All Projects

Water control structures and dikes were designed and constructed on six Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) in the counties of Becker, Clearwater, Itasca, Lincoln, Roseau, and Yellow Medicine. Dike work at Roseau River WMA protects and enhances 3200 acres of wetlands wetlands in Pool 2 of the WMA. Roseau River WMA has 10 large water control structures, seven moist soil cells, and four large pools covering 11,800 acres. Cells for a moist soil unit were constructed at Lac Qui Parle WMA in Lac Qui Parle County.

The Native Prairie Bank Program will work with willing landowners to enroll 420 acres of native prairie in perpetual conservation easements. Enrollment will focus on Minnesota Prairie Plan identified landscapes and target high quality prairies that provide valuable wildlife habitat.

This proposal will accomplish shallow lake and wetland habitat work that will otherwise go unfunded. This work is called for in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan, Long Range Duck Recovery Plan, and Shallow Lakes plan.

CMSM will build upon the work that began with its 2015-16 appropriation by (1) Remediation and further development of exhibit areas that promote Arts & Cultural Heritage (ACH) learning (2) Expanding ACH learning opportunities for new audiences at off-site locations; (3) Engaging an outside Evaluation Consultant to help plan/implement strategies that meaningfully assess ACH learning outcomes and impacts; (4) Boosting the Museum’s capacity to serve more school/early learning groups.

To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.

To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.

To hire qualified consultants to develop and install an exhibit on the history of 3M in Maplewood.

To hire a qualified professional to process three archival collections held by Ramsey County Historical Society.

To hire a qualified consultant to write an exhibit plan on Jewish tradition in Minnesota.

To hire qualified professionals to publish a book on the history of 20th century Jewish immigrant culture in Minnesota.

To digitize a collection of glass plate negatives, allowing for greater public access to this historic resource.

To document in 15-20 oral history interviews the history of the Capitol Region Watershed District.

To hire qualified professionals to produce a manuscript on the history of the Arlington Hills Public Library building.

The Children's Discovery Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota will strengthen its acclaimed school service program by: (1) continued leadership of a new Program Director retained on January 1, 2016 (2) creating a new (Minnesota built) core interactive exhibit; (3) developing new curriculum for pre-school through 3rd grade students in ten northern Minnesota counties.

To hire a qualified consultant to prepare a collections management policies and procedures document.

To gain physical and intellectual control through a professional inventory of remaining uninventoried museum collections.

To gain physical and intellectual control through a professional inventory of approximately 3,800 objects documenting Ramsey County history.

To hire a qualified conservator to restore a significant monument in St. Paul.

The Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program will be managed by the Department of Natural Resources to provide competitive matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national non-profit organizations and government entities.

To create and install an exhibit on the history of veterinary medicine in Minnesota.

To create 3 Winona County entries for the MNopedia project for online research.

To design, produce, and install two historical markers at Curtiss Field, City of Falcon Heights.

To hire a qualified consultant to write an exhibit plan on the importance of water in Dakota history in Minnesota.

To convert analog slides of collections images to digital, allowing for greater public access to these historic resources.

To convert 44 VHS tapes to digital format allowing greater public access.

We restored 2,081 acres of grassland and enhanced 42,425 acres of grassland for a total of 44,506 acres of wildlife habitat across 329 sites with these funds.

To provide better organization of archaeological collections, allowing for greater public access to historic resources.

The program that we are proposing has three components; 1) weekly arts club that provides arts education and peer mentoring for youth that are designed to introduce youth to traditional Somali arts. 2) A Somali arts show and cultural learning opportunity taking place at The Southern Theater in Minneapolis through The Southern’s Arts Residency and Art Share Programs. 3) Showcasing Somali art at the Somali Independence day Festival in 2017.

To restore siding on the Charles P. Noyes Cottage (Fillebrown House), which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN.

To document in 10 interviews the history of Bhutanese refugees in Minnesota.

To hire qualified professionals to replace the roof on the George W. Gardner House, listed in the National Register of Historic Places and home of the Germanic-American Institute.

To hire qualified consultants to research and develop interpretive signage on the Gladstone Savanna in Ramsey County.