Conservation

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Sen. Keri Heintzeman as one of his appointments to the Advisory Task Force on Future of Minnesota’s Water.

The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program restoration enhances water quality and habitat. Officials say it's a good way for farmers to earn money off marginal cropland.

The Conservation Fund and Northern Waters Land Trust said the deal, years in the making, covers more 8,200 acres across nine counties between Walker and Duluth.

Jesse Gates of Voyageurs Conservancy shared how the park's nonprofit partner is celebrating on April 8, on the actual anniversary and throughout the summer.

Plus: 3M's Camp Wonewok on Big Mantrap Lake will remain largely undeveloped as a future wildlife management area; and Northland athletes had a good showing at the MSHSL girls basketball tournament over the weekend.

The Northern Waters Land Trust and Minnesota Land Trust say nearly 500 acres will be protected from development in perpetuity at 3M's 680-acre Camp Wonewok in Hubbard County.

Minnesota Women in Conservation connects women land stewards with each other and conservation resources. It will host a learning circle at Sampaguita in Aitkin on Dec. 10.

Itasca Waters hosts their next Practical Water Wisdom webinar at 12 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, with loon specialist Jayden Jech.

The DNR encourages landowners to reforest their properties with hardy seedling bundles. Stock includes flowering trees and conifers.

The movement seeks to restore environmental networks and corridors by encouraging homeowners, renters, and businesses to restore small areas of land with native plantings.