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North Central Minnesota Farm and Antique Association
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Aitkin
Cass
Itasca
St. Louis
Recipient
Minnesota State University, Mankato (Library Services)
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,175

To digitize issues of the student newspaper, "The Reporter," allowing for greater public access to this historic resource.

Statewide
Blue Earth
Recipient
Greater Mankato Diversity Council
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,910

To hire a qualified historian to research Mankato's cultural history.

Blue Earth
Nicollet
Recipient
Minnesota Council of Churches
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Statewide
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Blue Earth
Recipient
Connor Hopkins
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$600

Resiliency Grant

Blue Earth
Recipient
Regents of the University of Minnesota (American Indian Studies)
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$48,675

To hire qualified professionals to produce materials on the Ojibwe language for public access.

Beltrami
Carlton
Cass
Clearwater
Cook
Koochiching
Lake of the Woods
St. Louis
Hubbard
Itasca
Marshall
Pennington
Polk
Red Lake
Roseau
Recipient
City of Pine River
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,267,000
Fund Source

The Norway Lake Dam was removed and replaced with a rock-arch rapids in 2022 by the City of Pine River. Replacing the high hazard dam with a rock riffle enhanced fish passage, biological connectivity, habitat, safety, aesthetics, fishing, and recreational access to the river. The riffle pools and channels enhanced recreational opportunities wading, fishing, paddling and other water-based fun.

Cass
Recipient
BWSR
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$13,808,000
Fund Source

Under the CREP partnership with USDA, 71 easements were recorded on a total of 4,365 acres to restore previously drained wetlands and adjacent uplands. The easements were accomplished with local implementation done by SWCD, NRCS and FSA staff within the 54 county CREP area and leveraged federal funds for both landowner payments and cost share for conservation practice installation.

Becker
Blue Earth
Carver
Clay
Cottonwood
Dodge
Faribault
Freeborn
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Le Sueur
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mower
Nicollet
Otter Tail
Ramsey
Redwood
Renville
Rock
Sibley
Stearns
Wilkin
Recipient
BWSR
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000,000
Fund Source

The Clean Water Fund (CWF) and Outdoor Heritage Fund (OHF) were used together to secure easements on buffer areas. 25 easements have been recorded for a total of 672.1 acres and are reported in the output tables for the final report (acre total does not include Clean Water Fund acres). The total acreage from both CWF and OHF sources for recorded easements is 1,152.4 acres. Only the OHF acres are being reported in this final report to be consistent with the approved accomplishment plan.

Blue Earth
Brown
Clay
Cottonwood
Jackson
Lincoln
Martin
Mower
Nicollet
Pipestone
Renville
Rock
Stearns
Waseca
Watonwan
Wright
Recipient
BWSR
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,398,000
Fund Source

Under the CREP partnership with USDA, 38 easements were recorded on a total of 2,732 acres to restore previously drained wetlands and adjacent uplands. One easement is a flowage easement that was required to complete wetland restoration work on an adjacent

Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Cottonwood
Freeborn
Grant
Martin
Meeker
Nicollet
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Steele
Swift
Traverse
Wilkin
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
BWSR
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$13,292,600
Fund Source

The Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Wetlands Partnership Phase V protected and restored 2,041 acres of previously drained wetlands and adjacent native grasslands on 23 conservation easements. All easements have been recorded. $35,000 of funds from other sources were also used.  

Becker
Blue Earth
Clay
Freeborn
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Meeker
Murray
Nobles
Otter Tail
Redwood
Stevens
Todd
Wilkin
Recipient
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,940,000
Fund Source

This program is a part of a comprehensive clean water strategy to prevent sediment and nutrients from entering our lakes, rivers, and streams; enhance fish and wildlife habitat; protect groundwater and wetlands. Specifically the Riparian Buffer Easement Program targets creating buffers on riparian lands adjacent to public waters, except wetlands. Through the Reinvest in Minnesota Program (RIM) and in partnership with Soil and Water Conservation Districts and private landowners, permanent conservation easements are purchased and buffers established.

Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Chisago
Cottonwood
Faribault
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Murray
Nobles
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pope
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Scott
Steele
Stevens
Wilkin
Recipient
U of MN
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$622,000

We propose identifying hot spots of groundwater chloride pollution of surface waters due to excessive road salt use, which is a long term source increasing chloride impairment of surface waters.

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
Itasca Community Television, Inc./Two Rivers Video
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,624

Rural and Community Art Project Grant

Itasca
Cass
St. Louis
Recipient
Schroeder Area Historical Society AKA Cross River Heritage Center
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

Rural and Community Art Project Grant

Cook
Lake
St. Louis
Itasca
Koochiching
Aitkin
Cass
Carlton
Recipient
Grand Rapids Players, Inc.
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,460
Rural and Community Art Project Grants
Itasca
Aitkin
Cass
Koochiching
St. Louis
Recipient
Grand Rapids Area Male Chorus
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,250
Rural and Community Art Project Grant
Itasca
St. Louis
Cass
Beltrami
Aitkin
Hubbard
Recipient
Willmar Community Education
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,250
Rural and Community Art Project Grant
Itasca
Aitkin
Cass
Koochiching
St. Louis
Fund Source

This project entails reconstruction, resurfacing and widening 3.6 miles of the segment of the Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail from Mankato to 589th Avenue.

Blue Earth
Recipient
U of MN
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000

Sandhill cranes have expanded their range in Minnesota and elsewhere and as populations have expanded several states, including Minnesota, have initiated sandhill crane hunting seasons and other states are considering doing the same. Partially this is in response to increasing complaints of crop degradation by sandhill cranes.

Becker
Beltrami
Cass
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Hubbard
Morrison
Todd
Wadena
Recipient
Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,500

School Arts Project Grant

Cass
Recipient
Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,485

School Arts Project Grant

Cass
Recipient
Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

School Arts Project Grant

Cass
Recipient
Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,186

School Arts Project Grant

Cass
Recipient
Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

School Arts Project Grant

Cass
Recipient
Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

School Arts Project Grant

Cass
Recipient
Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,168

School Arts Project

Cass
Recipient
Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

School Arts Project

Cass
Recipient
Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

School Arts Project

Cass
Recipient
Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

School Arts Project

Cass
Recipient
Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
A four-part mural project working with both local artists and students incorporating the traditions history and culture of the region
Cass
Recipient
Remer Elementary
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,450
Seven-week artist in residence to create a collaborative art piece
Cass
Recipient
Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Native American "Our Ancestors" Theater Project
Cass
Recipient
Pine River-Backus High School
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
The Copper Street Brass Quintet Residency
Cass
Recipient
Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,310
Reif Center Children's Performing Art Series
Cass
Recipient
Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,855

School Arts Project

Cass
Recipient
Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

School Arts Project

Cass
Recipient
Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,855

School Arts Project

Cass
Recipient
Northland Community Schools
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Traditional Ojibwe Singer will teach drumming and singing once a week for 20 weeks with the Indian Education Program Coordinator.
Cass
Recipient
Remer Elementary
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,450
A seven week artist in residence for students in K-6th grade to create an all-student collaborative installation piece.
Cass