MSU-Mankato Water Resources Center in the Mankato area will provide conventional pollutant monitoring at the following sites: Beauford Ditch, Big Cobb River, Blue Earth River, Le Sueur River (3), Little Cobb River, Minnesota River (2), Watonwan River.
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.
This program will protect 800 acres of new wildlife habitat in the Prairie, Deciduous Transition, and Southeast Bluffland ecological sections of Minnesota through fee title acquisition. Title of all lands acquired will be held by the State and designated as Wildlife Management Area open to hunting, trapping, fishing and compatible outdoor recreation uses.
This program will protect and restore 700 acres of new wetland wildlife habitat in wetland complexes in Minnesota through fee title acquisition. Title of all lands acquired will be held by the State and designated as Wildlife Management Area open to hunting, trapping, fishing and compatible outdoor recreation uses.
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.
Minnesota Genealogical Society purchased 147 rolls of microfilm from FamilySearch/GSU. This is their complete collection of county marriage records for Hennepin (1853-1918) and Ramsey (1850-1917).
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).
Minnesota’s Legacy Amendment raises revenue for Clean Water, Outdoor Heritage, Parks and Trails, and Arts and Cultural Heritage. Libraries are beneficiaries of a portion of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Funding.
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.
For a photographic exploration of the relationship between the Mississippi River and the Twin Cities metropolitan area from the Coon Rapids Dam to the confluence of the Saint Croix River.
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 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.
