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Recipient
Oyate Nipi Kte
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$49,815
To supplement previous work on preserving the Dakota language, which transmits history and cultural heritage, by defining 451 additional verbs.
Anoka
Hennepin
Redwood
Renville
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Wabasha SWCD
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$33,489
Fund Source

Wabasha Soil and Water Conservation District, in conjunction with Wabasha Natural Resources Conservation Service field office and Farm Service Agency field office, will complete 75 compliance checks and writing or rewriting Highly Erodable Lands plans throughout Wabasha county. Technical staff, upon completion, will partner with landowners to coordinate potential future funding to increase conservation on the land and increase water quality in streams and groundwater through Best Management Practices placement.

Wabasha
Recipient
City of Lake City
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$465
To provide professional development for one staff member at the national American Association for State and Local History Conference in St. Paul, September 17-20, 2014.
Goodhue
Wabasha
Recipient
City of Wabasha
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,525
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.
Wabasha
Recipient
Yellow Medicine County Historical Society
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,474
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.
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Lac qui Parle County Historical Society
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,465
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.
Lac qui Parle
Recipient
City of Carver
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,110
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.
Carver
Recipient
Carver County Historical Society
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$585
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.
Carver
Recipient
Pheasants Forever
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,960,000
Fund Source

The proposal was to accelerate the protection of 1,220 acres of prairie grassland, wetland, and other wildlife habitat as State Wildlife Management Areas open to public hunting. Over the course of the appropriation, we acquired 11 parcels for a total of 1,484.05 acres which exceeded our total acre goal of 1,220 acres by 264.05 acres.  Breaking down acres by ecological section we acquired 876 acres in the metro, 152 acres in the forest/prairie, and 456 acres in the prairie.  We have a balance of $52,798 that will be returned to the Fund despite exceeding our acre goals.

Brown
Carver
Cottonwood
Jackson
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Martin
McLeod
Mower
Murray
Pipestone
Renville
Stearns
Stevens
Recipient
Pheasants Forever
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,830,000
Fund Source

The program was to accelerate the protection of 1,230 acres of prairie grassland, wetland, and other wildlife habitat as Waterfowl Production Areas open to public hunting in Minnesota. Over the course of the appropriation, we acquired 14 parcels for a total of 1,240.79 acres which exceeded our total acre goal of 1,230 acres by 10.79 acres.  Breaking down acres by ecological section we acquired 160 acres in the forest/prairie and 1,080.79 acres in the prairie.  We have a balance that will be returned to the Fund despite exceeding our acre goals.

Big Stone
Blue Earth
Clay
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Lyon
Mahnomen
Murray
Rice
Stearns
Wright
Recipient
DNR
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,790,000
Fund Source

Many of Minnesota's wetlands have been lost and the remainder degraded.  The original proposal planned for 15,000 acres of wetland/shallow lake enhancement to provide critical habitat for each life stage of waterfowl and wetland wildlife.  The six projects subsequently completed with this appropriation enhanced 13,800 acres of wetlands and shallow lakes in the Prarie and Forest/Prairie Ecosections of Minnestoa.

Aitkin
Becker
Benton
Big Stone
Freeborn
Jackson
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Mille Lacs
Nicollet
Polk
Roseau
Todd
Wilkin
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
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
Mower County Historical Society
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,345
To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.
Dodge
Freeborn
Mower
Olmsted
Steele
Recipient
Carver County Historical Society
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,825
To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.
Carver
Recipient
City of Canby
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,385

To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to broaden public accessibility to microfilmed records.

Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Olmsted County Historical Society
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,997
To hire a qualified consultant to develop an exhibit on the history of the American Indian in Olmsted County.
Olmsted
Recipient
City of Granite Falls
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$153,990
To complete stabilization and rehabilitation of the masonry foundation and footings of the Andrew J. Volstead House, a National Historic Landmark, and used as a community reception space.
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
University of St. Thomas
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$203,000

The occurrences of contaminants including antibiotics, other pharmaceuticals, and personal care products in the environment have gained increasing attention in recent years because of their potential health and ecological impacts. However, serious gaps remain in our understanding of these contaminants and the significance of the threats they may pose, such as to drinking water. Through this appropriation scientists at the University of St.

Anoka
Dakota
Goodhue
Hennepin
Ramsey
Sherburne
Stearns
Wabasha
Wright
Recipient
Yellow Medicine County Historical Society
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$23,542
To broaden public access to primary historical death records prior to 1909 through an online searchable database.
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Dakota Wicohan
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
Renville
Redwood
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Friends of the Orchestra
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
Lyon
Lincoln
Murray
Redwood
Yellow Medicine
Cottonwood
Lac qui Parle
Chippewa
Recipient
Upper Minnesota River Valley Regional Development Commission AKA Meander Art Crawl
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
Big Stone
Lac qui Parle
Renville
Chippewa
Swift
Recipient
Dassel-Cokato Community Education
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,000
Art Project
Meeker
McLeod
Hennepin
Stevens
Wright
Carver
Recipient
Friends of the Orchestra
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
Lyon
Lincoln
Murray
Pipestone
Yellow Medicine
Hennepin
Redwood
Recipient
McLeod County Historical Society
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
McLeod
Meeker
Carver
Sibley
Wright
Recipient
Winsted Arts Council
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
Wright
Carver
McLeod
Sherburne
Meeker
Hennepin
Ramsey
Stearns
St. Louis
Otter Tail
Recipient
Meander Art Crawl
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
Chippewa
Big Stone
Swift
Yellow Medicine
Lac qui Parle
Recipient
Appleton 52 Wing Restoration Committee
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,200
Art Project
Swift
Big Stone
Chippewa
Stevens
Lac qui Parle
Recipient
Big Stone Arts Council
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,215
Art Project
Big Stone
Otter Tail
Lyon
Lincoln
Hennepin
Lac qui Parle
Recipient
Buffalo Ridge Chorale
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
Lincoln
Lyon
Lac qui Parle
Recipient
City of Cottonwood
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,400
Art Project
Lyon
Yellow Medicine
Redwood
Murray
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Renville
Chippewa
Recipient
Granite Falls Area Community Theater
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,500
Art Project
Yellow Medicine
Chippewa
Renville
Pope
Lyon
Lac qui Parle
Recipient
Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,500
Art Project
Big Stone
Lac qui Parle
Chippewa
Lyon
Swift
Recipient
Historic Hutchinson
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
McLeod
Meeker
Renville
Sibley
Carver
Wright
Recipient
Lac qui Parle County Historical Society
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,452
Art Project
Lac qui Parle
Recipient
New London Music Festival
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
Kandiyohi
Swift
Chippewa
Stearns
Benton
Renville
McLeod
Meeker
Big Stone
Lac qui Parle
Douglas
Hennepin
Dakota
Stevens
Lyon
Grant
Washington
Ramsey
Recipient
Oyate Nipi Kte
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
Yellow Medicine
Renville
Chippewa
Hennepin
Scott
Redwood
Recipient
Appleton 52 Wing Restoration Committee
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,390
Art Project
Swift
Stevens
Big Stone
Lac qui Parle
Chippewa
Yellow Medicine
Lyon