Minnesota’s Rivers

The Mississippi, St. Croix, and Minnesota rivers are among Minnesota’s most precious natural resources. They provide fresh drinking water, along with habitat for birds, fish, and other wildlife—and they are favored playgrounds for millions of Minnesotans. The Trust for Public Land works with communities to protect these rivers, lands surrounding them, and access points where everyone can get to and enjoy the water. This work is concentrated in five geographies:

• Cannon River Watershed
• Metro Big Rivers
• Mississippi Headwaters
• Southeast Blufflands
• St. Croix Watershed

Funding for this work is provided by the Outdoor Heritage Fund as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature and recommended by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council (LSOHC) to restore, protect, and enhance Minnesota’s wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife.