Events & Workshops

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Workshops

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Your Cabin, Your Family, Your Legacy

Join us for a workshop on cabin succession planning and learn about preserving your lake property and legacy. Experts will present options for passing on your land to your heirs and for protecting its conservation value.

These workshops are offered in a hybrid format with in-person and virtual options available. There are two dates for this workshop in 2023.

  • Wednesday, June 7 from 3:30pm - 5:00pm - Park Rapids - Register
  • Thursday, June 8 from 3:30pm - 5:00pm - Crosslake -  Register
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From Land to Water: Conserving Minnesota’s Loons

Learn about banding programs, habitat restoration efforts, and what you can do to help protect Minnesota's state bird.

This is an in-person workshop with a field component aboard the National Loon Center's StewardShip on Cross Lake, so dress for the weather. Spaces are limited. Registration is required. Three dates are being offered for this workshop in 2023.

  • Wednesday, June 21 from 9:00am - 11:00am  - Crosslake -  Register
  • Wednesday, July 26 from 9:00am - 11:00am  - Crosslake -  Register
  • Wednesday, August 16 from 9:00am - 11:00am  - Crosslake - Register

Ecology of muskie and other top predators

Presentation by the DNR on fish communities in Minnesota lakes. Learn about muskie, walleye, northern pike and largemouth bass, their diets and communities and prey species in lakes including yellow perch and cisco.

This presentation is offered in a hybrid format with in-person and virtual options available.

  • Thursday, August 17 from 3:00pm - 5:00pm - Backus - Register

 

Fisheries Field Day

Get out on the water and tour the Miller's Bay Aquatic Management Area (AMA) on Leech Lake. Learn about efforts to protect this spawning habitat and its surroundings for generations.

Dates will be announced soon. Sign up for our email announcements or check back for more information and to register.

 

Resilient Shorelines

Learn what you can do to help protect your shoreline and water quality with shorelines buffers and pollinator habitats.

This workshop is a collaboration between Northern Waters Land Trust and Blue Thumb: Planting for Clean Water.

Dates will be announced soon. Sign up for our email announcements or check back for more information and to register.

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Conservation Options for Landowners

Learn about conservation options available to Minnesota landowners, information about how to identify which program is right for you, and how to apply to participate. This workshop is in partnership with the Minnesota Land Trust.

Dates will be announced soon. Sign up for our email announcements or check back for more information and to register.

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