Legacy Amendment provides more than $268,000 in Small Grants
This state-funded program is made possible by the Legacy Amendment s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on Nov. 4, 2008. The Legacy Amendment supports efforts to preserve Minnesota land, water and legacy, including Minnesota history and cultural heritage.
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The Minnesota Historical Society announced the newest recipients of 30 Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Small Grants ($10,000 and less), totaling $268,192 to organizations in 16 counties, including Crow Wing and Morrison, according to a news release.
Small grants are awarded quarterly to help nonprofits, educational organizations, government units and federally recognized tribes to preserve and share Minnesota history. This cycle of awards was approved by the MNHS Executive Council on March 11.
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The problem was that the earth on the west side of the weir started to erode creating a by-pass channel, which then widened and caused the barrier to shift.
The permanent fix? The construction of a rock arch rapids, which was set to be built this spring. The project was pushed up and work began on Wednesday, March 3. Funding for it was provided by the Midwest Glacial Lakes Partnership and Outdoor Heritage Fund, created as part of the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment, according to Amanda Hillman, restoration coordinator with the DNR s River Ecology Unit.
Hillman said the construction will take about a month to complete, depending on weather and site conditions.
Task force suggests Minnesota needs a new outdoors office
The Outdoor Recreation Task Force was formed by the Department of Natural Resources and the state s tourism arm, Explore Minnesota.
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Sarah Strommen, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. (Photo/ Minnesota DNR)
MINNEAPOLIS (Tribune News Service) An eclectic group of outdoors people organized by the state a year ago to study how Minnesota can better promote its natural places and make those resources available to more people will soon recommend, among other advice, a new office be opened to achieve those goals.