NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT: PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISION:

An Inventory of Its Upper St. Croix River Project Files at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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	Creator:	Minnesota. Division of Parks and Recreation.
	Title:	Upper St. Croix River Project Files.
	Dates:	1967-1978.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Correspondence, reports, memos, financial and legal documents, maps, planning documents, legislation, and grant materials kept by David Flipp, Upper St. Croix River Project coordinator. The Upper St. Croix Scenic Riverway is a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and is jointly administered by the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin and the National Park Service. These files document Minnesota's role in the project to acquire and develop the Upper St. Croix River within system guidelines, which allow both limited recreational development and preservation of the area's natural scenic qualities.
	Quantity:	1.7 cubic feet (2 boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Topics dealt with in the files include property acquisition, particularly a large land donation by Northern States Power Company; environmental impact statements and archaeological reports; receipt of a LAWCON (Land and Water Conservation Fund) grant for both land acquisition and development; development plans for state-controlled areas bordering the riverway lands, including the Chengwatana and St. Croix state forests and the St. Croix and Wild River state parks; and relations with the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Division of Parks and Recreation. Upper St. Croix River Project Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 989-230

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017280380104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location
110.I.5.3B		Anderson variance application, 1976.


		Acquisition files, 1974-1978. 5 folders.


		Bridges, 1977-1978.


		Budget, 1977-1978.


		Consultants’ contracts, 1976-1977.


		Development: Chengwatana State Forest.


		Development: St. Croix State Forest.


		Development: St. Croix State Park.


		Development: St. Croix Wild River State Park.


		Environmental impact statements, 1973-1976.


		History and archaeology, 1971-1977.


		Interpretive information (Wild River), 1975-1978.


		Land appraisal reports for St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, Pine and Chisago Counties, 1971. 3 folders.


		LAWCON Project, 1976-1978.


		Legislation, 1976-1977.


		Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources, 1975-1979.


		Lower St. Croix, 1975-1978.


		Minnesota Resources Commission progress reports, 1974.


		Minnesota River Valley Trail, 1972.


		Minnesota/Wisconsin Boundary Trail, 1977-1978.


		Park Advisory Committee, 1976-1977.


		Riverway plans, 1976.


		St. Croix: General, 1974-1976.


Location
110.I.5.4F		St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, master plan, U.S., 1968.


		St. Croix National Scenic Riverway System, 1968-1974.


		St. Croix Plan, 1972-1975.


		St. Croix River access, 1973.


		St. Croix River: Hearings, inclusion of St. Croix River as wild and scenic river, 1968-1974.


		St. Croix River: Maps.


		St. Croix State Park camp site, soil survey, approximately 1967.


		St. Croix Visitor Center, 1975-1976.


		St. Croix Wild River NSP land agreements, 1972-1974.


		St. Croix Wild River State Park, 1975-1977.


		St. Croix Wild River State Park, dedication, 1978.
			Includes photographs.


		St. Croix, 1976-1977.


		Upper St. Croix, 1976-1977.


		Upper St. Croix plan, [undated].


		Upper St. Croix project, photographs, [undated].


		Upper St. Croix summary report, 1973-1976. 3 folders.


		Wisconsin DNR, 1976-1977.

CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:: Rivers -- Minnesota -- Recreational use.; Rivers -- Wisconsin -- Recreational use.; Stream conservation -- Minnesota.; Stream conservation -- Wisconsin.; Wild and scenic rivers -- Minnesota.; Wild and scenic rivers -- Wisconsin.

Persons:: Flipp, David.

Organizations:: Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant Assistance Program (U.S.); Minnesota. Legislature. Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources.; Minnesota. Department of Natural Resources.; Northern States Power Company (Minnesota); United States. National Park Service; United States. -- Wild and Scenic Rivers Act; Wild and Scenic Rivers System Program (Minn.).; Wisconsin. Department of Natural Resources.

Places:: Chengwatana State Forest (Minn.); Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wis. and Minn.); Saint Croix River (Wis. and Minn.); Saint Croix River Valley (Wis. and Minn.) -- Antiquities.; Saint Croix State Forest (Minn.); Saint Croix State Park (Minn.).; Wild River State Park (Minn.).

Document Types:: Environmental impact statements.

Functions:: Developing.; Planning.; Procuring.; Protecting.; Zoning.

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NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT: PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISION:

OVERVIEW

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

CATALOG HEADINGS