All Projects

2280 Results for
Recipient
Great River Greening
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$698,000

Continuing pollinator habitat creation and enhancement on 11 sites from Lakeville to St. Cloud, with public engagement and education centered on youth, schools, and community awareness of natural resource stewardship.

Benton
Big Stone
Cass
Chippewa
Crow Wing
Douglas
Grant
Kandiyohi
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Otter Tail
Pope
Renville
Sibley
Stearns
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wadena
Wilkin
Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Ramsey
Scott
Sherburne
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Pope Soil and Water Conservation District
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$32,479
Fund Source

The Pope Soil and Water Conservation District Chippewa River Watershed Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG) monitoring program will provide knowledge of water quality to local partners and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Five sites, comprised of two lakes and three along two streams, will be monitored over the course of two years. There are 5 townships throughout the Chippewa watershed that each house a monitoring site: Nora, New Prairie , White Bear Lake, Barsness, and Gilchrist.

Pope
Recipient
Pope County Agicultural Society
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,000

To provide a year round venue for arts and cultural and heritage events that will also provide handicapped accessible restroom facilities with a breastfeeding and diaper change area.

Pope
Recipient
Pope County Agicultural Society
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,783

To offer demonstrations, hands-on activities, dance, music and spoken word performances on the history of the Armed Services and Native American culture.

Pope
Recipient
Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc.
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,034
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to respond to public comments on the Pope County Eight Lakes TMDL and make appropriate changes where necessary.

Chippewa
Douglas
Grant
Kandiyohi
Otter Tail
Pope
Stearns
Stevens
Swift
Recipient
Pope County
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$152,655
To restore the entrance and landscape of the Pope County Courthouse, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Pope
Recipient
Pope County Historical Society
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,170
To hire a qualified historian to research the history of Pope County for the upcoming 150th anniversary in 2016.
Pope
Recipient
Pope SWCD
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$126,900
Fund Source

This project will work to install 30 water and sediment control basins (WaSCOBs) in three subwatersheds adjacent to Lake Minnewaska to reduce the amount of total phosphorus (TP) entering Pelican Lake, Lake Minnewaska, and Lake Emily. Pelican Lake and Lake Emily have been identified in an 8 lake Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) study conducted in Pope County as being impaired for excess nutrients.

Pope
Recipient
Emmons and Olivier Resources, Inc. (EOR)
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,443
Fund Source

This project will develop feasibility analysis, a drawdown plan for Malmedal Lake and an analysis of available options for fish barriers in the watersheds of Malmedal Lake and Strandness Lake.

Chippewa
Douglas
Grant
Kandiyohi
Otter Tail
Pope
Stearns
Stevens
Swift
Recipient
Emmons & Oliver Resources (EOR)
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,953
Fund Source

This project will review comments received for the Pope County Eight Lakes Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) and prepare responses to comments.

Pope
Recipient
Sauk River WD
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$210,570
Fund Source

Pope County Ditch 6 (CD 6) is an 18 mile channelized watershed and a primary tributary to Ashley Creek. CD6 and Ashley Creek are impaired for bacteria, dissolved oxygen and aquatic organisms. This project will address the storm water runoff concerns identified within this public drainage system in conjunction with repairs scheduled for 2017-2018. Alternative intake structures to manage nutrients and other practices, such as water and sediment control basins, will be installed to retain water on the upland properties and minimize flow rate and velocity.

Pope
Recipient
MN DNR
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$329,000
Becker
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Chippewa
Clay
Cottonwood
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Freeborn
Grant
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Rock
Roseau
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Traverse
Waseca
Watonwan
Wilkin
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Minnesota Zoological Garden
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$421,000
Becker
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Chippewa
Clay
Cottonwood
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Freeborn
Grant
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Rock
Roseau
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Traverse
Waseca
Watonwan
Wilkin
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
The Nature Conservancy
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,794,000
Fund Source

The project will advance the protection, restoration and enhancement goals for prairie and grassland habitat as described in the 2018 update of the MN Prairie Conservation Plan. It builds upon the highly successful model established in prior Prairie Recovery Phases and seeks to protect approximately 600 acres in fee without PILT obligations to be held by The Nature Conservancy, enhance approximately 10,000 acres of permanently protected grasslands, and restore roughly 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
The Nature Conservancy
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,365,000
Fund Source

The project will advance the protection, restoration and enhancement goals for prairie and grassland habitat that are articulated in the 2018 update of the MN Prairie Conservation Plan. It builds upon the highly successful model established in Phases 1 - 9 and seeks to protect 300 acres in fee without PILT obligations to be held by The Nature Conservancy, enhance 14,000 acres of permanently protected grasslands, and restore 50 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
Traverse
Recipient
The Nature Conservancy
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,310,000
Fund Source

Phase Four of the MN Prairie Recovery Program resulted in a total of 1,707 acres protected, 37,567 acres enhanced, and 440 acres restored. When combined with Phases 1-3 of the Prairie Recovery Program we have cumulatively protected 5,777 acres, enhanced 95,701 acres and restored 754 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
Cottonwood
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
Marshall
Murray
Nobles
Norman
Pennington
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Rock
Roseau
Stearns
Swift
Wilkin
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Pheasants Forever
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,015,000
Fund Source

This program will protect 900 acres of priority prairie grassland, wetland habitat, and native remnant prairie (if available) as state wildlife management areas (WMA). In addition, acquired lands will be restored and/or enhanced to prairie and/or wetland habitat. Once complete, these WMAs will provide quality grassland/wetland habitat complexes that will benefit a myriad of game and non-game species and will provide public recreational opportunities for the citizens of Minnesota.

Benton
Chippewa
Dakota
Goodhue
Lincoln
McLeod
Meeker
Mower
Pipestone
Pope
Redwood
Stearns
Todd
Todd
Recipient
The Nature Conservancy
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,940,000
Fund Source

This project contributed to the goals of the MN Prairie Conservation Plan by protecting 698 acres of native prairie/wetland/savanna; restoring 698 acres prairie/wetland; and enhancing 18,839 acres grassland/savanna. When combined with Phases 1-4 of the Prairie Recovery Program we have cumulatively protected 6,475 acres, enhanced 114,595 acres and restored 1,452 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
Mahnomen
Marshall
Norman
Pennington
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Roseau
Stearns
Swift
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
Rochester International Film Group
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,900

Presenter/Production Assistance

Anoka
Becker
Benton
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chisago
Clearwater
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Le Sueur
Marshall
McLeod
Meeker
Recipient
Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500

Presenter/Production Assistance

Anoka
Dakota
Goodhue
Hennepin
Le Sueur
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Waseca
Recipient
South Central Minnesota Studio ArTour
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,000

Presenter/Production Assistance

Rice
Steele
Waseca
Le Sueur
Winona
Dakota
Houston
Fillmore
Hennepin
Hennepin
Olmsted
Dodge
Goodhue
Freeborn
Mower
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
South Central Minnesota Studio Art Tour AKA South Central Minnesota Studio ArTour
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,000

Presenter/Production Assistance

Anoka
Blue Earth
Goodhue
Hennepin
Le Sueur
Meeker
Meeker
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Rice
Stearns
Steele
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Wright
Recipient
Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500

Presenter/Production Assistance

Aitkin
Blue Earth
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Douglas
Goodhue
Hennepin
Le Sueur
Lyon
Nicollet
Olmsted
Pine
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Stearns
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Wilkin
Wright
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
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
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
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
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