All Projects

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Recipient
City of Monticello
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,585
Fund Source

Inventory leaking tanks and public education for tank owners

Wright
Recipient
City of Altura
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,013
Fund Source

Investigate and prepare site for well sealing; Print and mail WHP brochure to properties within the DWSMA

Winona
Recipient
City of Altura
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,818
Fund Source

Prepare Hilke well for sealing

Winona
Recipient
City of Buffalo
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,157
Fund Source

Educational materials and webpage update; Install rain gardens and vegetative buffer zones; Purchase haz mat kits

Wright
Recipient
City of Otsego
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source

SCADA equipment for remote monitoring at municipal well production site

Wright
Recipient
Wenck Associates, Inc.
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$952
Fund Source

This project will support the review of all public comments submitted for the Buffalo Creek TMDL and make appropriate edits and changes to the draft TMDL based on MPCA guidance.

Carver
Hennepin
Kandiyohi
McLeod
Meeker
Renville
Sibley
Wright
Recipient
Buffalo-Red River WD
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$450,000
Fund Source
Otter Tail
Pennington
Wilkin
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Crow River Organization of Water
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$129,999
Fund Source

Phase I built the foundation for the South Fork Crow River Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) and created a civic engagement plan. Civic engagement strategies were identified to create greater communication and watershed activities. Phase II provided the analytical and strategic foundation essential to prescribing protection and restoration strategies. These strategies focus on both protecting current fully supporting and restoring impaired surface water resources to water quality standards in the South Fork watershed.

Carver
Hennepin
Kandiyohi
McLeod
Meeker
Renville
Sibley
Wright
Recipient
Wenck Associates, Inc.
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,940
Fund Source

This project will develop Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) allocations and complete a final draft TMDL report for the five lake impairments listed for the South Fork Crow River Watershed.

Carver
Hennepin
Kandiyohi
McLeod
Meeker
Renville
Sibley
Wright
Recipient
Renville SWCD
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,286,465
Fund Source

The South Fork Crow River Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan (SFCR CMWP) identifies priority concerns, short-term and long-term goals for drainage water management, loss of water storage and altered hydrology, nutrient loading to surface waters, wind and water erosion, and soil health. Through the plan, specific details for structural and management practices are described in the implementation schedule for each of the planning regions and priority areas.

Carver
Hennepin
McLeod
Meeker
Renville
Sibley
Wright
Recipient
The Nature Conservancy
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$200,000

Oftentimes water conservation efforts are directed toward impaired waters. However, it is much more cost-effective to protect habitat and water resources before they become degraded. The Nature Conservancy is using this appropriation to create a broader, long-term, watershed-based framework for proactively protecting habitat and water resources in southeast MN, specifically the Cannon River and Zumbro River watersheds, before they become degraded.

Dakota
Goodhue
Olmsted
Rice
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
The Nature Conservancy; The Trust for Public Land; Minnesota Land Trust
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,142,000
Fund Source

This project will permanently protect critical habitat using conservation easements and fee land acquisition on approximately 590 acres and restore and enhance approximately 116 acres of declining habitat for species of greatest conservation need in strategically targeted public land assets of biodiversity significance in the Blufflands resulting in increased public access and improved habitat.

Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Olmsted
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
TNC, MLT, TPL
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,741,000
Fund Source

This program will protect approximately 1,900 acres using conservation easements and fee land acquisition and restore and enhance approximately 165 acres of declining habitat for important wildlife species in strategically targeted areas of biodiversity significance in the Blufflands of Southeast Minnesota resulting in increased public access and improved wildlife habitat.

Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Houston
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
The Nature Conservancy; TPL, MLT
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,068,000
Fund Source

This project will protect approximately 1,098 acres using conservation easement and fee land acquisition, and restore and enhance approximately 753 acres of declining habitat for important wildlife species. Actions will occur in strategically targeted areas of biodiversity significance within the Blufflands of Southeast Minnesota, resulting in increased public access and improved wildlife habitat.

Dodge
Fillmore
Houston
Olmsted
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
Fund Source

The purpose of this effort is to create an educational video that will “bring to life” geo-scientific information related to groundwater movement in southeast Minnesota. This video will be used by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and other regional partners to help explain the local geology and related groundwater movement. It is anticipated that the video will be used at meetings and other events related to water resource management and natural resource issues. In addition, three stand alone high resolution graphics will be created.

Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Olmsted
Rice
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
U.S. Geological Survey
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$488,000
Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Board of Water and Soil Resources
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$253,000
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Trout Unlimited, Inc.
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$125,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$125,000

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Dakota
Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Olmsted
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
SE Minnesota Water Resources Board
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$263,400
Fund Source

The lack of sewage treatment in many small communities in Southeast Minnesota is causing surface water and groundwater pollution. Ten of these small communities will be the target of the technical assistance provided by this project. These communities have community or individual straight pipes which are discharging raw sewage directly into the environment, surfacing sewage, or have sewage contaminating groundwater.

Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Recipient
The Nature Conservancy; Trust for Public Land
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,765,700
Fund Source

Through this appropriation, The Nature Conservancy and Minnesota Land Trust protected 2,135 acres through fee acquisition and conservation easements. This includes over 7 miles of stream frontage. Three new Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) were created around the fee acquisitions, opening up 1,505 acres of habitat to public recreation. Restoration or enhancement work was completed on 225 acres of bluff prairies and forests, much of it on lands protected through this program.

Fillmore
Houston
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Preservation Alliance of Minnesota
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$80,310
Partner Organizations: Kasson Alliance for Restoration, Mantorville Restoration Association, Friends of Mayowood, Denmark Township Historical Society, Friends of Saint Rose, Preservation Lake City, County Historical Societies, Red Wing Downtown Main Street, Winona Main Street, Winona Area Chamber of Commerce, Faribault Main Street, and Faribault Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism PAM will work to provide its partners with staff support, administration, supervision, and additional preservation and planning expertise.
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Recipient
The Nature Conservancy
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,910,000
Fund Source

This project will protect and restore declining habitats and watersheds for important wildlife species in strategically targeted areas of biodiversity significance in Southeast Minnesota. The project will result in increased public access and expanded habitat complexes critical to the state.

Fillmore
Houston
Winona
Recipient
DNR
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$904,300
Fund Source

With these funds the DNR enhanced almost 3,100 acres on 140 different tracts within State Forests and Wildlife Management Area lands in southeastern Minnesota.  While a lot of forest management can be conducted with well-planned and carefully conducted timber harvests, these activities enhanced these forested habitats beyond standard harvest practices such as increasing hard mast production (acorns, hickory nuts, etc).  This will provide long-term benefits for a range of wildlife species and increased recreational opportunities for Minnesotans.

Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
The Nature Conservancy
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000,000
Fund Source

This project will protect approximately 1,375 acres and restore and enhance approximately 280 acres of declining habitat for important wildlife species in strategically targeted areas of biodiversity significance in the Blufflands resulting in increased public access and habitat.

Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Winona
Recipient
SE Minnesota Water Resources Board
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$286,487
Fund Source

The lack of sewage treatment in many small communities in Southeast Minnesota is causing surface water and groundwater pollution. Fourteen of these small communities will receive technical assistance provided by this project. These communities have community or individual straight pipes which are discharging raw sewage directly to the environment, surfacing sewage, or have sewage contaminating groundwater.

Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Recipient
TNC, TPL, MLT
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,675,000
Fund Source

This project will protect approximately 852 acres using conservation easement and fee land acquisition, and restore and enhance approximately 240 acres of declining habitat for important wildlife species. Actions will occur in strategically targeted, resilient corridors of biodiversity significance within the Blufflands of Southeast Minnesota, resulting in increased public access and improved wildlife habitat.

Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Olmsted
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
TNC
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,052,000
Fund Source

This project will protect approximately 434 acres using conservation easement and fee land acquisition, and restore and enhance approximately 455 acres of declining habitat for important wildlife species. Work will occur in strategically targeted, resilient corridors of biodiversity significance within the Blufflands of Southeast Minnesota, resulting in increased public access and improved wildlife habitat.

Dodge
Fillmore
Houston
Olmsted
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
The Nature Conservancy; The Trust for Public Land; Minnesota Land Trust
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,375,000
Fund Source

The program protected 416 acres through fee-title acquisition and 441 acres in conservation easements for a total of 857 acres of protection. Program partners also completed 161 acres of habitat enhancement, including 31 acres that occurred on property protected through this award.

Fillmore
Houston
Winona
Recipient
The Nature Conservancy; MLT; TPL;
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,358,000
Fund Source

This project will protect approximately 1,535 acres using conservation easement and fee title acquisition, and restore and enhance approximately 195 acres of declining habitat for important wildlife species. Actions will occur in strategically targeted areas of biodiversity significance within the Blufflands of Southeast Minnesota, resulting in increased public access and improved wildlife habitat.

Dodge
Fillmore
Houston
Olmsted
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
DNR
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,000,000
Fund Source

We enhanced 4,650 of forested habitat in SE MN and restored 22 acres of fallow fields into forest habitat exceeding our initial project proposal acres by 1,622 acres. Projects included 710 acres of tree planting, 2,142 acres of prescribed burns, 75 acres of tree seedling release, and 1723 acres of invasive species removal. All projects were completed in cooperation with local staff from the Divisions of Forestry and Wildlife.

Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Olmsted
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Southeastern Libraries Cooperating
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$240,924
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$240,661

Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in southeastern Minnesota.

Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Southeastern Libraries Cooperating
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$236,971
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$236,971

Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in southeastern Minnesota.

Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Southeatern Libraries Cooperating
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$308,980
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$316,008

Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant.

Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Southeastern Libraries Cooperating
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$459,484
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$514,072

Minnesota’s Legacy Amendment raises revenue for Clean Water, Outdoor Heritage, Parks and Trails, and Arts and Cultural Heritage. Libraries are beneficiaries of a portion of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Funding.

Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Southeastern Libraries Cooperating
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$287,524
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$287,524

Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant.

Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Southeastern Libraries Cooperating
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$209,642
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$202,731

Minnesota’s twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.2 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in southeastern Minnesota.

Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Southeastern Libraries Cooperating
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$259,398
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$259,398

Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant.

Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Fillmore County
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$56,717
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to investigate nitrate transport and the sources of nitrate in karst for more effective implementation of best management practices that will reduce nitrate concentrations in ground and surface water.

Dodge
Fillmore
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Winona
Recipient
Hands Across the World
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

Sponsorship Grant

Stearns
Wright
Wright
Recipient
Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$20,000

Spring Legacy Organization Grant

Anoka
Becker
Carver
Clay
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Grant
Hennepin
Hubbard
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Kittson
McLeod
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Norman
Otter Tail
Pennington
Polk
Ramsey
Redwood
Sherburne
Stearns
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wadena
Washington
Wilkin
Wright