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Recipient
Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$190,996
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$190,996

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.

Blue Earth
Brown
Faribault
Le Sueur
Martin
Nicollet
Sibley
Waseca
Watonwan
Recipient
U of MN
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$380,000

As people use antibiotics and products containing antibacterial substances the bacteria that are resistant to the effects of these products survive and reproduce, thus creating a selection for antibiotic resistant bacteria. Many of these bacteria and the antibacterial substances ultimately make their way into the waste stream and are mixed together and concentrated at wastewater treatment plants, where they interact and can create further selection for organisms with antibiotic resistance to multiple antibacterial substances resulting in what are commonly known as “super bugs”.

Hennepin
Recipient
Murray County
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$78,256
Fund Source

Water flows without concern for political jurisdiction boundaries. This often means project work requires a little more coordination. Jackson, Cottonwood and Murray County did the extra coordination to land a grant to reduce sediment to the West Fork of the Des Moines River. The approved grant has four separate projects inthree counties.Jackson County has two projects: the Federated Rural Electric Association sediment control structure and the City of Jackson bioswale.

Cottonwood
Jackson
Murray
Recipient
Trosky, City of
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$18,300
Fund Source

Evaluate alternatives to fix failing septic systems in unsewered area

Pipestone
Recipient
U of MN
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$300,000

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
St. Paul, City of
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$695,000
Fund Source

At almost 4,000 acres, Trout Brook is the largest subwatershed in the Capitol Region Watershed District and the City of Saint Paul. The restored stream is part of the 42 acre Trout Brook Nature Sanctuary project, whose goal is to return the area back to some resemblance of its pre-industrialized valley of stream floodplain and wetlands. Monitoring results within the corridor show that phosphorus, sediments, bacteria, lead and copper are the pollutants of most concern.

Ramsey
Recipient
Bethune Community School
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$44,494
Turnaround Arts: Minnesota
Hennepin
Recipient
Northport Elementary School
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$67,385
Turnaround Arts: Minnesota
Hennepin
Recipient
Northside Elementary School
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$60,557
Turnaround Arts: Minnesota
Watonwan
Recipient
Red Lake Middle School
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$52,086
Turnaround Arts: Minnesota
Beltrami
Recipient
New Ulm Turnverein
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$200,000
To improve accessibility with an elevator for Turner Hall, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Brown
Recipient
LimnoTech
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,810
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$46,430
Fund Source

This project will complete a chloride management plan which will lay out a strategy for addressing chloride impacts to our surface waters for the 7-county metropolitan area. This chloride management plan will satisfy EPA requirements for impaired waters, address waters not yet listed, and develop a strategy to protect waters that are currently meeting the water quality standards.

Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Recipient
Fortin Consulting
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$63,946
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$42,000
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,000
Fund Source

This project will provide the MPCA and all local partners in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (TCMA) the information and tools necessary to improve and/or maintain water quality with respect to chloride for the 7-county metropolitan area during the winter maintenace period.

Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Recipient
Two Harbors Community Radio
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
To document in 15 oral history interviews the history of radio, television, and movies in Two Harbors.
Lake
St. Louis
Recipient
Two Harbors, City of
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,269,495
Fund Source

Construct wastewater treatment improvements to meet TMDL wasteload requirement

Lake
Recipient
County Seat Theater Company
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$12,000
Two-Year Operating Support Grant
Carlton
Recipient
Lake Superior Community Theatre
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$12,000
Two-Year Operating Support Grant
Lake
Recipient
Matinee Musicale, Inc.
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$12,000
Two-Year Operating Support Grant
St. Louis
Recipient
Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Two-Year Operating Support Grant
St. Louis
Recipient
Nordic Center
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$12,000
Two-Year Operating Support Grant
St. Louis
Recipient
North Shore Music Association
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$11,840
Two-Year Operating Support Grant
Cook
Recipient
Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$12,000
Two-Year Operating Support Grant
St. Louis
Recipient
Twin Ports Wind Ensemble
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$12,000
Two-Year Operating Support Grant
St. Louis
Recipient
Emmons and Olivier Resources, Inc. (EOR)
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,911
Fund Source

This project will provide modeling services to support the completion of the Typo Lake and Martin Lake Excess Nutrients TMDL report. A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) report quantifies pollutant levels, identifies sources of pollution, and proposes ways to bring water quality back to an acceptable level.

Anoka
Chisago
Isanti
Pine
Ramsey
Washington
Recipient
U of MN
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$326,000

A class of insecticides known as systemic neonicotinyl insecticides has been identified as a potential factor in recently observed declines in pollinators, including the phenomenon amongst honeybees known as Colony Collapse Disorder. Previous research examining the effects of neonicotinyl insecticides on lab colonies of bumblebees found that exposure to these insecticides at various levels increased queen bee mortality and detrimentally altered bee behavior and production.

Statewide
Recipient
U of MN
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$640,000

Pharmaceuticals, hormones, and other contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) are found in surface waters in Minnesota and nationally. CECs can cause adverse ecological and human health impacts, and occur as complex mixtures in the environment. One of the greatest barriers to addressing the problem of CECs is a lack of understanding of where these compounds come from and which sources dominate in different locations and at different times.

Statewide
Recipient
Regents of the University of Minnesota
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$48,597
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to develop knowledge on pollutant removal and fate in infiltration Best Management Practices (BMPs). Results of this study will enhance pollutant reduction estimates, inform BMP planning and performance assessments, address groundwater protection concerns, and increase our understanding of stormwater and stormwater BMPs in the water cycle.

Ramsey
Recipient
U of MN
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$300,000

Land and water conservation efforts require accurate information about land cover and land use. Minnesota’s land cover and land use data has not been updated since 2000 and so does not reflect changes since that time resulting from growth and development, agricultural production, or landscape cover. Researchers at the University of Minnesota are using this appropriation to conduct a statewide update and enhancement of land cover and land use data and make it freely available online for use by government and non-government organizations involved in land and water conservation.

Statewide
Recipient
St. Paul Parks & Recreation
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$20,000
Fund Source

Complete the update to the 1975 Phalen Regional Park Master Plan begun with 2010 Parks and Trails Fund grant to respond to current facility conditions, demographics, regional recreation trends, and sustainable carrying capacity. ?Includes planning for Phalen and Round Lakes in St. Paul Park's jurisdiction and coordination with Ramsey County Park's plans for Keller and Spoon Lake Regional Park.

Ramsey
Recipient
Grace Memorial Episcopal Church
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,466

This church, built in 1901 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places, had its electrical service updated. The main circuit breaker and subfeed panels were replaced. An outdoor electrical outlet was replaced and several more outlets were added to the interior. Larger supply wires were installed to improve capacity for future handicap accessible improvements to the building.

Wabasha
Recipient
DNR
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,100,000

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Cook
Dakota
Goodhue
Hennepin
Isanti
Lake
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
St. Louis
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Itasca County Historical Society
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,632
To hire qualified technicians to upgrade Itasca County Historical Society's lighting system.
Itasca
Recipient
Anoka County
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$196,000
Fund Source

At Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve, phase one upgrades to campground utilities, site furnishings, roadways and parking/camping pads.

Anoka
Recipient
Ramsey County
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$107,000
Fund Source

Phalen Keller Regional Park, design and construct improvements to picnic shelters, redevelop trails and include ADA requirements, retaining walls and utilities.

Ramsey
Recipient
Clearwater County Historical Society
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$37,100
To hire qualified technicians to upgrade Clearwater County Historical Society's heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system.
Clearwater
Recipient
Great River Greening
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$300,000

Though many parts of the Twin Cities metropolitan area are urbanized, there are also has large areas of natural lands that continue to serve as important habitat for fish, wildlife, and plant communities. However, pressure on these remaining lands continues to intensify as population and development pressures increase.

Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Goodhue
Isanti
Ramsey
Sherburne
Washington
Recipient
Emmons and Olivier Resources, Inc.
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$53,000
Fund Source

This project will provide the monitoring of reaches where there are data gaps, incorporate new data and analyze relevant data, identify pollutant sources, hold a stakeholder meeting, and gather information towards the future development of a Draft Restoration (TMDL) and Protection Plan.

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chisago
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Douglas
Hennepin
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Otter Tail
Pope
Renville
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Todd
Wadena
Wright
Recipient
Red Lake Department of Natural Resources
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$121,943
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$184,960
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to gather and collect necessary watershed data for the development of a Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) for the Upper/Lower Red Lakes Watershed that includes impairments, their causes, and plans for restoration. Implementation of the WRAPS will maintain or improve water quality for the watershed.

Beltrami
Clearwater
Itasca
Koochiching
Recipient
Aitkin County Soil and Water Conservation District
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$43,475
Fund Source

The goal of phase 1 of this project is primarily to support organizational planning and coordination among project partners, forming and training a civic engagement team, creating a civic engagement strategic plan, holding two watershed kick off meetings and gathering and summarizing available water quality data. The completion of phase 1 will help provide significant momentum towards the completion of the future phases of the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) process.

Aitkin
Carlton
Cass
Itasca
St. Louis
Recipient
Emmons and Olivier Resources, Inc.
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$95,999
Fund Source

This project will support the monitoring of reaches where there are data gaps, incorporate new data and relevant data, continue identification of pollutant sources, complete load duration curves, coordinate and encourage participation in stakeholder meetings. The information gathered during Phase IIB will be utilized towards the development of a Draft Restoration (TMDL) and Protection Plan (Plan).

Aitkin
Anoka
Benton
Carver
Chisago
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Hennepin
Isanti
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Le Sueur
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Pope
Ramsey
Renville
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Todd
Wright