Project Funding

2009 FUNDING

• City of St. Paul CIB (for 2010/11)--------- $242,100.00
  Phase 1 staging area (This grant ended up being funded with Legacy/Heritage Funds through City of St. Paul Parks and Recreation).

• Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund----- $218,000.00
  Phase 2 & 3 master plan plus educational results.
  Funding for our “Get Outside! Urban Woodland for City Kids” has been recommended for funding Oct. 14, 2009 by LCCMR, but additional steps still need to occur before funding is secured. The LCCMR’s recommendations will go before the Minnesota Legislature for consideration as an appropriations bill. Upon passage by both the Minnesota House and Senate, the recommendations then go before the governor for signature into law. Funds will be available July 2010.

  • Summary proposal: #179-F, “Get Outside! Urban Woodland for City Kids”

    • Result One: Develop outdoor classroom study areas Budget: $210,500
      Deliverables at the end of three years
      1. Woodland and prairie restoration – 10.35 acres
      Oak woodland, coniferous forest, & transitional woodland, prairie savanna, prairie meadow, and propagation garden (for local ecotype seed propagation).
      2. Construction of 4,000 feet of ADA accessible trails
      3. Entry signs (four) and Interpretative trail signage (~fifty)
      A primary level of entry signage for casual site users, and a secondary level of interpretative trail signage (numbered posts that correspond to site guides).

    • Result Two: Teacher training and student involvement Budget: $8,000
      Deliverables at the end of three years
      1. Receive DNR School Forest status
      2. Host six educator-training sessions
      Designed to help educators adapt to teaching in an outdoor classroom.

2007-2008 FUNDING

• Andersen Foundation------------------------ $ 505.00 Environmental education

• Minnesota Native Plant Society----------- $ 279.00 Environmental education

• Audubon Minnesota FY08------------------ $ 500.00 Environmental education

• St. Paul Audubon Society FY07---------- $ 1,050.00 Bird habitat research

• City of St. Paul CIB--------------------------- $ 40,000.00 Comprehensive site plan

• City of St. Paul COPP------------------------ $ 2,000.00 Environmental education

• Together Green (Audubon national)----- $ 374.85 Buckthorn bust 2008

• Grant written for U of M Science Undergraduates,but with a major benefit for CWOC Field Days..North STAR STEM Alliance---------------- $ 15,000.00 STEM & civic engagement