All Projects

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Recipient
International Water Institute
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$56,031
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to collect data, water chemistry and field parameters, which will be paired with biological data collected by the MPCA to assess water quality conditions at seven sites along targeted reaches within the Snake River Watershed and five sites in the Two River Watershed.

Kittson
Marshall
Pennington
Polk
Roseau
Recipient
Chippewa River Watershed Project
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$136,325
Fund Source

This project will work with the MPCA to conduct watershed pollutant load monitoring at four sites in the Chippewa River watershed and one site in the neighboring Pomme de Terre River watershed . The Chippewa River Watershed Project (CRWP) team will also aid the MPCA in measuring and comparing regional differences and long-term trends in water quality. The goal is to collect quality data and complete load calculations for the five sites using the MPCA's established protocols.

Big Stone
Chippewa
Douglas
Grant
Kandiyohi
Otter Tail
Pope
Stearns
Stevens
Swift
Recipient
Sauk River WD
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$204,358
Fund Source
Stearns
Pope
Todd
Douglas
Meeker
Recipient
Stearns SWCD
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$225,555
Fund Source
Stearns
Recipient
Area 2 - West Central Technical Service Area
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$240,000
Fund Source
Benton
Big Stone
Chippewa
Douglas
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Morrison
Pope
Stearns
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Recipient
Stearns SWCD
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$117,100
Fund Source

Provides grants to Soil and Water Conservation Districts that focuses on increasing capacity to address four resource concern areas?Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients.

Stearns
Recipient
Stearns SWCD
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$157,721
Fund Source
Stearns
Recipient
Area 2 - Red River Valley Conservation Service
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$240,000
Fund Source
Benton
Big Stone
Chippewa
Douglas
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Morrison
Pope
Stearns
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Recipient
DNR
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,755,000
Fund Source

Funding provided through this appropriation enhanced 5,024 acres of wetland habitat. Eight wetland and shallow lake infrastructure projects were competed that enhanced 1,643 acres of wetland. Cattail spraying using a helicopter outfitted with an OHF-purchased spray unit and impacted impacted 1,762 acres. Work by the Region 3 Roving Habitat Crew enhanced 1,619 acres of wetland. Finally, survey and design work was initiated on four projects to prepare for future construction.

Aitkin
Anoka
Blue Earth
Cass
Chippewa
Grant
Kandiyohi
Le Sueur
Lyon
Marshall
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Pennington
Pine
Pope
Renville
Roseau
Scott
Sibley
Stearns
Todd
Wabasha
Wadena
Washington
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Recipient
Pheasants Forever
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,300,000
Fund Source

The program accelerated the protection of 550 acres of prairie grassland, wetland, and other wildlife habitat as State Wildlife Management Areas open to public hunting.

Cottonwood
Kandiyohi
Le Sueur
McLeod
Renville
Stearns
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
DNR
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,300,000
Fund Source

The table below provides a short summary of the acres and sites accomplished. We enhanced or restored 59,495 acres in 458 separate habitat projects.Project Type # Sites # AcresFencing for conserv grazing 6 721grassland conversion 33 1,124Invasive Species Control 43 1,599mowing 3 104Prescribed burn 214 48,368Restoration 13 123Woody Removal 146 7,457

Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Chippewa
Clay
Douglas
Fillmore
Goodhue
Grant
Houston
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Lyon
Meeker
Morrison
Norman
Otter Tail
Polk
Pope
Redwood
Roseau
Statewide
Stearns
Stevens
Traverse
Washington
Winona
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Pheasants Forever
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,603,000
Fund Source

This phase of WMA acquisition protected 1,182.25 acres of prairie grassland, wetland, and other wildlife habitat as State Wildlife Management Areas open to public hunting. With these 9 acquisition we have exceeded our planned acres of 1012 by more than 170 acres. All of the acquired properties had wildlife habitat restored to the highest quality possible.

Chippewa
Cottonwood
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Lyon
McLeod
Nobles
Sibley
Stearns
Recipient
Great River Regional Library
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,990
Benton
Sherburne
Stearns
Recipient
Stearns History Museum and Research Center
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
To enable public access to primary records through a new microfilm reader/printer/scanner.
Stearns
Recipient
Anoka Conservation District; Isanti County SWCD; Great River Greening;Stearns County SWCD; Minnesota Land Trust
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,130,000
Fund Source

Great River Greening (GRG), Anoka Conservation District (ACD), Isanti SWCD (ISWCD), Minnesota Land Trust (MLT), and Stearns SWCD (StSWCD) enhanced 339 acres, equaling 137% of the stated goal of 247 acres, and 0.12 miles of shoreline. Further, MLT permanently protected 86 forest and 181 wetland acres, equaling 334% of the stated goal of 80 acres, and 1.67 miles of shoreline through conservation easement.

Anoka
Isanti
Stearns
Recipient
Metropolitan Council-Environmental Services
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$405,500
Fund Source

This project will provide condition monitoring and problem investigation monitoring at the following sites.
Mississippi River: Tributaries include Bassett Creek, Cannon River, Crow River, and Minnehaha Creek.
Minnesota River: Tributaries include Eagle Creek,Riley Creek, and Valley Creek tributary to the St. Croix River

Anoka
Benton
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Le Sueur
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Pine
Ramsey
Renville
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Hutchinson Center for the Arts
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,000

Art Project

McLeod
Meeker
Hennepin
Kandiyohi
Stevens
Meeker
McLeod
Faribault
Stearns
Recipient
Cultural Awareness Organization AKA Worthington International Festival
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

Art Project

Nobles
Cottonwood
Murray
Cass
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lyon
Pipestone
Redwood
Rock
Stearns
Washington
Watonwan
Winona
Sibley
Hennepin
Wright
Recipient
Eden Valley-Watkins Community Education
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

Art Project

Meeker
Stearns
Stearns
Benton
Wright
Recipient
New London Music Festival
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

Art Project

Anoka
Chippewa
Douglas
Hennepin
Hubbard
Kandiyohi
Le Sueur
Lyon
Olmsted
Ramsey
Scott
Stearns
Stevens
Wright
Recipient
Willmar Area Symphonic Orchestra
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,770

Art Project

Kandiyohi
Meeker
Stearns
Swift
Renville
Chippewa
Recipient
Willmar Area Symphonic Orchestra
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

Art Project

Kandiyohi
Meeker
Stearns
Swift
Renville
Chippewa
Hennepin
Recipient
Crow River Area Youth Orchestra
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,955
Symphony Fall 2013
Meeker
McLeod
Wright
Renville
Stearns
Recipient
Litchfield Community Theatre
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project Legacy
Meeker
McLeod
Kandiyohi
Wright
Dakota
Stearns
Benton
Hennepin
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Redwood
Renville
Recipient
New London Music Group
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,500
Art Project Grant
Washington
Rice
Ramsey
Anoka
Dakota
Mille Lacs
Hennepin
Chisago
Benton
Brown
Renville
McLeod
Douglas
Lac qui Parle
Stearns
Lincoln
Lyon
Chippewa
Recipient
Willmar Area Symphonic Orchestra
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,084
Three Concert Series
Kandiyohi
Stearns
Crow Wing
Renville
Recipient
Emily Christina. Kofoed-Brisse AKA Emily Brisse
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,645

Artist Initiative

Carver
Hennepin
Stearns
Recipient
Michael Anthony. Maiorana AKA Michael Maiorana
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Artist Initiative

Becker
Hennepin
Stearns
St. Louis
Recipient
Paul D. Shambroom
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Artist Initiative

Hennepin
Morrison
Redwood
Stearns
Winona
Recipient
Chamber Music Society of Saint Cloud
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,500

Artist in Residence

Stearns
Recipient
Helping Hands Outreach
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,500

Artist in Residence

Stearns
Recipient
Paramount Center for the Arts AKA Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,500

Artist in Residence

Stearns
Recipient
Talahi Community School
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000
Readers Theater at Talahi
Stearns
Recipient
Talahi Community School
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000
Graphic Memoirs
Stearns
Sherburne
Recipient
Shirley A. Chouinard AKA Shirl Chouinard
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Artist Initiative
Isanti
Hennepin
Stearns
Recipient
Barbara J. Claussen
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Artist Initiative
Rice
Goodhue
Ramsey
Hennepin
Chisago
Pine
Benton
Stearns
Chippewa
Otter Tail
Carlton
Crow Wing
Itasca
St. Louis
Winona
Waseca
Recipient
Eric J. Dregni
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,400
Artist Initiative
Hennepin
Pennington
Chisago
Steele
Dakota
St. Louis
Washington
Cook
Isanti
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Sherburne
Rice
Recipient
Craig L. Edwards
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Artist Initiative
Kandiyohi
Stearns
Recipient
Mathew J. Janczewski
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Artist Initiative
Hennepin
Ramsey
Stearns
Recipient
Scott L. Miller
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Artist Initiative
Goodhue
Hennepin
St. Louis
Stearns