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Frog Pond Grotto at Como Park, St. Paul, Minnesota. As maintenance workers were excavating for the restoration of the Como Park Conservatory entrance and Frog Pond, a previously buried, cut-limestone architectural feature was uncovered. The 106 Group archaeological investigation determined that the feature was a grotto - pan of the original construction of the Frog Pond - that predated the 1914-1915 construction of the National Register-listed Conservatory. Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary at Lower Phalen Creek, St. Paul, Minnesota. The 106 Group is working in partnership with the City of St. Paul, the Trust for Public Land, the National Park Service and other government agencies, and the local community in the planning, acquisition and restoration of land at the Lower Phalen Creek site in St. Paul. The proposed project will consist of the construction of a hard surface trail link, and the restoration of vegetation, and a section of Lower Phalen Creek and its wetlands. There are many potential archaeological, historical, and cultural resources within the project area, representing a continuum of human activity in this area. Potential sites include nineteenth century breweries and sawmills, and two caves containing petroglyphs that are of great significance to the Dakota people. As pan of the celebration of the public acquisition for this property, Anne Ketz was interviewed and broadcast by Minnesota Public Radio, Morning Edition, in November. The 106 Group is assisting the City through all its compliance and survey needs including drafting the Programmatic Agreement. Minnesota Territorial/State Prison, Stillwater, Minnesota. As pan of the proposed redevelopment of the historic territorial/state prison site, The 106 Group worked with the City of Stillwater and the development team to identify and interpret the archaeological and historic resources on the site and assess the effects of the development on the resources. A brochure as well as various technical repons have been prepared for this National Register listed site.