All Projects

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 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 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 interpretive plan for the Gumm historic house (Judy Garland Museum).

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.

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.

Project partners Northern Water Land Trust (NWLT) and Minnesota Land Trust (MLT) successfully concluded this grant, protecting a combined total of 630 acres (105% of goal) and 25,278 feet of shoreline (188% of goal), while providing $965,000 in leverage to the grant (170% of goal). NWLT purchased the 29-acre Woman Lake Aquatic Management Area in fee and conveyed to the Minnesota DNR. The parcel protects 1,140 feet of shoreline on Broadwater Bay.

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 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.

Minnesota’s use of groundwater has increased over the last two decades. An increasing reliance on groundwater may not be a sustainable path for continued economic growth and development. The DNR is establishing three pilot groundwater management areas (GWMA) to help improve groundwater appropriation decisions and help groundwater users better understand and plan for future groundwater needs associated with economic development.

To provide Clearwater County Historical Society with professional continuing education through a national museum training program.

To hire a qualified consultant to research the history of St. Paul's Rondo neighborhood, in preparation for future exhibit panels.

To hire a qualified consultant to write an interpretive plan for Mitchell Hamline School of Law.

To document in 13 oral history interviews the history of Celtic Junction Arts Center.

This project protected in fee approximately 1,960 acres in Cass County and 320 acres in Hubbard County of forest habitat that are at significant risk of conversion to row crop agriculture. The project also restored 92 acres jack pine, an increasingly rare tree species, in the project area.

This project will establish a groundwater monitoring network in the 11 county metropolitan area. The network will provide information about aquifer characteristics and natural water trends by monitoring healthy aquifers (non-stressed systems). The project will also develop an automated system that captures groundwater level and water use data. This system will enhance evaluation of changes in aquifers that are stressed by pumping from existing wells.