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Recipient
Otter Tail County Historical Society
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,000
To provide professional development for two staff members at the national American Association for State and Local History Conference in St. Paul, September 17-20, 2014.
Otter Tail
Recipient
City of St. Cloud
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$575
To provide professional development for two staff members at the national American Association for State and Local History Conference in St. Paul, September 17-20, 2014.
Benton
Sherburne
Stearns
Recipient
Pomme de Terre River Association JPB
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$387,146
Fund Source

The Pomme de Terre River Association has targeted and identified specific areas and activities required for marked water quality improvement. This project will implement of 16 Water and Sediment Control Basins (WASCOBs), 28 Rain Gardens, 2 Shoreline/ Stream bank stabilization, 10 Waste Pit Closures, 1 Terrace Project, and the enrollment of 1900 acres into conservation practices. These practices in total will directly result in site-specific and watershed-dependent reductions of 17,801 tons of sediment and 17,784 pounds of phosphorous from entering surface waters yearly in the watershed.

Big Stone
Douglas
Grant
Otter Tail
Stevens
Swift
Recipient
Sauk River WD
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$204,358
Fund Source
Stearns
Pope
Todd
Douglas
Meeker
Recipient
Bois de Sioux WD
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$271,879
Fund Source
Traverse
Wilkin
Otter Tail
Grant
Stevens
Big Stone
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
Martin SWCD
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$106,000
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.

Martin
Recipient
Otter Tail, East SWCD
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$118,200
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.

Otter Tail
Otter Tail
Recipient
Otter Tail, West SWCD
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$118,200
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.

Otter Tail
Otter Tail
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
Martin SWCD
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$157,721
Fund Source
Martin
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
Stearns SWCD
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$210,000
Fund Source

The Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District will hire an Accelerated Water Quality Technician to focus on projects in the Middle Sauk area showing the greatest pollution reductions. After identifying and prioritizing targeted sites with the highest pollution potential, the Stearns County SWCD will begin surveys and designs and complete them in a timely fashion while current implementation funds are available. The accelerated survey and design in Stearns County will relieve our natural resources of the current strain put on them by the environment and land use.

Stearns
Recipient
DNR
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$877,700
Fund Source

Many of Minnesota's wetlands have been lost and the remainder degraded.  Recent tiling and ditching have accelerated this situation.  Through this program, shallow lakes and wetlands were designed, constructed, and intensively managed to benefit wetland wildlife and Minnesota residents.  Habitat accomplishments from this proposal have enhanced 19,365 acres of wetlands and shallow lakes to benefit waterfowl and wetland wildlife.  Work was accomplish through constructed infrastructure, cattail control, and a significant prescribed wetland burn.

Aitkin
Anoka
Beltrami
Cass
Chippewa
Clearwater
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Isanti
Jackson
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Mahnomen
Marshall
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Otter Tail
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Roseau
St. Louis
Stearns
Wabasha
Washington
Wilkin
Wright
Recipient
Pheasants Forever with USFWS
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,332,700
Fund Source

The goal of this program was to accelerate the protection of 887 acres as Waterfowl Production Area's. Pheasants Forever successfully protected eight parcels totaling 1,554.39 acres of prairie wetland and grasslands providing excellent habitat for numerous wildlife.
In total, we under spent on our budget, over delivered on acre goals, and over delivered on match leverage received.

Becker
Kandiyohi
Lincoln
Lyon
Pope
Sibley
Stearns
Recipient
Pheasants Forever
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,143,900
Fund Source

This phase of WMA acquisition protected 1802.55 acres of prairie grassland, wetland, and other wildlife habitat as State Wildlife Management Areas open to public hunting. With these 16 acquisition we have exceeded our planned acres of 1362 by more than 400 acres. Breaking down acres by ecological section we acquired 282 acres in the metro and 1520 acres in the prairie.  We have a balance of $52,798 of grant funds and $81,837.48 in program income that will be returned despite exceeding our acre goals.

Blue Earth
Jackson
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lyon
Martin
Sibley
Waseca
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
DNR and BWSR
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,144,900
Fund Source

Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) and Native Prairie Bank (NPB) coordinated to accelerate grassland protection efforts. Through this appropriation a total of 1,584 acres were protected.  This included 604 RIM acres and 980 NPB acres. Easement acquisition focused on Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan identified landscapes.

Big Stone
Clay
Cottonwood
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Marshall
Otter Tail
Pipestone
Redwood
Swift
Wilkin
Recipient
Pheasants Forever
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,500,000
Fund Source

The goal of this phase of the WPA acquisition program was to protect a total of 760 acres of grassland, wetland and other wildlife habitats as Waterfowl Production Areas open to public hunting. Pheasants Forever purchased 11 parcels totaling 1,310 acres of wetlands and grasslands in Minnesota?s prairie region. In addition to exceeding our acre goals, $28,152.10 of grant funds will be returned.

Becker
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Carver
Clay
Kandiyohi
Otter Tail
Renville
Swift
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
Franconia Sculpture Park
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000

ACHF Grant for Organizations

Chisago
Isanti
Pine
Kanabec
Kanabec
Washington
Jackson
Douglas
Waseca
Brown
Carver
Dakota
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Dodge
Lake
McLeod
Anoka
Red Lake
Scott
Goodhue
Ramsey
Hennepin
Recipient
One Heartland, Inc.
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000

ACHF Grant for Organizations

Chisago
Isanti
Pine
Kanabec
Kanabec
Washington
Jackson
Douglas
Waseca
Brown
Carver
Dakota
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Dodge
Lake
McLeod
Anoka
Red Lake
Scott
Goodhue
Ramsey
Hennepin
Carlton
Mille Lacs
Recipient
Great River Regional Library
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,990
Benton
Sherburne
Stearns
Recipient
Todd County Historical Society
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,385
To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.
Todd
Douglas
Morrison
Stearns
Recipient
Jackson County Historical Society
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to broaden public accessibility to microfilmed records.
Jackson
Cottonwood
Martin
Nobles
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
Anoka Conservation District, Isanti County, Great River Greening, Stearns County SWCD
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,047,100
Fund Source

The Anoka Sand Plain Partnership restored / enhanced 3,714 acres of priority prairie, savanna, forest, wetland, and shoreline habitat on public lands and waters within the Anoka Sand Plain EcoRegion within the Metropolitan Urbanizing, Forest-Prairie, and Northern Forest regions. Total R/E acreage achieved over the course of the appropriation is 126% of our stated acreage goals, and was accomplished through a robust partnership of four direct recipients improving a total of 16 priority sites including WMAs, state forest, national wildlife refuges, city and county lands. 

Anoka
Benton
Isanti
Morrison
Sherburne
Stearns
Recipient
Paynesville Area Historical Society
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,820
To provide better organization of archival materials which will allow the public greater access to the community
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Stearns
Recipient
Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

Art Project

Cottonwood
Martin
Murray
Nobles
Redwood
Rock
Recipient
Jackson Center for the Arts
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,900

Art Project

Jackson
Cottonwood
Nobles
Martin
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
Fair Association of Jackson County
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,520

Art Project

Jackson
Nobles
Cottonwood
Martin
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
Rhythm of the River
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

Art Project

Cottonwood
Nobles
Jackson
Rock
Blue Earth
Martin
Nicollet
Recipient
Willmar Area Symphonic Orchestra
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,770

Art Project

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

Art Project

Cottonwood
Jackson
Martin
Murray
Nobles
Redwood