The Washington Lake Waterfowl Production Area now provides 77 acres of publicly accessible uplands, supporting a corridor of existing habitat projects in Sibley County.
DU partnered with USFWS to rejuvenate the previously drained wetlands at Mosquito Ranch, part of a larger 3,000-acre complex that waterfowl rely on each spring for nesting and brood production.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources recently received a 241-acre land donation from the Trust For Public Land located within the Chengwatana State Forest in Chisago County. The donated land is located along the St. Croix River and will be managed by the DNR as part of the state forest. The land donation includes portions in the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway. According to a DNR news release, this is the second part of a two-phase donation from the trust, totalling more than 900 acr
The donated land included portions of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, which is a federally protected system of riverways in Minnesota and Wisconsin, according to the DNR.
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