This program will complete the initial WMA site development on 1,500 acres of land acquired in the Accelerated Prairie Grassland WMA and Accelerated Wetland WMA Acquisition programs to meet standards for inclusion in the Outdoor Recreation System. This program will also accelerate the restoration, enhancement and management of at least 5,180 acres of native prairie vegetation on existing public lands.
Pheasants Forever, Ducks Unlimited, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will cooperate to permanently restore and conserve approximately 800 acres of grassland and 400 acres of wetland as Waterfowl Production Areas in western and southern Minnesota. All lands acquired through this grant proposal will be owned and managed by the Service as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
The Ames-Florida-Stork House, built in 1861, remains the oldest structure in the town of Rockford, MN and contains the belongings of two families who originally settled the area. As with all buildings, the house has suffered deterioration due to weather and time. Replacing the roof and repairing the soffit and facia ensures no further interior damage would occur.
A direct appropriation of $400,000 in FY 2010 for the Anoka Conservation District (ACD) is for the metropolitan landscape restoration program for water quality and improvement projects in the seven-county metro area (the law also provides $600,000 for this purpose in FY2011).
This program will permanently protect approximately 1,246 acres (8.9-miles) of lake and warm water stream shoreline through fee title and permanent easement acquisition. Our program will also secure 54 Acres (3.1-miles) of permanent habitat management easements that include angler access on designated trout streams.
To create two new video works exploring our endless quest for self-improvement--a double projection and an eight-screen installation for an upcoming solo show at the Rochester Art Center.
Boat Punks is a film that documents the epic journey of a group of young do-it-yourself travelers who have created a life of freedom and adventure living on homemade houseboats while navigating the rivers of mid-America.
To adapt the music-theater piece--Joan of Arc--into a song cycle for soprano and piano in preparation for a solo recital to be presented in the fall of 2010.
To finish a 30-minute film based on research completed over the course of seven years and to make her more competitive in applying for feature film funding.
To take advantage of the popularity he has gained with the Spark Festival and for the release of an album of new work for string quartet and electronics.
To create a CD/promo video of Monkey Mind Pirates--a children's rock music and puppet show--to advance the artist's career as a composer and performer of children's music.
To update her digital printing equipment to produce prints for a 2010 gallery show and to open up future exhibition opportunities and possibilities for artistic exploration and development.
To document gravel road bike races and the rural landscapes where they take place. The finished film will be submitted to the Bicycle Film Festival and other film festivals across the nation and within the state of Minnesota.
To complete his first long-form documentary American Heart--an intimate look at refugees from Africa and Southeast Asia as they navigate the American healthcare system.
This project will explore emotion perception and memory with the creation of short videos that combine elements of narrative experimental media and documentary forms.
To write direc, and edit a feature length narrative. Funds will be used to shoot on a high-definition camera so that this film could be shown in theaters and at festivals.
To revise a nonfiction memoir manuscript turning what is currently a collection of related personal essays into a more cohesive single work and then resubmit the revised manuscript to Graywolf Press.
