LWCF Funded Units in Minnesota
| Federal Program | |
| Boundary Waters Canoe Wild. |
|
| Chippewa-Superior NF | |
| Crane Meadows NWR | |
| Lower St Croix NSR | |
| Mississippi NRRA | |
| Minnesota Valley NWR | |
| Saint Croix NSR | |
| Voyageurs NP | |
| *Northern Tallgrass Prairie |
|
| *Upper Mississippi River NWR |
|
| Approximate Federal Total |
$149,000,000 |
| State Program | |
| Approximate Total Stateside Grants |
$68,000,000 |
| Approximate Total Federal and State | $217,000,000 |
| *Multi-state project |
Articles from Sportsmen's Teleconference on LWCF
Download the Minnesota Factsheet
Download the LWCF Factsheet for Minnesota, FY 12 Projects and Talking Points
Sign On Thank You Letter-Senator Franken-Cosponsorship of S. 1265- January 2012
Sign On Thank You Letter- Senator Klobuchar- Cosponsorship of S. 1265- January 2012
Download the LWCF Sign on Letter for Senator Franken, MN, February 2011
Download the LWCF Sign on Letter for Senator Klobuchar, MN, February 2011
Download the LWCF Support Letter from Mayors
LWCF Success in Minnesota
The Land and Water Conservation Fund has helped protect some of Minnesota’s most treasured places. Minnesota has received approximately $217 million over the past four decades, protecting places such as the Voyageurs National Park and the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge.
Superior and Chippewa National Forests
The Minnesota Wilderness land acquisition program includes the Superior and Chippewa national forests in Minnesota. The Superior NF spans 150 miles along the US-Canadian border and is one of the wettest, wildest forests in the national forest system. Glacial lakes, bogs and rocky outcrops create the only thriving boreal or northern forest in the continental US. Over ten percent of the forest consists of surface water, and another 1,300 miles of cold-water streams and 950 miles of warm water streams flow through the landscape. Meanwhile, over 400,000 acres of the Chippewa NF are actually lakes and wetlands. The Chippewa contains two of Minnesota’s five largest lakes, and eight different types of wetlands each with distinct plant and animal life.
Economic Benefits
Active outdoor recreation is an important part of the Minnesota economy. Each year, 1.6 million sportspersons and 2.1 million wildlife watchers combine to spend $4.3 billion on wildlife-associated recreation in Minnesota. This is an integral part of the American outdoor recreation economy, which contributes $730 billion annually to the U.S. economy, supports 6.4 million American jobs (1 out of every 20 jobs in the U.S.), and stimulates 8 percent of all consumer spending, according to the Outdoor Industry Association.