By the Numbers:

392,968 acres of land and water saved
  • In partnership with the Fish and Wildlife Service, over 2,585 acres have been protected in Minnesota.
  • More than 198,000 acres have been protected to benefit Forestlands.

Land Use by the Public:

  • On unposted land the public is free to enjoy recreation and must follow all applicable hunting laws (portable stands and hunting blinds may be used if they are removed each day at the close of hunting hours, nothing may be fixed or bolted to any trees, and camping is not allowed).

  • The Conservation Fund has hunting license agreements on certain properties which are posted with “No Trespassing” signs by the license holder. These are not accessible to the public. Please email abby@compasslandconsultants.com for hunting license inquiries.

  • Forest trails are open to motorized access unless gated or posted closed.

  • Written permission is required for trapping.

Projects

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe – Bois Forte Band

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe – Bois Forte Band

In 2020, we acquired an expansive forest landscape known as the Minnesota Heritage Forest. Nearly 40% of those lands...
Minnesota’s Heritage Forest — Minnesota

Minnesota’s Heritage Forest — Minnesota

At the beginning of the 21st Century, PotlatchDeltic Corporation, a timberland real estate investment trust, was one of the...
Minnesota’s Martin County Conservation Partnership

Minnesota’s Martin County Conservation Partnership

Tallgrass prairies are uniquely Midwestern. These grassy ecosystems are ideal for wildlife grazing and recreational activities like hunting and...
Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape, Minnesota

Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape, Minnesota

In central Minnesota, a roughly 805,000-acre boundary surrounds the Camp Ripley Army National Guard Base. Rich with ecological and...
Reviving a Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico

Reviving a Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico

Runoff of nutrients from farmland and other sources in the Mississippi River Watershed is contributing to a hypoxic zone,...
Two Nations, One Region

Two Nations, One Region

The Heart of the Continent represents more than the geographical center of the North American continent. Made up of...
Upper Mississippi Forest Project

Upper Mississippi Forest Project

Minnesota exemplifies a nationwide trend in forest loss: In the last 20 years the state has lost over a...
Sax-Zim Bog

Sax-Zim Bog

The mix of spongy peat land and spruce forest that make up the Sax-Zim Bog in northern Minnesota, just...
Minnesota Northwoods

Minnesota Northwoods

Minnesota’s outdoor legacy is renowned. But across much of northern Minnesota, large swaths of industrial forestland—or those lands owned...
Preserving Minnesota’s Treasured Boundary Waters

Preserving Minnesota’s Treasured Boundary Waters

Spanning more than 1.1 million acres in northeastern Minnesota, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is an ecological treasure...
Leech Lake Watershed Foundation, Minnesota

Leech Lake Watershed Foundation, Minnesota

Just a few hours north of the Twin Cities, the pristine forests and clean waters that empty into Minnesota’s...
Helping the YMCA of Duluth Save Camp Miller

Helping the YMCA of Duluth Save Camp Miller

For more than a century, the YMCA of Duluth has offered summer resident camps and outdoor, environmental education opportunities...
Fish Creek Open Space Area, City of Maplewood

Fish Creek Open Space Area, City of Maplewood

Keeping with the Fund’s goal to save favorite outdoor places, we helped the City of Maplewood acquire 70 acres...