Geologic atlases provide information essential to sustainable management of ground water resources. They define aquifer boundaries and the connection of aquifers to the land surface and surface water resources.

As teachers strive to reinvent their classrooms to meet the needs of this new generation, the Minnesota Historical Society is using ACHF funding to conduct research and to develop programs and materials that will support teachers' classroom needs and engage digital natives in the study of history.

Research shows that traditional teaching tools, such as textbooks and lectures, don't fully engage today's students who have grown up surrounded by technology and who use it in their daily lives. This biennium, an additional four Minnesota Historical Society historic sites are improving their service to "21st Century Learners" and their teachers and parents. In total, 14 sites and museums are revamping their field trip programs and developing online resources requested by teachers and parents in earlier research, so that 21st century learners can develop a stronger connection to the study of history.

MNopedia will be a new digital resource for the public from the Minnesota Historical Society. It will provide reliable, multimedia entries about people, places, events and things in Minnesota history.

The Minnesota Historical Society will continue to increase access to its collections by making information and images of historical resources available online for the general public.

The Minnesota Historical Society is advancing the work of making collections information available online.

Working with the Minnesota Newspaper Association, local historical societies and newspaper publishers, the Minnesota Historical Society launched an innovative project to expand the number of contemporary newspapers available in digital form.

Minnesota Newspapers Online will move from a development phase to an implementation phase during which the public will have access to a greater number of Minnesota newspapers from around the state on the internet.

Partners: Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities (ACTC), Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MNSCU), Minneapolis Public Schools, St. Paul Public Schools, Through this program, partners are extending the reach of Minnesota History Day while providing History Day support for students from diverse backgrounds and strengthening the mentoring skills of Minnesota college students. Undergraduate students from ACTC and MNSCU colleges are trained to become History Day mentors and work with History Day students at local schools. In another component of the partnership, undergraduate students representing all five ACTC colleges participated in a semester-long course designed to increase knowledge about the museum field. Students interned at Minneapolis and St. Paul public schools, mentoring students participating in the History Day program. ACTC Fellows also visited leading museums in the midwest to compare and contrast the Minnesota Historical Society with other cultural institutions regarding content learned in class. Partners contributed $42,000 to this collaboration.

The commissioner shall develop a ten-year strategic state parks and trails plan considering traditional funding and the funding available under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The plan shall incorporate the 25-year framework developed by the University of Minnesota Center for Changing Landscapes. (HF 1231, Art 3, Sec 2)