Protected Property

The buzz of chainsaws is punctuated by a crack of wood. Though it may seem counterintuitive, even jarring, this is the sound of forest restoration—specifically, restoration of 115 acres in Lake County, Minnesota. The owners of the property, situated directly between Split Rock Lighthouse and Gooseberry Falls State Parks, acquired a conservation easement in 2019, [...]

Canoeing on Bad Axe Lake | Photo: Northern Lights Council, BSA SAINT PAUL, Minn, April 26, 2023 — Together, the Minnesota Land Trust and the Northern Lights Council of the Boy Scouts of America have permanently protected a portion of Boy Scout Camp Wilderness, including over 3,600 feet of natural shoreline on Bad Axe Lake [...]

Scott Rall Permanently Protects Critical Grassland, Gives Wildlife Space to Breathe https://youtu.be/d2bBWysxWsY Your Property Could Qualify for a Conservation Easement To learn more, contact program manager Chad Kingstrom at 651-377-0338, ckingstrom@mnland.org or submit a Landowner Request form. Landowner Request Protect Critical Habitat & Natural Resources While Maintaining Property Ownership You can help improve drinking water [...]

The property in the Minnesota Land Trust’s Rum and St. Croix River Conservation Priority area includes the forested northern shore of Rock Lake and is situated between a Walmart Supercenter, golf course, and two residential developments near the growing community of Pine City, Minnesota.   The most obvious and, likely lucrative, opportunity for retired farmer [...]