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Nature Conservancy outlines plan to protect 1,900 acres of prairie habitat in Clay County area
Summary
The Nature Conservancy told the Clay County Board it is working to protect 1,900 acres of wet-meadow prairie and marginal cropland in Keene and Hagen townships, with long‑term ownership split among the Conservancy, Minnesota DNR and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and funding proposed from the Outdoor Heritage Fund.
Representatives from the Nature Conservancy told the Clay County Board of Commissioners on May 5 that a landowner has offered about 1,900 acres of wet‑meadow prairie and marginal cropland for protection and restoration.
"We're very pleased to protect more land for wildlife habitat and for controlled, public recreational access," said Liz Bieri, associate director of Grasslands in Minnesota for the Nature Conservancy. Bieri said hunting would be allowed across the complex and that planned long‑term ownership would be split roughly among the Nature Conservancy (about 480 acres), the Minnesota…
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