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Bagley Youth Hockey Community Addition - The Bagley Youth Hockey
Association raised funds to build new locker rooms for the arena.
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Biomass Fuel
Testing - Giziibii RC&D, partnering with Pembina Trail RC&D, has been
requested to help coordinate a proposal to NW MN Foundation for fuel
testing (excess residues, wood chips, etc.) from various Minnesota
participating industries at the Energy & Environmental Research Center’s (EERC)
portable biomass gasification power plant. Pembina Trail RC&D was awarded
$25,000 from the NW MN Foundation. EERC offered to contribute up to
$35,000 of Department Of Energy funding. Several local saw mills are
interested in testing their biomass products. Hay may also be tested.
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Biomass
Gasification Pilot - The results from the Biomass Fuel Testing
indicated that seed screenings from the Northern Excellent Seed, LLC
from Williams, MN produced a high quality syngas. Installation of a
100-kilowatt gasification power plant would allow this producer owned
cooperative to use 2 million pounds of biomass waste from processing
seed in the generation of electricity.
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Blackduck Ambulance Association -
Giziibii RC&D is assisting
with the fund search for a new ambulance that would serve northern
Beltrami County.
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Clearwater
Conservation Farm - In 1993, the Clearwater SWCD took over a 437 acre
farm. They have removed old buildings and fences and sealed wells. The
Clearwater SWCD has successfully applied for funding from a DNR
Partnership Grant and has received several additional grants. They have
planted several areas in native grasses, and made many other improvements
to the farm. Giziibii RC&D has assisted in planning and the preparation of
a grant application. Giziibii RC&D continues to forward funding
opportunities to the Clearwater SWCD for this project.
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Clearwater
Library - The Clearwater Library Foundation is seeking capital funds
to erect a new library building in Bagley, Minnesota. The current library
is completely inadequate due to limited library space, lack of sufficient
parking, physically-disabled accessibility, and program issues. The
Library Foundation has already raised some funds locally and contacted
outside foundations for support. GRC&D has provided the Foundation with
potential funding sources.
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Earth Tunnel - This
project seeks to increase the awareness and knowledge of youth in the
areas of agriculture and natural resource conservation. To accomplish this
objective, Giziibii RC&D in partnership with other local agencies is
seeking funding to purchase a mobile, hands-on exhibit called an Earth
Tunnel. The exhibit provides a realistic, close-up view of a soil profile,
complete with vegetation, insects and animal habitats.
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Eastern Hubbard County Fire Department - Giziibii RC&D assisted the
fire department with a Department of Homeland Security grant application for
a quick attack fire truck.
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Grazing Tour 2006 – A
grazing tour was held in July for local producers. Over 60 people attended
the tour. This project has been completed. There is interest in hosting
another grazing tour next year and MARC&D is working on a contribution
agreement with NRCS to help fund future tours.
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Lake George Fire
Department–2006 - Giziibii RC&D assisted the Lake George Fire
Department with a Department Homeland Security grant application for a quick
attack fire truck.
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Little Elbow Lake
Dry Hydrants – Little Elbow Township has requested funding assistance
for installing 2 dry hydrants within the township. Surveys requesting
interest in additional dry hydrants were mailed out to local fire
departments. A statewide dry hydrant project is being considered by the
Minnesota Association of RC&D.
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LOW Erosion
Control - The Lake of the Woods SWCD has requested assistance for
identifying causes of Lake of the Woods Erosion. The total budget for this
project is $215,400.
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Mahnomen Health Center Landscape Project
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utilize the skills of Landscape and Architecture class from the North Dakota State
University to design a new outdoor living area for residents of the health Center. Giziibii RC&D will also help seek funds to build the patio.
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Mahnomen Fire Department
– Giziibii RC&D wrote a grant application for the Mahnomen Fire Department
from the Department of Homeland Security/FEMA. As a result, the City of
Mahnomen received a grant of $111,573 for personal protective equipment
and training. This project has been completed.
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Marshall/Beltrami Fire Wise Grant - This was a request that Giziibii
RC&D submit a proposal for a Fire Wise project. This project seeks the
installation of a dry hydrant, a strategically located fire break and a
number of on-site fire risk assessments for landowners.
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Marshall/Beltrami Water Quality Testing - The Marshall/Beltrami SWCD
has requested assistance to fund testing above, at, and below tile
drainage sites to evaluate the effect on downstream water quality. The
budget for this project is $15,000.
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Midwest Special
Forest Product Network – The Northern Community Forest Network was
established to coordinate the harvesting and forest management activities
of Minnesota’s traditional loggers and non-traditional, or “special forest
products” (SFP) gatherers. The goal of the Network is to facilitate
advance notification of harvest activities between primary forest products
and specialty forest products industries. Partnering with Giziibii RC&D in
the project are MN Extension Service, Goods from the Woods Project,
Minnesota Logger Education Program, Balsam Bough Partnership, Woodland
Adviser Program, Minnesota Forestry Association Woodland Committees,
Minnesota Forest Industries, and Associated Contract Loggers.
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Midwest
Special Forest Products Web Site - Giziibii RC&D has received several
grants for this project. The web site can be visited at
www.specialforestproducts.com. The site hosts educational resources
available for special forest products and covers a multi-state Midwestern
region. It also provides buyers and sellers of special forest products
with a place to put free ads for products, a bulletin board, a calendar of
events and an email group. This site has been used to help promote the
annual Goods from the Woods Marketplace that is held each fall. The web
site was completely updated this year.
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Nevis Fire Department -
The City of Nevis Fire Department requested assistance to prepare a grant
application to the Department of Homeland Security/FEMA. Giziibii RC&D
wrote a grant application for the Nevis Fire Department to successfully
apply for a $195,601 grant to purchase a pumper truck. This project has
been completed.
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Organizational
Effectiveness Implementation – In 2004, Giziibii RC&D worked with the
Northwest Minnesota Foundation to complete an organizational assessment to
look for areas where Giziibii RC&D could improve and strengthen their
organization. Two areas identified were marketing and a diversified
funding base. Giziibii RC&D received a grant for $5,000 from the NW MN
Foundation to help implement improvement in the areas identified.
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Oshki-Bawaajigan
(Young Dreams) Dance Troupe - Giziibii RC&D received a grant from the
North Country Health Services Foundation for $8,820. Oshki-Bawaajigan
Dance Troupe is a program for Indians and non-Indians and is designed to
help keep youth off drugs and alcohol and in school via the use of
traditional Indian song, dance, and lessons taken from the rich Native
American culture. A sound system has been purchased for use by the troupe
and the group has purchased supplies for making costumes. Several of the
dancers have competed at Pow Wows. The dance troupe also performed for the
Minnesota Associations annual meeting that was hosted by GRC&D last year.
The troupe continues to train and make costumes for young dancers.
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Park Rapids Century School Baseball Field - Park Rapids Area Schools
is requesting financial assistance to add a baseball field to the current
recreation area. The budget for this project is $58,200.
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Park
Rapids Health Careers Consortium - The Park Rapids School District
would like to expand their curriculum for students expressing interest in
the medical field. This program will expose students to various medical
professions. It is hoped that rural students, when trained, will return to
rural areas and help reduce the shortage of medical professionals in these
areas.
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Park
Rapids Water Treatment Facility - The City of Park Rapids has
requested assistance to find grants or low interest financing to build a
water treatment plant. High nitrates in the city water supply has forced
Park Rapids to drill a deeper well to supply quality drinking water to the
city. The treatment plant is necessary to remove iron and manganese from
the water. The budget for the water treatment facility is $1,100,000.
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Private Woodland Management - Bemidji Area
Forest Advisory Council (BAFAC) identified a need for professional forest
management on privately owned lands. Giziibii RC&D has been asked to lead
the project with an application for funding from NW MN Foundation and other
members of the BAFAC. Area served would be nine counties on NW MN with
Pembina Trail RC&D as a partner.
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River of Dreams - LOW - Project will have
student conducting water testing in Lake of the Woods County.
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SFP Workshops - 2007
- Two workshops will be held for Special Forest Workshops in 2007. Bemidji
workshop will be held on April 17, 2007 at Concordia Language Villages and
the Ely Workshop will be held at the Grand Ely Lodge in Ely on April 19,
2007. The workshops will focus properly harvesting forest products from
state/federal or privately owned land.
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Swedish Artist - 2006 – Giziibii RC&D has been
asked to host an artist from Sweden for two days in September. This would
be in coordination with the "Goods from the Woods" event, similar to the
Swedish Art Demonstration project that was completed in 2005.
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Tribal
Community Food–2005 – If funded, this project will provide risk
management education and information to vegetable growers and other
agricultural food producers on the tribal reservations of Leech Lake, Red
Lake, and White Earth. The project will conduct outreach efforts to
support these producers and possibly expand the number of agricultural
producers on the reservations.
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Wood Stove Change Out Project
- Giziibii RC&D is
seeking funds to offer incentives to landowners who are willing to destroy
polluting woodstoves and install an EPA certified unit.
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Woodland Advisor
Program - Giziibii RC&D will work closely with the Beltrami Woodland
Committee to provide training for woodland owners who wish to become
“Woodland Advisors”. This program is patterned after the Master Gardener
program. This program is on hold pending action by the Beltrami Woodland
Committee.
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