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children fishing at a lake Victory!
Good news for Minnesota’s land, water and way of life! Thank you to all of our supporters who voted Yes on Election Day. The Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment has passed and will be added to the Minnesota constitution!


Restored prairie at Glacial Ridge

Research at Glacial Ridge: Restoring Prairies Helps Reduce Flooding

 


Red fox Watch a slide show of the ten winning photographs from our Prairie Photo Contest! The photographs are now on display at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center in Bloomington.


Grassland and aspens at Regal Meadow 309-Acre Prairie Habitat Conserved in Central Minnesota
The Conservancy is working with Pheasants Forever, Minnesota Deer Hunters Association and the Paynesville Sportsman's Club to conserve wildlife habitat adjacent to Regal Meadow Preserve.


Bluestem Prairie Preserve The Conservancy is partnering with the Buffalo-Red River Watershed District on a new flood storage project near Bluestem Prairie Preserve to protect homes and farms.
 


Common Loon The late Iva Weir has given The Nature Conservancy $1.8 million to help conserve one of the great icons of Minnesota wildlife – the common loon.


Sodbusting in South Dakota Converting grasslands and other natural areas to biofuels crops will worsen global warming according to a new study from The Nature Conservancy and the University of Minnesota.


Canada lynx Big Deal in the Northwoods: See how we've partnered to conserve 80 square miles of critical forestland in Minnesota — for nature and people.

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Join us as we celebrate 50 years of conservation success and launch our ambitious plan to conserve even more of Minnesota’s spectacular lands, waters and wildlife. Retrace highlights from the Conservancy in Minnesota's past 50 years, and view our slide show!

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Minnesota Update

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Update to read the latest news from around the state. 

 

IRA Charitable Rollovers

Congress recently passed legislation that includes a two-year extension of the IRA Charitable Rollover provision. Get more information about the rollovers here.