Land protection option publications
| Case studies of communities using ecological information to protect their natural heritage: Download Anoka County (531KB) 
Download Cass County (1,374KB)
Download Chippewa County (407KB)
Download Chisago and Washington Counties (499KB)
Download City of Red Wing (685KB)
Download Sherburne County (491KB)
Download City of St. Cloud (381KB)
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Going Native: A Prairie
Restoration Handbook for Minnesota Landowners. 2000. Booklet, 63 pp. Download (1.3 MB)
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| Land Protection Options: A Handbook for Minnesota Landowners, by Laurie Allman, for publication by The Nature Conservancy, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, The Trust for Public Land, and the Minnesota Land Trust. Sprinkled liberally with landowner profiles describing successful protection efforts throughout Minnesota, this booklet is an invaluable information source for how open spaces can be preserved. Charts, tables, photographs, and illustrations combined with chapters on tax matters, stewardship considerations, and partners create an attractive, user-friendly publication. Second edition . Download (1 MB)
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| Minnesota's Native Prairie Bank Program. 1999. Foldout brochure. Online Request publication |
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| Minnesota's Native Prairie Tax Exemption Program. 1999. Foldout brochure. Online Request publication |
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| Minnesota's St. Croix River Valley and Anoka Sandplain: a Guide to Native Habitats Daniel S. Wovcha, Barbara C. Delaney, and Gerda E. Nordquist. 1995. Book Purchase from Minnesota's Bookstore  |
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Natural Areas: Protecting A Vital Community Asset, A Sourcebook for Minnesota Local Governments and Citizens, Laurie Allman, for publication by the Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. This practical book helps local government leaders and citizens protect natural areas in their communities. In a well-organized and understandable format, the Sourcebook includes specific protection tools, case studies, model ordinances, how to obtain financing, a glossary of technical terms, and more. Status reports on Minnesota's natural areas and a short course in ecology help round out the reader's understanding of this timely topic. Spiral-bound. 150 pp.
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| Restore Your Shore. Instructional CD-ROM. Restore Your Shore is a powerful multimedia program for shoreland owners and professionals to use in implementing shoreland restoration and protection projects. The Restore Your Shore CD ROM will guide you through the process of protecting a natural shoreline or restoring a degraded shore with a natural buffer zone. A product of the Division of Ecological Resources Ecosystem Education Program, the Restore Your Shore CD ROM is a continuation of the DNR's lakescaping series, providing a powerful tool to use in implementing shoreland projects. The very popular book Lakescaping for Wildlife and Water Quality was a catalyst to the DNR's lakescaping initiatives. Numerous lakeshore restoration demonstration sites and a series of 14 shoreland property owner workshops followed the publication of the book. Read more about the CD-ROM Purchase from Minnesota's Bookstore . |
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