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Statewide
Enhance minnesota state parks visitor centers
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$35,000
Source: 
Parks & Trails Fund
Expand the hours of operation at visitor centers to provide improved customer interaction, connect more current visitors and new users with an outdoor experience, and increase conservation education opportunities.
Statewide
Enhance minnesota state parks visitor centers
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$35,000
Source: 
Parks & Trails Fund
Expand the hours of operation at visitor centers to provide improved customer interaction, connect more current visitors and new users with an outdoor experience, and increase conservation education opportunities.
Statewide
Enhanced Public Grasslands
Recipient: 
Pheasants Forever with the MN Prairie Chicken Society
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$1,320,000
Source: 
Outdoor Heritage Fund

This project will use a combination of invasive tree removal, grazing, seeding, and fire, to improve habitat quality, diversity, and productivity on public lands in Minnesota.

Statewide
Enhancing ADA Accessibility
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$350,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$400,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$760,240
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$501,000
Source: 
Parks & Trails Fund
Increase access for individuals with disabilities to outdoor recreation facilities that are managed by the Division of Parks and Trails.
Projects include:
Croft Mine Access Route
Statewide Accessible Campfire Ring Installation
Statewide Accessible Picnic Table Installation
Statewide vault toilet riser installation
Temperance River Wayside ADA Trail
Statewide
Enhancing ADA Accessibility
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$350,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$400,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$760,240
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$501,000
Source: 
Parks & Trails Fund
Increase access for individuals with disabilities to outdoor recreation facilities that are managed by the Division of Parks and Trails.
Projects include:
Croft Mine Access Route
Statewide Accessible Campfire Ring Installation
Statewide Accessible Picnic Table Installation
Statewide vault toilet riser installation
Temperance River Wayside ADA Trail
Statewide
Enhancing ADA Accessibility
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$350,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$400,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$760,240
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$501,000
Source: 
Parks & Trails Fund
Increase access for individuals with disabilities to outdoor recreation facilities that are managed by the Division of Parks and Trails.
Projects include:
Croft Mine Access Route
Statewide Accessible Campfire Ring Installation
Statewide Accessible Picnic Table Installation
Statewide vault toilet riser installation
Temperance River Wayside ADA Trail
Statewide
Enhancing ADA Accessibility
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$350,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$400,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$760,240
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$501,000
Source: 
Parks & Trails Fund
Increase access for individuals with disabilities to outdoor recreation facilities that are managed by the Division of Parks and Trails.
Projects include:
Croft Mine Access Route
Statewide Accessible Campfire Ring Installation
Statewide Accessible Picnic Table Installation
Statewide vault toilet riser installation
Temperance River Wayside ADA Trail
Statewide
Enhancing ADA Accessibility
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$350,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$400,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$760,240
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$501,000
Source: 
Parks & Trails Fund
Increase access for individuals with disabilities to outdoor recreation facilities that are managed by the Division of Parks and Trails.
Projects include:
Croft Mine Access Route
Statewide Accessible Campfire Ring Installation
Statewide Accessible Picnic Table Installation
Statewide vault toilet riser installation
Temperance River Wayside ADA Trail
Statewide
Enhancing ADA Accessibility
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$350,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$400,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$760,240
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$501,000
Source: 
Parks & Trails Fund
Increase access for individuals with disabilities to outdoor recreation facilities that are managed by the Division of Parks and Trails.
Projects include:
Croft Mine Access Route
Statewide Accessible Campfire Ring Installation
Statewide Accessible Picnic Table Installation
Statewide vault toilet riser installation
Temperance River Wayside ADA Trail
Statewide
Enhancing ADA Accessibility
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$350,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$400,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$760,240
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$501,000
Source: 
Parks & Trails Fund
Increase access for individuals with disabilities to outdoor recreation facilities that are managed by the Division of Parks and Trails.
Projects include:
Croft Mine Access Route
Statewide Accessible Campfire Ring Installation
Statewide Accessible Picnic Table Installation
Statewide vault toilet riser installation
Temperance River Wayside ADA Trail
Statewide
Enhancing ADA Accessibility
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$350,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$400,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$760,240
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$501,000
Source: 
Parks & Trails Fund
Increase access for individuals with disabilities to outdoor recreation facilities that are managed by the Division of Parks and Trails.
Projects include:
Croft Mine Access Route
Statewide Accessible Campfire Ring Installation
Statewide Accessible Picnic Table Installation
Statewide vault toilet riser installation
Temperance River Wayside ADA Trail
Statewide
Enhancing ADA Accessibility
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$350,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$400,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$760,240
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$501,000
Source: 
Parks & Trails Fund
Increase access for individuals with disabilities to outdoor recreation facilities that are managed by the Division of Parks and Trails.
Projects include:
Croft Mine Access Route
Statewide Accessible Campfire Ring Installation
Statewide Accessible Picnic Table Installation
Statewide vault toilet riser installation
Temperance River Wayside ADA Trail
Statewide
Enhancing ADA Accessibility
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$350,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$400,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$760,240
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$501,000
Source: 
Parks & Trails Fund
Increase access for individuals with disabilities to outdoor recreation facilities that are managed by the Division of Parks and Trails.
Projects include:
Croft Mine Access Route
Statewide Accessible Campfire Ring Installation
Statewide Accessible Picnic Table Installation
Statewide vault toilet riser installation
Temperance River Wayside ADA Trail
Statewide
Enhancing ADA Accessibility
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$350,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$400,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$760,240
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$501,000
Source: 
Parks & Trails Fund
Increase access for individuals with disabilities to outdoor recreation facilities that are managed by the Division of Parks and Trails.
Projects include:
Croft Mine Access Route
Statewide Accessible Campfire Ring Installation
Statewide Accessible Picnic Table Installation
Statewide vault toilet riser installation
Temperance River Wayside ADA Trail
Statewide
Enhancing ADA Accessibility
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$350,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$400,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$760,240
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$501,000
Source: 
Parks & Trails Fund
Increase access for individuals with disabilities to outdoor recreation facilities that are managed by the Division of Parks and Trails.
Projects include:
Croft Mine Access Route
Statewide Accessible Campfire Ring Installation
Statewide Accessible Picnic Table Installation
Statewide vault toilet riser installation
Temperance River Wayside ADA Trail
Statewide
Enhancing ADA Accessibility
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$350,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$400,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$760,240
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$501,000
Source: 
Parks & Trails Fund
Increase access for individuals with disabilities to outdoor recreation facilities that are managed by the Division of Parks and Trails.
Projects include:
Croft Mine Access Route
Statewide Accessible Campfire Ring Installation
Statewide Accessible Picnic Table Installation
Statewide vault toilet riser installation
Temperance River Wayside ADA Trail
Statewide
Enhancing ADA Accessibility
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$350,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$400,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$760,240
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$501,000
Source: 
Parks & Trails Fund
Increase access for individuals with disabilities to outdoor recreation facilities that are managed by the Division of Parks and Trails.
Projects include:
Croft Mine Access Route
Statewide Accessible Campfire Ring Installation
Statewide Accessible Picnic Table Installation
Statewide vault toilet riser installation
Temperance River Wayside ADA Trail
Statewide
Enhancing ADA Accessibility
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$350,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$400,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$760,240
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$501,000
Source: 
Parks & Trails Fund
Increase access for individuals with disabilities to outdoor recreation facilities that are managed by the Division of Parks and Trails.
Projects include:
Croft Mine Access Route
Statewide Accessible Campfire Ring Installation
Statewide Accessible Picnic Table Installation
Statewide vault toilet riser installation
Temperance River Wayside ADA Trail
Statewide
Enhancing ADA Accessibility
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$350,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$400,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$760,240
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$501,000
Source: 
Parks & Trails Fund
Increase access for individuals with disabilities to outdoor recreation facilities that are managed by the Division of Parks and Trails.
Projects include:
Croft Mine Access Route
Statewide Accessible Campfire Ring Installation
Statewide Accessible Picnic Table Installation
Statewide vault toilet riser installation
Temperance River Wayside ADA Trail
Statewide
Enhancing Minnesota State Parks and Minnesota State Forests Outdoor Winter Activities
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$150,000
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$150,000
Source: 
Parks & Trails Fund
The Division of Parks and Trails is providing expanded cross-country ski, snowshoe and other winter activities in Minnesota state parks and recreation areas; Minnesota state trails; and Minnesota state forests.
Statewide
Enhancing Minnesota State Parks and Minnesota State Forests Outdoor Winter Activities
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$150,000
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$150,000
Source: 
Parks & Trails Fund
The Division of Parks and Trails is providing expanded cross-country ski, snowshoe and other winter activities in Minnesota state parks and recreation areas; Minnesota state trails; and Minnesota state forests.
Statewide
Environmental History Study
A project of: Statewide History Partnership Projects
Recipient: 
Minnesota Historical Society
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$12,390
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Through this partnership, students from Macalester College are conducting a study to identify, select and assess historic content related to Minnesota's environmental history, using archival, archaeological and geospatial data at the Minnesota Historical Society.
Statewide
Evaluation of Alternative Surface-Water Monitoring Protocols for Use in Agriculture TMDL Load Allocation and BMP Evaluation
Recipient: 
Dennis Busch - University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Pioneer Farm, buschd@uwplatt.edu (608) 342-1657
2008 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$32,300

The objective of this project was to compare different methods for monitoring surface water runoff. Researchers compared a standard protocol with two alternate low cost methods. They examined the trade-offs between accuracy and cost.

 

Statewide
Evaluation of Dioxins in Minnesota Lakes
Recipient: 
U of MN
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$264,000
Source: 
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund

The antibacterial in liquid soaps (triclosan) represents an unrecognized, substantial source of toxic, carcinogenic, and endocrine disrupting dioxins to Minnesota waters. Sediment cores will be analyzed to quantify the threat.

Statewide
Evaluation of Nutrient Retention Basins for Treating Drainage from Agricultural Landscapes
Recipient: 
Jeffrey Strock - University of Minnesota Southwest Research and Outreach Center, jstrock@umn.edu (507) 752-5064
2008 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$183,910

The goal of this project was to better understand and measure the effectiveness of retention basins on agricultural lands. Retention basins are essentially water storage areas; they are designed to temporarily store water while removing nutrients and sediment. Retention basins can be used to filter both surface and subsurface runoff.