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Exploring Minnesota

The Nature Conservancy in Minnesota works to conserve the lands and waters on which life depends. Enjoy some of our favorite conservation stories!

Greater Prairie Chicken 215x143The courtship display of greater prairie chickens is one of the best spectacles of nature in Minnesota. © Dominique Braud
Love in the Wild

It’s possible in Minnesota to watch the love life of creatures as small as fireflies and as big as elk.

Ordway Prairie autumn 215x143Autumn splendor at Ordway Prairie in Pope County, Minnesota. This Conservancy preserve is open to the public for visitation. © Elizabeth Olson
Willmar Native Leaves Legacy

Schwanke estate gift will connect people with nature.

dayton-family-image2.jpgWallace C. Dayton, his wife Mary Lee, and their daughters © Dayton Family
The Dayton Family's Conservation Legacy

The family's efforts started with conservationist Wallace C. Dayton

Photo for citizen-science feature_Bill Allen 215x143.jpgMarissa Ahlering, the Conservansancy's prairie ecologist for Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, talks with citizen scientist David Astin at Schaeffer Prairie. © Bill Allen
Citizen Scientist Enhances Our Work

Citizen scientist David Astin is helping us at Schaefer Prairie

Brian and Jason Winter_215x143For Jamison and Brian Winter, shown here with North Dakota pheasants, hunting and conservation are part of life. ©TNC
Conservation is in the Winter Family's Bones

Learn how a Conservancy couple raised a young conservationist

Juvenile lake sturgeon 125x83Juvenile lake sturgeon © Eric Engbretson
Lake Sturgeon Return to the St. Louis River

Find out how this ancient fish has come back

Nate In Gear Nate Emery, a graduate student at the University of North Dakota, is leading an effort to capture greater prairie chickens. © Clay Mealman
Tackling a Prairie Chicken Problem

Minnesota prairie chickens have been relocated to Wisconsin to save its population

Kids hiking 215x143Hiking at The Nature Conservancy’s Helen Allison Savanna Preserve © Karla Suckling/TNC
Wild About the Twin Cities!

Explore some of the great nature places in or near the Twin Cities.

Planting TreesPlanting Trees in Minnesota's Woods © John Gregor/ColdSnap Photography
Restoring the Northwoods

The Conservancy is working with partners to make Minnesota's forests healthier and more diverse

Prairie Blazing StarrPrairie Blazing Starr (Liatris pycnostachya), Bluestem Prairie Preserve, Clay County, Minnesota © Michelle Kalantari/TNC
This Land is Your Land

The Conservancy has helped conserve more than 650,000 acres in Minnesota

Clough Island 15_RH Smith -- Clough Island, St Louis River Estuary, Wisconsin __ Richard Hamilton SmithClough Island, St. Louis River Estuary, Wisconsin © Richard Hamilton Smith
Clough Island

The Conservancy protected this landmark island near Duluth

Forestlandforestland in north-central Minnesota © John Connelly
Upper Mississippi Forest

The Conservancy played a leading role in Minnesota's largest-ever conservation project

Sandhill crane 2 490x250Sandhill crane © Chris Helzer/TNC
Top Five Must-See Migrations in Minnesota

Minnesota is blessed with an abundance of great places to see migratory birds

MN EX Fire FAQ IconPrescribed burn at Paul Bunyan Savanna, one of 5 jack pine savannas in Minnesota, located in Brainerd, Crow Wing County, central Minnesota. Maintenance of jack pine savannas is dependent on frequent controlled burning. © TNC
Fire FAQ

Got questions about how prescribed fire helps us accomplish resource-management objective? We’ve got answers.

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Photo Special Features TabLion in Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. © Kenneth K. Coe

Close Encounters with Nature

Whether scary or exciting, nature has a way of sneaking up on you. See stories

Arden OConnor 215x143Arden O’Connor. © Lajla LeBlanc

Nature Matters

Hear some of nature's success stories and see how nature matters to us all. Watch videos

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