Related Projects by Program
All The Northwoods Initiative projects are listed below. Explore all of TPL's Programs and Projects.
Burntside Lake, Long Island
TPL purchased Long Island in Minnesota's Burntside Lake, at the headwaters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and across from Listening Point, which inspired conservation writer Sigurd Olson. read more »Canthook and Steelhead Lakes
Canthook and Steelhead Lakes represent a rare opportunity in northern Wisconsin to protect intact and undeveloped wild glacial lakes. read more »
Cedar Creek
TPL has helped protect over 500 acres across from the existing 434-acre Rum River Central Regional Park that will eventually open as the Cedar Creek Conservation Area in Anoka County. read more »Chainsaw Sisters Saloon
Located 18 miles northeast of Ely, Minnesota, at the end of a 6-mile-long dirt road, this Mudro Lake wilderness entry came on the market a few years ago, when the longtime owners of the saloon decided to move to town. read more »Chippewa Falls - Black River
This National Wild and Scenic River in Ottawa National Forest on the extreme western end of Michigan's Upper Peninsula offers abundant opportunities for trout fishing, hiking, and canoeing. read more »
Chippewa Flowage
For over two years, TPL worked with local, state, federal, and tribal interests and many conservation and sportsman groups to place a working-forest conservation easement on 18,179 acres of timber lands in the Chippewa Flowage. read more »Clover Woods
Totally surrounded by the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, this 80-acre Bayfield County property was one of the few remaining privately held lands within the national forest. read more »Dead Lake
For years, a battle raged between local conservation-minded landowners and would-be developers of over 260 acres of Dead Lake shoreline. Proposed development included 151 residential housing units, a general store, a restaurant, two swimming pools, a marina, and mooring facilities. read more »Forest Lodge
In 1999, Forest Lodge, a model of ecological stewardship, was handed down through three generations and donated to TPL to ensure its protection and its future use as a hands-on Environmental Center. read more »
Grand Marais Harbor Park
Nestled on the rugged North Shore of Lake Superior, the village of Grand Marais has provided a unique and inspirational setting for recreation, the arts, and community gatherings for generations of residents and visitors. In 2001, TPL helped the community realize its dream of a unified and protected public shoreline along the city's historic harbor. read more »
Koochiching and George Washington State Forests
For generations, the private timberlands of Minnesota's Northwoods have supported jobs, provided wildlife habitat and clean water, offered recreation to local residents, and attracted millions of visitors each year. But as rising land values make land more valuable as real estate than timberland, land is being broken up and sold for second-home development. read more »Lake Owen - Camp Shewahmegon
Where countless Camp Shewamegon youngsters visited each summer, the beautiful Lake Owen shoreline will remain natural and undeveloped read more »
Lester Lake
TPL worked with the state and local partners to secure funding that ensures the permanent protection of Lester Lake in Minnesota's North Woods. read more »Mirror Lake
In yet another partnership with the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, TPL helped conserve the last remaining unprotected tract on Mirror Lake, located just 20 miles west of Chequamegon Bay in Lake Superior. read more »
Mississippi River Northwoods Habitat Complex
For several years, The Trust for Public Land and several partner organizations helped protect this property, linking it to nearby conservation lands, and creating a nine mile stretch of protected land along the river. read more »Moose Lake Property
Sharing an eight-mile boundary with the popular Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, the 1,135-acre Moose Lake property was an attractive prospect for second home development. read more »Nisswa Lake
TPL helped protect Nisswa Lake, part of the 13,000-acre Gull Lake Chain, a popular fishing, boating, and swimming destination in the central part of the state. read more »Prickett Lake
Bordering the Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness Area, Prickett Lake had long been a priority for the Ottawa National Forest when the privately owned property was put on the market, threatening the wild lands with private recreational development. read more »Silver and Happles Lakes
Built and maintained largely by volunteers, the North Country National Scenic Trail traverses seven states from New York to North Dakota. read more »
