Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund

In 1988 (and twice since then), Minnesota voters approved a constitutional amendment to dedicate lottery proceeds to the protection, conservation, preservation and enhancement of "the state's air, water, land, fish, wildlife, and other natural resources." 

Dubbed the Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF), it has invested over $700 million into more than 1,700 research and restoration projects statewide since its inception. That includes successful FMR habitat projects at Spring Lake Park Reserve and Hampton Woods in Dakota County.