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U of MN
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$400,000

Minnesota ranks #2 in hog production and #1 in sugar beet production in the U.S., generating about 11 million tons of pig manure and over one million tons of sugar processing wastes annually. Presently there are not cost-effective methods available to deal with these waste streams other than land application, which usually results in nutrient runoff into ground and surface water resources.

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Recipient
Mod & Company, LLC
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$27,015
Fund Source

This project is to assist the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency in developing a robust inter-agency communications action plan and strategy for the Clean Water Fund. The goal of the project is to provide specific recommendations of how to best communicate to key stakeholders and the general public about statewide outcomes and outputs of clean water projects funded by dedicated sales tax revenue.

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Funding is awarded to projects selected by the evaluation committee. This is a competitive process.
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$205,436
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$259,586
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$609,694
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$622,885
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$894,991
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$993,255
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,135,603
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$959,552
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$691,070
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,050,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,050,000
Fund Source

The  goals of the program are to evaluate the effectiveness of agricultural conservation practices, identify underlying processes that affect water quality, and develop technologies to target critical areas of the landscape. Funded projects provide current and accurate scientific data on the environmental impacts of agricultural practices and help to develop or revise agricultural practices that reduce environmental impacts while maintaining farm profitability.

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Wings of the North Inc
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,474

To provide better organization of the museum collections, allowing for greater public access to the community's historic resources.

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Minnesota Territorial Pioneers, Inc.
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,581

To provide better organization of the museum collections, allowing for greater public access to the community's historic resources.

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Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$124,510

To hire qualified technicians to implement a pilot program for a new collections database to be tested by five MALHM partners.

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Recipient
Minnesota Historical Society
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$135,443
A vital part of the Minnesota Historical Society's mission is preserving and making available a wide range of artifacts and materials chronicling our state's history. ACHF support is allowing the Society to create a more comprehensive legacy for future generations through the acquisition of important Minnesota artwork, books and manuscripts.
 
Art: 
Arthur Allie, Street Corner on W. 7th Street in St.
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Minnesota Masonic Historical Society and Museum
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$170,690

To provide appropriate storage materials for museum collections.

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Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
To provide better organization of the museum collections which will allow the public greater access to the community
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Isanti County Historical Society
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,960
To gain intellectual and physical control of archival materials held in public trust.
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Isanti
Recipient
Special Guerrilla Units (SGU) Veterans and Families of USA, Inc.
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
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Recipient
Cultural Archive of Modern Paganism
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,830
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Recipient
Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$96,880

To develop application, training, and support programs for new CollectiveAccess museum users in Minnesota.

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Goodhue
Hennepin
Kandiyohi
Mower
Pope
Ramsey
Recipient
Minnesota Historical Society
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$147,287
College interns from Minnesota's diverse communities are placed across MNHS in various departments and sites. During their semester-long internships, students have the opportunity to work alongside museum and public history professionals to enhance their skills and apply their knowledge in a professional environment.
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Recipient
Minnesota Historical Society
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$301,109
College students from underrepresented communities are placed across the Minnesota Historical Society's various departments and sites as interns. During their semester-long internships, the students have the opportunity to work alongside museum professionals to enhance their skills and apply their knowledge in a professional environment. They also participate in learning activities to enrich the internship experience and network with other interns in their cohort.
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Recipient
Minnesota Historical Society
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$123,384
College student interns representing Minnesota's diverse communities are placed across MNHS in various departments and sites. During their semester-long internships, students have the opportunity to work alongside museum and public history professionals to enhance their skills and apply their knowledge in a professional environment. The activities focus on engaging with MNHS on a deeper level by discussing current issues and trends with staff, sharing intern experiences, and building professional networks.
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Recipient
Regents of the University of Minnesota (College of Biological Sciences)
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
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Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (MASWCD)
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,500
Fund Source

This project will provide Soil and Water Conservation Districts the opportunity to nominate an individual, business, company, municipality or organization for their concern, cooperation and/or implementation of conservation practices in a community environment. This award recognizes nominees that have excelled in a variety of categories which include: storm water management; land use conservation planning and implementation, and leadership relating to community conservation practices.

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Recipient
Isanti County Historical Society
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$49,937
To provide storage that meets museum standards through purchase of compressible shelving for collections documenting Isanti County history.
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Isanti
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Tetra Tech Inc
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$13,445
Fund Source

This project will consist of a literature and data review and compilation of E. coli information from available sources including but not limited to EQuIS database, Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS), One Watershed, One Plan (1W1P), Source Water Plans (MDH), Microbial Source Tracking (MST) data provided by the MPCA, and other relevant sources for bacteria data. 

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Recipient
Farmer-Labor Education Committee
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$78,772
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Recipient
BWSR
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000

PROJECT OVERVIEW

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Minnesota Military Museum
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$40,061
To complete the inventory of the only statewide collection documenting Minnesota military history under the direction of a qualified museum objects curator.
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Recipient
Carver County Historical Society
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$28,500
To acquire professional services to prepare an interpretive plan for public access to history and cultural heritage of the Andrew Peterson Farmstead, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Carver
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Recipient
Minnesota Trout Unlimited
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$400,000

Students will get outdoors for hands-on learning focused on water quality, groundwater, aquatic life, watershed health and their role as watershed stewards. Introductions to fishing and conservation will be offered.

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Recipient
Wilderness Inquiry
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,200,000
Statewide
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$503,726
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$403,780
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$345,140
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$142,406
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$335,347
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$452,466
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$433,189
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$311,005
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$493,555
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$266,707
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$274,500
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$182,750
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$182,750
Fund Source

Connecting People to the Outdoors - A Parks and Trails Strategic Objective is a program area representing DNR's commitment to one of the four pillars identified in the 25 year Legacy plan. The Legacy plan identifies its purpose to better develop Minnesota's stewards of tomorrow through efforts to increase life-long participation in parks and trails. The purpose of this program is to call attention to the pillar, but also to centralize and streamline reporting on other related programs within the pillar.

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Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$450,000

This project will connect over 11,000 students to the Boundary Waters through classroom education and wilderness canoe experiences, targeting diverse and underserved populations across Minnesota.

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Minnesota Trout Unlimited
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$400,000
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DNR
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$160,000

PROJECT OVERVIEW

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Recipient
U of MN
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$350,000

Though they are a relatively unnoticed group of species, native freshwater mussels are a critical part of river ecosystems because they provide a variety of important functions including improved water clarity, enhanced streambed stability, reduced downstream transport of contaminants, and creation of habitat for other aquatic life. However, mussel populations in Minnesota have declined in recent decades as a result of habitat destruction, pollution, land-use change, over-harvesting, and the introduction of exotic species.

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Caponi Art Park
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$42,380
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Dakota
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Ramsey County Historical Society
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
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Ramsey
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Board of Water and Soil Resources
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000,000
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Recipient
Board of Water and Soil Resources
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000,000
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$13,500,000
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,729,000
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Recipient
MN DNR
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$200,000

The purchase of conservation easements—restrictions on land use that protect natural features while keeping land in private ownership—has proven to be an effective means to protect land at a lower initial cost than full state ownership. However, once an easement is purchased there are ongoing stewardship, monitoring, and enforcement responsibilities necessary to ensure the terms of the agreement between the easement holder and the landowner are met.

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Recipient
Board of Water and Soil Resources
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000,000

Enrollment of private lands in conservation programs can provide important natural resource and other public benefits by taking the lands out of production so that they can provide various wildlife, water quality, and ecological benefits. This appropriation is enabling the Minnesota Board of Soil and Water Resources to continue to provide grants to local soil and water conservation districts for employment of technical staff to assist private landowners in implementing conservation programs.

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Recipient
U of MN - Duluth
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$135,000

The North Shore houses completely unique plant communities that are in danger of decline. This project will provide critical monitoring and invasive removal to conserve these rare and endangered plants.

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Recipient
U of MN
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
Statewide
Fund Source

The Division of Parks and Trails (as directed by Chapter 172, Art. 3, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(c)) utilizes Conservation Corps of Minnesota services for restoration, maintenance, and other activities that supplement the ability to reach Legacy Fund goals. Budget associated with this program area capture an accounting of dollars that support CCM Summer Youth, Individual Placements, and special projects for park and trail renewal and development. Other dollars not accounted for in this program area are part of other PAT program areas and included as part of those budgets.

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