News & Events

Completely hand-stitched...

2012-05-10T16:37:12Z

Curious about the artwork we're using for our "Minnesota Made" fundraiser? It's truly Minnesota-made - by a Jerome Fellowship-winning textile artist from St. Paul named Andrea McCormack. Andrea's work is inspired by nature. "When I take a walk, I look up, down...and find the interconnectedness of nature and our bodies." The original, hand-embroidered leaf that adorns our event artwork resembles a human hand, and represents that connection. Andrea tells us that the repetitive motions of needlework create the same brainwaves that result from meditation.

The bears are hungry in Ely tonight...

2012-04-30T21:56:35Z

Fitz Fitzgerald knew that something was gobbling up all the food from his bird feeder while the birds slept. His trail cam captured this culprit last week.

We're heading down to Midwest Mountaineering for the weekend...

2012-04-27T14:23:16Z

Beginning this afternoon and all through the weekend, Land Trust staff will be participating in Midwest Mountaineering's Outdoor Expo.

Peregrines lay eggs!

2012-04-25T21:25:41Z

The Great Spirit Bluffs peregrine falcons have successfully produced three eggs! Their nesting box is located on Land Trust-protected property near LaCrescent, Minnesota

Minnesota Made, A Benefit to Preserve The Very Best of Minnesota, May 17th

2012-04-20T18:40:00Z

Minnesota Land Trust is hosting a benefit to help ensure the most treasured places in Minnesota are preserved for generations. Local foods, craft beers, fine wines and some pretty incredible auction items await you and your guests at "Minnesota Made - A Benefit to Preserve the Very Best of Minnesota's Treasured Places." Hosted by the Minnesota Land Trust with the culinary expertise of Kim Bartmann, this fundraising event will take place on May 17th at 514 Studios in the historic North Loop District of downtown Minneapolis.

Volunteer Training Sessions Scheduled

2012-04-20T18:11:31Z

We hope you can join us for one of our monitoring training programs held throughout the state during April and May. To keep your certification current, the Land Trust asks that all experienced volunteers, as well as new volunteers, attend a monitor training session each year. Annual trainings keep volunteers up to date with Land Trust policies, programs, and procedures.

St. Louis River Restoration Initiative - update

2012-03-06T15:58:08Z

Our work to restore the St. Louis River Estuary is moving along well. Here's a clip about the project at Radio Tower Bay, the site of an historic sawmilling operation where we removed 240+ derelict wooden pilings that once bisected the bay.

Goat Prairie Overlooking Root River Protected

2012-01-12T20:05:18Z

Classic, south-facing rock outcroppings provide perfect habitat for timber rattlesnakesThe Land Trust has completed the protection of a 11-acre tract in Houston County that is dominated by a steep, dry bluff prairie rising nearly 300 feet above the Root River. Located on Highway 16, an Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway that runs through Lanesboro east to the Mississippi River, the tract lies within an area where much of the prairie bluffs have reverted to forest and very little of the native habitat remains. The property is clearly visible from the Root River and is only two miles from both the Chisholm Valley Wildlife Management Area and the Vinegar Ridge Recreation Area. An equestrian trail lies just north and west of the property.

Protecting the tract protects important habitat for several rare species including timber rattlesnakes, the six-lined racerunner lizard and a number of native prairie plants. The landowner is actively restoring the property by removing the cedars and other woody plants that have overrun the steep slopes.

Minnesota Land Trust staff to serve on Accreditation Commission board

2011-12-09T17:49:45Z

The Minnesota Land Trust is pleased to announce that our own Conservation Stewardship Director, Anne Murphy, has been named to the Land Trust Accreditation Commission Board. Anne's first term will begin on January 1, 2012.

The Land Trust Accreditation Commission was incorporated in April 2006 as an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance to operate a land trust accreditation program to build and recognize strong land trusts, foster public confidence in land conservation and help ensure the long-term protection of land.

Anne will join fellow Minnesotan, Tom Duffus, who is the Upper Midwest Director of The Conservation Fund, in serving on the Commission board which is comprised of land conservation and nonprofit management experts from around the country.

We’re proud – but certainly not surprised – to have Anne selected to serve at the national level. It’s a great indicator of the respect that national land trust leaders have for the quality of Minnesota’s conservation community.

More U.S. land conserved as parks, farms, nature areas

2011-11-16T21:23:34Z

The 2010 National Land Trust Census, released today (Nov. 16, 2011) details the very positive trends in land protection across the country and especially in Minnesota. Since 2005, Minnesotans have increased protected acreage by 51%.