Minnesota’s Wildlife Action Plan guides, facilitates, and inspires conservation actions that sustain the long-term health and viability of Minnesota’s biodiversity, with a focus on species that are rare, declining, or vulnerable (Species in Greatest Conservation Need) and their habitats.
This Plan is the third revision of Minnesota’s State Wildlife Action Plan, the first published in 2005 and the second in 2015.
We sincerely thank the 327 contributors from 64 organizations whose expertise and insights vastly improved this revision of the Wildlife Action Plan.
Three primary goals shape the Plan:
“This Wildlife Action Plan is a roadmap and invitation for all Minnesotans to participate in the protection, restoration and recovery of our state’s most vulnerable wildlife and their vital habitats.”
- DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen
Species: Conserve rare, declining, and vulnerable wildlife and plant Species in Greatest Conservation Need through targeted actions.
Habitat: Protect and enhance the resilience, function, and ability of habitats to support biodiversity, especially for Species in Greatest Conservation Need.
Public Engagement: Inspire, motivate, and empower Minnesotans to engage in conservation actions that support Species in Greatest Conservation Need and their habitats.
There are 1,142 Species in Greatest Conservation Need in Minnesota, which depend on habitats and our conservation efforts. Want to learn more?
Species, Habitats, and Public Engagement chapters with conservation strategies and actions
Monitoring and research guidance
Implementation tools: Conservation Action Network, Conservation Opportunity Areas
Maps of habitats, core areas and corridors (Conservation Action Network), partnerships (Conservation Opportunity Areas)
Habitat associations, stressors, and actions
Species in Greatest Conservation Need and Species in Need of Information tables
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