Funding for five to seven free choral performances. Performances will take place at Como Pavilion in St. Paul and senior housing facilities between April and October 2011.
Funding for the fifth annual Osseo Marching Band Festival and competition featuring 14 to 16 marching bands from across Minnesota and Wisconsin. The festival will take place in downtown Osseo in June 2011.
Funding to develop a web-based exhibition of 820 photographs. The images are from the organization’s What’s New project that has documented the changes and challenges of each Twin Cities Neighborhood.
Funding for six performances of The Ultimate Santa, an original musical play featuring a cast of over 125. The play will take place at the Roseville Area Middle School in December 2011.
Funding for the Music in the Park Series, a weekly series of free music concerts at McColl Pond Environmental Learning Center on Wednesday nights in July and August 2011.
Funding for the Rosemount Bluegrass and Americana Festival, a three-day free festival in conjunction with the city’s Leprechaun Days celebration. The festival will take place at Rosemount’s Central Park in July 2011.
Funding for Performances in the Park, a variety of family-friendly performances that will take place three evenings per week and feature “signature events” based on a monthly theme. The performances will be held at Central Park in Roseville from June thro
Funding for Step into Summer, a series of dance clinics that will run for four weeks on Wednesday evenings in July. Clinics will take place at the South St. Paul Central Square Community Center Amphitheater and will culminate in a community dance for the
Funding for the seventh annual Cinema and Civics, a series of community arts events that will consist of a musical performance, a short film created by a local filmmaker, and the presentation of a feature-length film. The series will take place at Stevens
Funding for the company’s debut at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts featuring original choreography inspired by African-American painter Ernie Barnes. Performances will take place in May 2011.
Funding for a two-week summer arts program for youth living at the Calibre Ridge Townhomes affordable housing development in Roseville. The program will feature artists from Barebones Productions and culminate in a community event in June 2011.
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.
to install solar thermal hot water heating system for the bathhouse building and the concessions building as part of the park swimming pool replacement
To preserve the stories known only to older members of the community a narrative history of Silver Bay, Minnesota was compiled using interviews of longtime residents. The students of William M. Kelley High School recorded and transcribed 15 hours of small-group and individual interviews of 44 early and former residents of the town including officials and employees of Reserve Mining Company. These interviewees relate their experiences of living and working in the area. Silver Bay was established as a "company town" in the late 1950's and remained as such into the early 1980's.
At Lilydale Regional Park, completion of construction work started in 2009 with a FY 2010 Parks and Trails Fund Grant and new design/engineering/construction documents for picnic shelter, lake picnic area and middle section road re-alignment including utilities and lighting.
Lake Elmo Park Reserve. Complete Winter Recreation Area development that was started with FY 2010 Parks and Trails Fund grant including: plan winter recreation area project, develop or re-develop recreation facilities to accommodate evening use, install lighting for ski trails and site, develop roads and parking lot, remodel or replace barn for use as a trailhead, and provide signage and other amenities to enhance park visitor's experience
At Bald Eagle-Otter Lakes Regional Park, complete 2 acre Nature Play Area and 1 acre Children's Garden (including garden house for multi-purpose programs) at Tamarack Nature Center that was started with the FY 2010 Parks and Trails Fund grant and other funds.
Plan and implement a five-day immersion methodology training session for 20 Dakota participants, with a follow up weekend workshop. Create a thematic based immersion curriculum, along with assessment tools, for Dakota learners that will be available in print and via an interactive web page. Implement two successful intergenerational immersion sessions for a total of 80 participants, by hiring/training leaders and staff.
Central Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park, Above the Falls Regional Park. Conduct a design competition to develop a next generation park master plan for the Minneapolis Riverfront Regional Parks at an estimated cost of $350,000. And complete initial planning and engineering documents for restoration and development of the Mill Ruins Park Headrace facilities in Central Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park at an estimated cost of $212,000. MRPB staff will be working with the Met Council staff to update this scope of service, with confirmation of the scope change in July 2011.
To provide a general conservation assessment of the college archives.
A consultant was hired to conduct a general preservation assessment, to help draft a long-range plan, to assess policies and to prepare a summary report with prioritized recommendations for the future. This was accomplished with a one-day on-site visit and a four day period to write the Preservation Needs Assessment Report. A list and action plan for future preservation actions has been prepared.
A conservator was hired from the Midwest Art Conservation Center to conduct a comprehensive survey of the collections at the Hennepin History Museum. The report included an executive summary, observations, digital photo documentation and a prioritized list of recommendations. This information was used to formulate a written long-range conservation plan for the museum.
A General Preservation Assessment Survey was conducted, on behalf of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, by the Midwest Art Conservation Center (MACC). From the survey and after in-put from staff, a long-range plan and funding strategy was recommended for their historic collections.
A general Conservation Assessment of and Long Range Plan for the preservation of the library's local history collections was prepared by Wabasha Public Library. The Library contracted with the Midwest Art Conservation Center to complete the project. The Plan will be used to set preservation policies, to identify storage and environmental needs, to make recommendations for disaster preparedness and to develop policy and procedures for the collections
The HCSCC contracted with the Midwest Art Conservation Center to conduct a general preservation assessment survey of the HCSCC's collections and exhibit space. The report includes long range plans for improving and preserving objects and conditions.
DCHS contracted with the Midwest Art Conservation Center (MACC) to conduct a general conservation/preservation assessment and to issue a report with recommendations for long-range planning.
The Historical society hired a qualified professional conservator to conduct a general conservation assessment of its collections and provide a long range plan for preservation. The final report summarizes the condition of the collections environment at the Reads Landing School site. Recommendations include a collection review and inventory to be conducted. A comprehensive list of resources and suppliers was also included in the final report.
The Board of Water and Soil Resources is required to contract with the Conservation Corps of Minnesota and Iowa (formerly Minnesota Conservation Corps), or CCMI, for installation of conservation practices benefitting water quality for at least $500,000 in each year of the 2010-11 biennium.
Battle Creek Regional Park, construct 1-mile paved off-road bicycle and pedestrian trail on the north side of Lower Afton Road, from Pt Douglas Rd to McKnight Road. Links the regional trail system to communities including Maplewood and Woodbury.
A partnership of local, state and federal organizations has used multiple funding sources to target nonpoint pollution reduction efforts to the Hay Creek Watershed, a 24-square-mile area in Becker County that features several high- quality lakes. Clean Water Legacy grants were received in 2008 by the Buffalo-Red River Watershed District and in 2011 by the Becker SWCD. The grants leveraged both local and federal dollars, and it built on previous efforts to identify locations where conservation projects could provide the greatest benefits for water quality and wildlife habitat.
This summary will manage appropriations to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to be passed through to third party recipients via pass-through agreements. Funding will come from the Outdoor Heritage Fund, as recommended by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council (LSOHC) and appropriated by the Minnesota Legislature.
In May 2009, the Minnesota State Legislature asked the Minnesota Humanities Center and four state councils-the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, the Council on Black Minnesotans, the Chicano Latino Affairs Council, and the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans-to collaboratively create new programs and events that celebrates and preserves the artistic, historical, and cultural heritages of the communities represented by each council.
In May 2009, the Minnesota State Legislature asked the Minnesota Humanities Center and four state councils-the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, the Council on Black Minnesotans, the Chicano Latino Affairs Council, and the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans-to collaboratively create new programs and events that celebrates and preserves the artistic, historical, and cultural heritages of the communities represented by each council.
The DNR works with the Minnesota Geological Survey (MGS) to convey valuable geologic and groundwater information and interpretations to government units at all levels, but particularly to local governments, private organizations and citizens. The MGS focuses on geology (Part A reports) and DNR focuses on groundwater (Part B reports). These provide useful information for projects completed by community planners, industry, agriculture, citizens and state agencies related to groundwater.
Research shows that traditional teaching tools, such as textbooks and lectures, don’t fully engage today’s students who have grown up surrounded by technology and who use it in their daily lives. In this ongoing project, an additional two Minnesota Historical Society historic sites will improve their service to “21st Century Learners” and their teachers and parents.
