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North West Company Fur Post, Pine County, Minnesota. The 106 Group conducted a reconnaissance- level archaeological survey of proposed construction activity areas within the Minnesota Historical Society historic site. The planned activities included the construction of trail extensions, overflow parking, a shed, a sign, and the expansion of the site's access road. The archaeological survey identified one archaeological site, a Woodland Period artifact scatter, within the proposed construction limits of a trail extension. The 106 Group recommended that steps be taken to avoid impacts to this site. An alternate trail alignment through an inundated area was arranged with the site manager and the contractor. experienced no delays because contractor and The 106 Group. University of Minnesota Library Access Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The 106 Group staff completed a literature search, followed by a monitoring plan and research design in preparation for archaeological monitoring during construction of this new University facility on the west bank of the Mississippi River. During the monitoring stage of the project, remains of buildings from the nineteenth-century Bohemian Flats neighborhood were uncovered. The project of the excellent working relationship between the Hastings Wastewater Treatment Plant, Dakota County, Minnesota. The 106 Group conducted a reconnaissance-level historic resources and archaeological survey for the proposed Hastings Wastewater Treatment Plant. The survey examined three properties considered for development prior to purchase. The survey report provided the City of Hastings and the Metropolitan Council with the information needed to determine if there were any historic resources within these properties that might prevent the construction of a plant. Specific information gathered included a summary of previously identified resources and associated surveys in the project area, an archaeological examination of the area most likely to be selected for development, and the documentation of additional historic resources and archaeological potentials within each of the study areas. Resources identified included burial mounds, an historic ferry crossing, and a precontact period archaeological site.