Partners

Links

Backyard Conservation

• Arbor Day Foundation Backyard Woods Guide
• Backyard Conservation
• Minnesota Shoreland Management Resource Guide
• MN DNR Backyard Stewardship
• My Minnesota Woods
• National Wildlife Federation Designing Your Wildlife Garden
• Our Lakeshore Connection Video
• Shoreline Living Booklet
• University of Minnesota Extension Service

Buffer Plantings

• Prairie Moon Nursery
• Prairie Restorations
• Shooting Star Native Seeds

Educators         

• Arbor Day Foundation’s Mystery Tree Challenge Lesson Plan
• BugGuide.net
• Bumblebee.org
• Minnesota Envirothon
• North American Association of Environmental Educators
• Young Naturalists
• Youth Eco Solutions (YES!)

Forestry

• MN DNR Firewise
• MN Forestry Association
• MN Forest Resource Council
• MN SWCD Forestry Association Tree Handbook
• MN Women’s Woodland Network
• My Minnesota Woods
• USFS Forest Stewardship Program
• Woodland Stewardship: A Practical Guide for Midwestern Landowners, 3rd Edition

Invasive Species

• DNR AIS Prevention
• DNR Infested Waters List
• DNR Invasive Species in Minnesota
• Midwest Invasive Plant Control Database
• Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center
• Minnesota Sea Grant
• MPR Aquatic Invasive Species Map
• PlayClean Go
• Statewide Courtesy Decontamination Sites Map
• Wildlife Forever Aquatic Invasive Species Above and Below the Waterline Video

Maps

• MN DNR Buffer Map
• MN DNR Lake Finder
• MN DNR Landview
• MN DNR Public Waters Map
• MPCA Basins and Major Watersheds in Minnesota
• St. Louis County Land Explorer
• USGS National Map Viewer

Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources

• Buffer Law
• Featured Plant Archive
• News Releases
• State Cost-Share Program

Minnesota Department of Agriculture

• Conservation Funding Guide
• News Releases
• Weed of the Month Series

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

• Environmental Stewardship
• Lake Finder
• Restore your Shore
• News Releases
• Various Publications

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

• Citizen Water Monitoring
• Minnesota’s Impaired Waters List
• Mining in Minnesota

Organizations

• Burntside Lake Association
• Heart of the Continent
• Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation
• National Wildlife Federation
• North American Lake Management Society
• Pelican Lakeshore Owners Association
• Vermilion Lake Association
• White Iron Chain of Lakes Association

Soil

• Healthy Soil for Life
• Life Under Your Feet
• MN Extension Service Soil Testing
• NRCS Web Soil Survey

Soil and Water Conservation Districts

• Aitkin SWCD
• Carlton SWCD
• Cook SWCD
• Itasca SWCD
• Kanabec SWCD
• Koochiching SWCD
• Lake SWCD
• Mille Lacs SWCD
• Pine SWCD
• South St. Louis SWCD
  
• MN Association of SWCDs
• Other MN County SWCDs

Water Quality

• MN DNR Buffer Mapping Project
• MN DNR Lake Finder
• MN DNR Lakeshore Restoration
• Minnesota Sea Grant
• MPCA Protecting Wild Rice Waters
• MPCA 10 Smart Salting Tips That Protect Minnesota Waters
• Rainy-Lake of the Woods Story Map
• Shoreland Information
• Shoreland Management Resource Guide
• St. Louis County Comprehensive Water Management Plan
• St. Louis County Land Use Videos
• St. Louis River Watershed Project Report 2016 – Earth Economics
• United States Geological Survey – Water
• Wells & Water Testing

Wetlands

• MN Board of Water and Soil Resources
• US Environmental Protection Agency
• MN DNR Wetland Types
• MN Pollution Control Agency
• St. Louis County Wetland Identification Video
• St. Louis County Planning Department
• US Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Identification
• US Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation
• US Army Crops of Engineers Permitting
• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
• MN Wetlands Conservation Act