The Minnesota Valley Trust expands and improves opportunities for the public to connect with wildlife and nature on the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge.
PROTECTING WILDLIFE HABITAT, FOREVER.
Through strategic land acquisition, the Minnesota Valley Trust expands the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge & Wetland Management District. Our acquisitions protect important wildlife habitat, benefiting wildlife, native plants and people forever.
We work with landowners interested in having their family land become part of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge & Wetland Management District.
Explore Conservation Careers
The Minnesota Valley Trust’s paid internships and apprenticeships enable youth and young adults to explore careers in conservation.
Our interns and apprentices work alongside USFWS professionals on the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge & Wetland Management District.
What’s buzzing at Minnesota Valley Trust?
The Minnesota Valley Trust connects the vibrant cultures of the Twin Cities metropolitan area with the diversity of wildlife and habitat on the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Explore the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, a unique and beautiful place where bald eagles, monarch butterflies, warblers, trout and much more wildlife live next to more than 3 million people!
Habitat Restoration
Visit & Hike the Refuge
Metro Big Rivers Partnership
Restoring habitat for wildlife & people
The Minnesota Valley Trust actively restores and enhances degraded habitat throughout the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge & Wetland Management District. From removing invasive species to planting native prairie seed and forbs, we work to return lands to pre-settlement conditions of prairie, wetland, and grassland.
