The Minnesota Conservation Federation is excited to have Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar's support of the Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (RAWA). The bill will send $20.6 million to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, which the agency will use to [...]
MNCF has been the organizing force behind the growing CWD Action Coalition. This coalition of groups is advocating for the health of our states wild cervids. These cervid animals are currently under threat from the spread of [...]
Saturday May 22nd was a beatiful day to be outside. The Mississippi river flowing through Minneapolis and St Paul was a wonderful place to enjoy the day. Our Conservation Leadership Corp 2020-21 program culminated with a kayak trip that [...]
The May 28th Outdoors section of the Star Tribune included an article highlighting the sucees of our Conservation Leadership Corps program and our participation in the MN DNR R3 grants program. Check the article out here. “Since 2016, the @minnesotadnr has [...]
In the May 14, 2021 edition of the Outdoor News MnCF board member Aaron Hebeisen was profiled in the Outdoor News about his work to get new hunters into the field. Aaron is active in the conservation scene in [...]
Our first Conservation Leadership Corps turkey hunt weekend was an incredible success. It was a beautiful morning to hit the woods. Every hunter and mentor pair got on birds and either saw or got to interact with gobbling toms! [...]
Conservation can sometimes be tricky. Sometimes when we try to “help” a situation there can be unintended consequences. In order to replace sand on the lake side of Duluth’s Park Point that had eroded away due to the high [...]
Even if you have been a member of the Minnesota Conservation Federation for a while you may not recognize some of the new faces on our board. Over the past year MNCF has welcomed five new conservationists to our [...]
Following a successful Conservation Leadership Corps (CLC) program in October and December 2019 and February 2020, the Minnesota Conservation Federation was excited to lead another group of college students through our program. Students participating in the CLC program have [...]
This past election day, the Minnesota Conservation Federation was able to advocate for a new, yet old, idea in the Minneapolis Star Tribune Editorial section. Young people in our state, and country, are currently facing a high unemployment rate and [...]