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Recipient
Comfort Lake-Forest Lake WD
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$36,000
Fund Source

This project will develop an enhanced street sweeping plan for the City of Forest Lake that optimizes phosphorus removal from increasing sweeping frequency with the cost of additional sweeps. In addition, this project will identify road-specific street sweeping timing and frequency, quantify expected phosphorus load reductions, itemize costs of enhanced street sweeping, and recommend funding options to the City of Forest Lake.

Chisago
Washington
Recipient
Forest Lake, City of
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$505,000
Fund Source

Forest Lake Area Schools, the Rice Creek Watershed District and the City of Forest Lake have partnered to develop the first phase of a long-term stormwater reuse and education program starting. This project will result in stormwater pond retrofits and construction of new irrigation infrastructure to reduce potable groundwater usage by over 4 million gallons per year. Further, educational curriculum will be developed to integrate the reuse technology and water conservation concepts. Clear Lake is an important regional resource and boasts a very active lake association.

Washington
Recipient
Comfort Lake-Forest Lake WD
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$162,000
Fund Source

Forest Lake is one of the top recreational lakes in the metro area with a diverse and healthy fishery along with thee public accesses. The water quality of Forest Lake also impacts downstream waters, particularly Comfort Lake, the Sunrise River, and ultimately Lake St. Croix. A water quality study was completed for Forest Lake identifying nutrient reduction goals to meet state water quality standards for all three basins of Forest Lake along with the Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District's (CLFLWD) long term goal water quality goals for the lake.

Washington
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$300,000
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$300,000
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
Fund Source

The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN.

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Carlton
Cass
Clearwater
Cook
Crow Wing
Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Kanabec
Koochiching
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Mahnomen
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pine
Roseau
Sherburne
St. Louis
Stearns
Todd
Wabasha
Wadena
Winona
Recipient
MN DNR
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$195,000

This project will build the first comprehensive list of Minnesota moths and butterflies. Information gained through surveys and outreach efforts will inform land managers and inspire public appreciation.

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
Board of Water & Soil Resources
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$600,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$397,580
Fund Source

BWSR will administer funding to eligible County projects that provide funds and other assistance to low income property owners to upgrade or replace Noncompliant Septic Systems. BWSR will also manage annual reporting completed by each County.

Aitkin
Beltrami
Big Stone
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clearwater
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Hubbard
Isanti
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Koochiching
Lac qui Parle
Lake of the Woods
Lincoln
Marshall
McLeod
Morrison
Norman
Olmsted
Pennington
Pine
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Roseau
Scott
Sibley
St. Louis
Stearns
Steele
Todd
Traverse
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Wilkin
Winona
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Lake of the Woods Soil and Water Conservation District
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$108,044
Fund Source

This project involves the water quality monitoring of, and data analysis for four major watersheds (8-digit Hydrologic Unit Codes) in the Rainy River Basin. This monitoring will assist in providing the water chemistry data needed to calculate annual pollutant loads for the Major Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (MWPLMN) and provide short term data sets of select parameters to other Agency programs.

Beltrami
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake of the Woods
St. Louis
Recipient
Chisago SWCD
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$200,000
Fund Source

The Lower St. Croix Watershed (LSCW) consists of an abundance of natural resources making it conducive for both agricultural production and urban areas. The watershed also contains various geologic features rendering substantial areas of the watershed to have vulnerable groundwater including DWSMA vulnerability, pollution sensitivity to wells, pollution sensitivity to near surface materials, karst features, and well testing show ? 5 mg/L nitrate.

Anoka
Chisago
Isanti
Pine
Washington
Recipient
Ana Munro
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$20,000

GCST 1970 is a 4-credit program for college & high school students in partnership with the YMCA & Three Rivers Park District to learn about their cultural heritage & connection to the land. This collaboration brings under-represented students to a wilderness camp to engage in nature, environmental justice and issues of equity, access, and inclusion in outdoor spaces. Students participate in 5 days of immersive learning in and from nature, from each other, & from local tribal elders and artists.

Anoka
Hennepin
Koochiching
St. Louis
Anoka
Hennepin
Ramsey
St. Louis
Recipient
Frozen River Film Festival
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,000

General Operating Support

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
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,000

General Operating Support

Anoka
Blue Earth
Carver
Chisago
Clay
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Meeker
Mower
Nobles
Olmsted
Ramsey
St. Louis
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Recipient
Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,000

General Operating Support

Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Goodhue
Hennepin
Olmsted
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Wright
Recipient
Chatfield Center for the Arts, Inc.
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,135

General Operating Support

Anoka
Blue Earth
Carver
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Stearns
Steele
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Recipient
Frozen River Film Festival
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,135

General Operating Support

Aitkin
Benton
Chisago
Dakota
Fillmore
Hennepin
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Recipient
Mid West Music Fest
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,135

General Operating Support

Anoka
Blue Earth
Carver
Chisago
Clay
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Le Sueur
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mower
Nobles
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
St. Louis
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Washington
Recipient
Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,135

General Operating Support

Dakota
Goodhue
Hennepin
Olmsted
Rice
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Recipient
Hambone Music Festival
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,040

General Operating Support

Anoka
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Steele
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Recipient
Mid West Music Fest
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,040

General Operating Support

Anoka
Blue Earth
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Sherburne
St. Louis
Steele
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Wright
Recipient
Frozen River Film Festival
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

General Operating Support

Anoka
Becker
Benton
Blue Earth
Carlton
Carver
Chisago
Clay
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Le Sueur
Martin
McLeod
Mower
Olmsted
Pine
Ramsey
Rice
St. Louis
Stearns
Steele
Swift
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Recipient
Rochester Music Guild
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

General Operating Support

Dodge
Goodhue
Hennepin
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Recipient
Children's Dance Theatre
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

General Operating Support

Blue Earth
Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Olmsted
Rice
Washington
Winona
Recipient
Red Wing Arts Association
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,000
General Operating Support
Dakota
Goodhue
Isanti
Olmsted
St. Louis
Washington
Winona
Recipient
Red Wing Brass Band, Inc. AKA The Sheldon Theatre Brass Band
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,000
General Operating Support
Dakota
Goodhue
Olmsted
Rice
Washington
Recipient
Sound Unseen International Duluth
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000
General Operating Support
St. Louis
Carlton
Pine
Lake
Aitkin
Itasca
Koochiching
Recipient
Northfield Youth Choirs, Inc.
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,720
General Operating Support
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Rice
Washington
Recipient
Citizens for Backus / Alexander Baker, Inc. AKA Backus Community Center
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000

General Operating Support

Koochiching
Recipient
Gammelgarden Museum
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,975
Washington
Recipient
Zumbrota Area Arts Council
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,040
General Operating Support
Anoka
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Rice
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Wright
Recipient
The Mantorville Theatre Company, Inc.
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,000
General Operating Support
Blue Earth
Dakota
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Recipient
Red Wing Brass Band, Inc. AKA The Sheldon Theatre Brass Band
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000
General Operating Support
Dakota
Goodhue
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Washington
Recipient
Edge of the Wilderness Community Center
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$12,000
General Operating Support
Itasca
Koochiching
Beltrami
St. Louis
Recipient
Icebox Radio Theater
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$12,000
General Operating Support
Koochiching
Recipient
Hambone Music Festival
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000
General Operating Support
Anoka
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Steele
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Recipient
Red Wing Brass Band, Inc. AKA Sheldon Theatre Brass Band
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000
General Operating Support
Dakota
Goodhue
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Washington
Recipient
Red Wing Brass Band, Inc. AKA Sheldon Theatre Brass Band
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,200
General Operating Support
Dakota
Goodhue
Hennepin
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Washington
Recipient
The Northfield Youth Choirs, Inc. AKA Northfield Youth Choirs
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,200
General Operating Support
Dakota
Dodge
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Meeker
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Washington
Recipient
Mid West Music Fest
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

General Operating Support

Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Olmsted
Ramsey
St. Louis
Wabasha
Washington
Washington
Recipient
US Geological Survey, Ohio Water Microbiology Lab
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$241,000

This project will create and optimize eDNA assays to detect the presence of 8 endangered or threatened mussel species around Buffalo Slough near Prairie Island Indian Community.

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
U of MN - Duluth NRRI
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$200,000
Aitkin
Beltrami
Carlton
Cook
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake
St. Louis