Local Groups
Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
The Minnesota DNR conserves and manages the state’s natural resources while providing outdoor recreation opportunities, working with citizens to protect land, water, fish, wildlife, and forests for a sustainable future.
Friends of the Mississippi River
Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) engages people to protect, restore, and enhance the Mississippi River and its watershed in the Twin Cities region, offering volunteer opportunities, advocacy, and conservation programs that help keep the river healthy. [fmr.org]
2025 | Clean River Partners
Clean River Partners is expanding public fishing access and protecting trout habitat along the Little Cannon River in Minnesota. By securing conservation easements and supporting farmers with sustainable practices, the project reduces sediment runoff and strengthens long-term stream restoration.
2023| Vermillion River Watershed
The Vermillion River project brings together MN DNR, FMR, and HAFA to restore a degraded metro trout stream through invasive removal, prairie and wetland restoration, scientific monitoring, and community engagement—creating a model for collaborative, watershed‑scale conservation.
Le Sueur River Watershed Network recommendations
The Le Sueur River Watershed Network is guided by recommendations developed by a Citizen Advisory Committee in 2012 and 2013. In this video, see how people with different experiences came together to identify needs and start the hard work of change across more than 700,000 acres.
Mower County Watersheds
Mower County includes the upper reaches of two significant streams: the Root River and the Cedar River. Mower Soil & Water Conservation District is building collaborative soil health and water protection initiatives to engage both urban and rural people across the county.
Le Sueur River Watershed Network overview
Citizens in the Le Sueur River Watershed met in 2012 to form a citizen-led group to improve watershed conditions. Meet participants and see how people with diverse experiences are working across the watershed as Le Sueur River Watershed Network.
Clean River Partners
Our mission is to inspire people and organizations to value, protect, and improve the Cannon River Watershed’s land and water.
2022 | Bridge to Soil Health
Land Stewardship Project’s Bridge to Soil Health program is scaling-up the number of crop & livestock farmers who are restoring soil and talking publicly about resulting financial and environmental benefits.
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