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Land Conservation
Land Conservation
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June 13, 2024
Step-by-step instructions for removing large buckthorn using this new, herbicide-free method. Read more
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May 22, 2024
A former orchard, sheep and dairy farm, and swimming hole tucked into a corner of both South Saint Paul and Inver Grove Heights, this city park's wooded hillsides are now transforming into a pocket of much-needed habitat within the urban landscape. Read more
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May 14, 2024
A former orchard, sheep and dairy farm, and swimming hole tucked into a corner of both South Saint Paul and Inver Grove Heights, this city park's wooded hillsides are now transforming into a pocket of much-needed habitat within the urban landscape. Read more
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May 13, 2024
Our land conservation spring intern Sam Vanspriell spent four months conducting complex analysis to help us identify land near the river that, if protected, could be key for habitat and water quality. Read more
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May 8, 2024
A whole guild of native woodland plants bloom and fruit before trees turn green and fully shade the ground. Read more
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April 23, 2024
What can the outstretched limbs of a bur oak reveal about the land? Here's how our ecologists find signs underfoot and overhead to understand a place before beginning to restore its habitat. Read more
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April 15, 2024
Located along the east bank of the Mississippi River just north of the Broadway Avenue bridge, this site is home to a veterans memorial, an FMR-installed raingarden, and a multi-year community partnership with the Sheridan Neighborhood Organization. Read more
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Upcoming Events
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Wescott Library Lower Level, Eagan
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 - 6:00pm to 7:15pm
Open Book, Minneapolis, MN
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