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Protecting Pancake Lake in the Mississippi Headwaters

The Minnesota Land Trust has protected beautiful, undeveloped Pancake Lake in Cass County, MN, and a portion of Boy River, which connects seven deep, tullibee-supporting cold water lakes in the Mississippi Headwaters region of Minnesota. Pancake Lake is surrounded by 222 acres of undeveloped hardwood forest and wetlands, including forested peatlands, bog, and wet meadows, [...]

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Ann Bancroft Partnership Protects Vital Metro Area Land Forever

Bancroft, Minnesota Land Trust, and Washington County partner to protect 118 acres over two properties The Minnesota Land Trust, Washington County, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and two landowners, including polar explorer Ann Bancroft, have successfully closed on a land conservation partnership project that permanently protects approximately 118 acres over two properties in [...]

Minnesota Land Trust Honors City of Duluth as Partner of the Year

Minnesota Land Trust honors City of Duluth as Partner of the Year, national natural spaces planning leader October 20, 2022, Saint Paul, Minn. On Saturday, October 29, 2022, at 1:30 p.m., the Minnesota Land Trust will honor the City of Duluth as its Partner of the Year at the DECC Harbor Side Convention Center in [...]

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Restoring Coastal Wetlands for Migrating Birds

Photo: Paul Raymaker Emerald ash borer (EAB) was first detected in northern Minnesota in 2015 in the Duluth area. The insect, originating from Southeast Asia, is an invasive pest that is expected to eventually destroy most of Minnesota’s nearly 1 billion ash trees, possibly impacting over a million acres of ash-dominated forest in Minnesota. The [...]

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Protecting Minnesota’s Lakes of Outstanding Biological Significance

Protect Critical Habitat & Natural Resources in Northern Minnesota While Maintaining Property Ownership As a landowner in northern Minnesota, you play a critical role in preserving northern forests and our iconic clean, cold, freshwater lakes that support an abundance of diverse wildlife, including big gamefish like walleye and the common loon. https://youtu.be/ctBkrYqEYSI?si=zRiWNuThLbTcTIlp For more information [...]

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