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Northern Waters Land Trust

Your Outdoor Heritage Fund at Work

Click the photo cards to view highlights of Northern Waters Land Trust's work and sites of habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement
supported by the Outdoor Heritage Fund.

View all Northern Waters Land Trust Programs funded with the Outdoor Heritage Fund

Visitors walk through northern forest habitat.

Minnesota Heritage Forest

North Central Minnesota

Photo © Jay Brittain

Aerial photo of Benedict lake in Minnesota.

Lakes of Outstanding Biological Significance

North Central Minnesota

Photo © Brandon Hernandez

A lake is seen through a clearing in the forest in Northern Minnesota.

Clean Water Critical Habitat Program

Northern Minnesota

Photo © NWLT

Protected habitat and shoreline at Mantrap Lake.

Historic 3M Land on Mantrap Lake Protected for Conservation and Public Access

Hubbard County, Minnesota

Photo © NWLT

Lakeland PBS: "450-Acre Wildlife Management Area Created on Mantrap Lake"

Hubbard County, Minnesota

Video © Lakeland PBS News

Preserving Nature: Conservation Efforts to Protect Cedar Lake in Northern Minnesota

Aitkin County, Minnesota

Video © NWLT

Aerial photo of forested lakeshore habitat at Cedar Lake.

Cedar Lake Wildlife Management Area Addition

Aitkin County, Minnesota

Photo © Bob Karls for NWLT

Forested area of protected habitat in the Pine River Watershed.

Securing Sourcewater via Forestland

Crow Wing & Hubbard Counties, Minnesota

Photo © MN BWSR

Dedication event at Kabekona Lake Aquatic Management Area.

Kabekona Watershed: A Success Story

Hubbard County, Minnesota

Photo © NWLT

A wooded stream in the Barbour Lake Aquatic Management Area in Crow Wing County, Minnesota.

New Barbour Lake Aquatic Management Area Protected in Crow Wing County

Crow Wing County, Minnesota

Photo © NWLT

Forested area on Leavitt Lake property in Cass County, Minnesota.

Protecting Land and Water in Cass County on Leavitt Lake

Cass County, Minnesota

Photo © NWLT

Ten Mile Lake in Cass County, Minnesota.

Ten Mile Lake Watershed Protection

Cass County, Minnesota

Photo © NWLT

A view of the forested shoreline of Roosevelt Lake.

Roosevelt Lake Aquatic Management Area Grows Through A Land Donation

Cass County, Minnesota

Photo © NWLT

A view of the forested shoreline of Louise Lake in fall.

Louise Lake Aquatic Management Area Addition

Cass County, Minnesota

Photo © NWLT

Aerial map showing location of Miller's Bay Aquatic Management Area addition on Leech Lake.

Critical Shoreline Habitat Added to Miller’s Bay AMA

Cass County, Minnesota

Photo © NWLT

Shoreline at protected site of Washburn Lake in winter.

Washburn Lake Watershed, Cass County Forest Addition

Cass County, Minnesota

Photo © NWLT

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