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Each year, Conservation Minnesota gathers local leaders to help build connections among neighboring cities and provide opportunities to learn what’s happening across the state. This year’s Environment Commissions Virtual Forum theme was salt reduction strategies. 

Conservation Minnesota's Paul Austin (center) and fellow recipients of LIUNA's Infrastructure Champion award

We were honored to be named an Infrastructure Champion by LIUNA Minnesota & North Dakota for our work supporting safe drinking water and the replacement of lead pipes in our state. All Minnesotans deserve clean water to drink and Minnesota workers are making that a reality.

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Conservation Crew is growing! Learn about some of the exciting projects planned for the year.

Smoky skies obscured the view at Lake Itasca during the particularly intense 2021 wildfire season.

Climate change is causing longer stretches of hotter, drier weather, making forests more conducive to burning. Wildfires are stark reminders of both the need for climate action and the importance of clean air. But in recent months, we’ve seen federal rollbacks that ease restrictions on polluters, which will likely result in worse air quality. Learn about how Minnesota is responding.

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