All Projects

1.) Train approximately 42 teachers in directions, numbers, greetings, thank yous, object and place names in either Ojibwe or Dakota 2.) Host three Language Celebrations for all teacher participants, their families and students, with Indigenous foods and cultural activities 3.) Provide teachers with a stipend and gift upon completion of the year-long curriculum

Acquire 8 easements for 54,902 sq. ft. of trail development

Finish construction of 3.71 miles of the Robert Piram Regional Trail. Project may include construction of trail-related amenities. Previous funding rounds provided the remainder of the construction budget.

Acquire 20 acres that would provide an essential corridor between the original park and the recent expansion.

To compile a comprehensive baseline inventory that can be integrated in planning.

To hire a qualified consultant to write a context study for the Rochester State Hospital.

Construction of a 2.1 mile trail connecting the Chester Woods State Trail System to the Rochester Regional Trail System.

Rock Soil and Water Conservation District will collect water quality and chemistry parameters on eleven Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) approved stream sites within the Missouri Basin during the 2022-2023 sampling seasons. The sites will be monitored according to MCPA’s Intensive Watershed Monitoring Approach Standard Operating Procedures. The goal of this project will be to accurately gather water quality samples and data as part of an organized multi county effort. Complied sample results will determine surface water quality conditions within the Missouri Basin.

To restore Rock County Fair's Floral Hall. Built in 1911 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Rock County Fair will restore its interior. Funding will not only preserve this historic building, but also create an enhanced space to showcase regional artwork.

To provide an outdoor performance and demonstration space in the highest traffic area of the fairgrounds, which is located between the 4-H Exhibit, Open Class Exhibit, and the Rock County Historical Society Exhibits buildings. The fair plans to hold Dutch Oven cooking demonstrations, Buffalo Days celebrations, and dance performances in this area.

The Rock River Watershed encompasses runoff from the four counties of Rock, Pipestone, Murray and Nobles. The Rock River Watershed, along with the adjacent Elm Creek are listed as impaired by turbidity and fecal coliform. With limited funds available for restoration projects, targeting tools to pinpoint locations where projects stand to have the highest effectiveness are increasingly important.

This project is a partnership with farmers, livestock, commodity and conservation organizations and agencies to install, demonstrate and expand water drainage conservation within the Rock River Watershed. Up to four sites will be chosen based upon local selection criteria, installed and demonstrated to the public in 2013 and 2014.

Numerous studies have shown that stream bank erosion can be a significant contributor to the decline of water quality in the Rock River. The Clean Water dollars provided for this project assisted in three stream bank projects that address the turbidity (muddiness) impairment of the Rock River and bring the river closer to the level of water quality required for the EPA Clean Water Act.The $25,000.00 of Clean Water dollars were successful in leveraging $30,000 of US Fish and Wildlife funding as well as $20,000 of landowner and SWCD investment.

The Rock River is classified as impaired for bacteria and turbidity by the EPA. Local citizens and farmers assisted in writing an Implementation plan that lists stream bank stabilization and city storm water management as priority implementation strategies to address these impairments of the Rock River.The Clean Water Fund grant provides $46,598 for these projects but also leverage over $19,000 of US Fish and Wildlife dollars along with over $13,000 of local match from the landowners.

Construct wastewater treatment improvements to meet more stingent discharge requirements

Develop parking area, rest room, bridge, observation deck, open play field, trails and horseback riding facilities.

to acquire 3 miles of the Rocori Trail, connecting the cities of Richmond and Cold Spring, and eventually connecting to the Glacial Lakes State Trail

Extensions and connections to the Rocori Trail.

This project consists of the design and construction of Phase 3 of the Rocori Trail along the old BNSF rail corridor and will connect Cold Spring, Richmond and Rockville.

To hire a qualified historian to complete the nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for the 1895 District 3 Rollag School House, Hawley, MN.

To hire qualified professionals to produce a documentary on the history of Romanian immigration to Minnesota, 1945-1989.

The Romanian Film Festival will provide an opportunity for Minnesota communities to gather in-person and experience art that speaks to the identity of Romanian and Eastern European communities.

To write and edit a manuscript of children's stories on the history of the Rondo Community in St. Paul.

To build capacity and collectively leverage resources to preserve and share the history of Rondo.