Nicollet
Waseca
Recipient
Mankato Children's Chorus
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000

Community Arts Education Support

Blue Earth
Faribault
Le Sueur
Nicollet
Waseca
Watonwan
Recipient
Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000

Community Arts Education Support

Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Olmsted
Wabasha
Recipient
Great River Chorale
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Community Arts Support

Anoka
Becker
Benton
Dakota
Douglas
Fillmore
Hennepin
Houston
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Ramsey
Sherburne
Stearns
St. Louis
Traverse
Washington
Winona
Winona
Recipient
Great River Chorale
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Community Arts Support

Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
Wright
Hennepin
Douglas
Kandiyohi
Washington
Ramsey
Morrison
Dakota
Brown
Houston
Crow Wing
Crow Wing
Becker
Benton
Dakota
Douglas
Fillmore
Hennepin
Houston
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Ramsey
Sherburne
Stearns
Stearns
Recipient
City of Lanesboro
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
To hire qualified professionals to write a structural assessment of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Hall, a contributing resource in the Lanesboro Historic District, listed in the National Register of Historic Places and current home to the Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge
Fillmore
Recipient
Voyageurs Conservancy
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$994,000

Voyageurs Conservancy will connect 17,000 Minnesotans to the state's only national park through standards-aligned K-12 education, career-building fellowships, and enhanced programs that engage diverse audiences in the park's conservation.

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
Wilderness Inquiry
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$480,000

Wilderness Inquiry will expand its work to provide a continuum of outdoor experiences for youth, adults, and families in communities across Minnesota by:

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
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
McLeod
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
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
DNR
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$11,589,000
Fund Source

As of 11/1/2022, the CPL program has provided over 900 grants totaling $109 million to over 200 different grantee organizations, improving or protecting over 339,000 acres of habitat. Demand for CPL grants has continued to grow each year as new applicants hear about the program and successful grantees return. In ML 2018 there were 107 grants awarded- 18 metro grants, 20 traditional grants, and 69 Expedited Conservation Partners grants. Through these 107 grants, over 18,000 acres were restored, enhanced, or protected. Over $11M was awarded to organizations for projects.

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Carlton
Carver
Chisago
Clearwater
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Le Sueur
Marshall
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Morrison
Mower
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Ramsey
Rice
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Todd
Washington
Winona
Wright
Recipient
Minnesota Zoological Garden
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$300,000

The Minnesota Zoo will improve the long-term viability of Minnesotas imperiled turtle populations by researching threats, implementing mechanisms to reduce mortality, and creating educational materials for use throughout the state.

Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Dodge
Goodhue
Hennepin
Isanti
Le Sueur
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Wright
Recipient
DNR
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,294,000
Fund Source

The Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program will be managed by the Department of Natural Resources to provide competitive matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national non-profit organizations and government entities. In it's first 7 years of funding, the CPL program has provided 410 grants totaling $37 million to 133 different grantee organizations, positively affecting over 220,000 acres of habitat. Demand for CPL grants has continued to grow each year as new grantees hear about the program and successful grantees return.

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Blue Earth
Cass
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kittson
Lake
Marshall
Martin
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Mower
Murray
Nobles
Otter Tail
Ramsey
Rice
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Recipient
Audubon Minnesota
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$342,000

Assessing Audubon Conservation Ranching as a strategic approach to biodiversity conservation and grassland soils and vegetation ecosystem resilience.

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
DNR
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,990,000
Fund Source

The Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program, managed by the Department of Natural Resources, provided 56 competitive matching grants to non-profit organizations and governments, appropriating all the available ML12 funds.

Aitkin
Becker
Brown
Carlton
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Douglas
Faribault
Goodhue
Grant
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kittson
Lake
Lincoln
Marshall
Martin
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Nobles
Otter Tail
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Renville
Rock
Sherburne
St. Louis
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Wilkin
Recipient
DNR
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,690,000
Fund Source

With the ML 2015 appropriation The Conservation Partners Legacy (CPL) Grant Program awarded 70 grants, 22 of these grants were the metropolitan area. Over 24,000 acres were enhanced, 2,500 acres were restored, and 386 acres protected through these 70 projects. Thirty-eight counties had CPL projects completed in them through 47 unique organizations. The average project for the ML 2015 grants was $96,000, with few exceptions most projects were completed on time and many were under budget.

Becker
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Dakota
Douglas
Fillmore
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Itasca
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Koochiching
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Martin
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Murray
Nobles
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pine
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Rock
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Stevens
Washington
Wilkin
Recipient
DNR
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,438,000
Fund Source

The Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program will be managed by the Department of Natural Resources to provide competitive matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national non-profit organizations and government entities.

Anoka
Becker
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Dakota
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Kanabec
Kittson
Koochiching
Lake
Marshall
Martin
McLeod
Mower
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pine
Polk
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
St. Louis
Stevens
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Lanesboro Arts Center
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,075

To survey the exterior of the building, make historically sensitive recommendations, and create construction-ready documents for needed improvements that will enhance the exterior of the historic building without negatively impacting the historic structure.

Fillmore