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Three organizations:

1. Friends of Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas
See < https://www.snafriends.org/ >.

Contact:
Friends of Minnesota Scientific & Natural Areas
75 Hickory Street
St. Paul, MN 55115
(952) 472-1099
Email: <[email protected]>

Friends of Minnesota Scientific & Natural Areas Inc. is an organization formed to advocate for the establishment, use, management, and perpetuation of Minnesota's Scientific and Natural Areas in an undisturbed natural state. We are committed to seeing that outstanding examples of our natural heritage are protected for their intrinsic biological and natural features to be studied and preserved for present and future generations.


2. Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas (SNAs)
See < https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/snas/list.html >.
See < https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/snas/index.html >.

Contact:
Call 651-296-6157 or 888-MINNDNR (646-6367)
Email: DNR <[email protected]>

Scientific and Natural Areas are exceptional places where native plants and animals flourish; where rare species are protected; and where we can know, and study, Minnesota's fascinating natural features.

They protect natural features of exceptional scientific or educational value including:
* Undisturbed plant communities, such as prairie or peatlands.
* Rare or endangered species habitat, such as the sunny rock outcrops needed for the "uncommon" five-lined skink.
* Seasonal habitat for bird or animal concentrations, such as herons, egrets and the endangered piping plover.
* Natural geologic formations and features, such as eskers and rock outcrops.
* Plant communities undergoing succession as a result of natural processes, such as old-growth forests.

Scientific and Natural Areas are public lands open to recreational activities that do not disturb natural conditions, such as birdwatching, nature photography, and hiking. SNAs are established for their outstanding ecological features, which we want people to enjoy.


3. Minnesota Native Plant Society
See < http://mnnps.org/ >.

Contact:
Email: Scott Milburn President <[email protected]>
1715 7th St. West
P.O. Box 16257
St. Paul, MN 55116


The Minnesota Native Plant Society is organized and operated for educational and scientific purposes, including the following:
* Conservation of all native plants.
* Continuing education of all members in the plant sciences.
* Education of the public regarding environmental protection of plant life.
* Encouragement of research and publications on plants native to Minnesota.
* Study of legislation on Minnesota flora, vegetation and ecosystems.
* Preservation of special plants, plant communities and scientific and natural areas.
* Cooperation in programs concerned with the ecology of natural resources and scenic features.
* Fellowship with all persons interested in native plants through meetings, lectures, workshops and field trips.
Large Flowered Trillium, May 11, 2019 Bald Eagle Bluff SNALarge Flowered Trillium, May 11, 2019 Bald Eagle Bluff SNAOur "Best" Plant Friend, A Young Buckthorn, May 11, 2019  :(  Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNAScientific and Natural Area RulesLost Valley Prairie SNA May 11, 2019Steve Poole Explaining Burn, May 11, 2019 Lost Valley Prairie SNABritish Soldier, May 11, 2019 Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNAIsland Marle Butterfly, on Sand Crest Flower,  May 11, 2019Birdsfoot Violet, May 11, 2019 Lost Valley Prairie SNAPrairie Smoke, May 11, 2019 Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNAPasque Flower, May 11, 2019 Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNAPasque Flower, May 11, 2019 Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNABastardtoad Flax, May 11, 2019 Lost Valley Prairie SNAPussytoes, May 11, 2019 Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNAWild Ginger, May 11, 2019 Bald Eagle Bluff SNAButtercup, May 11, 2019 Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNABloodroot, May 11, 2019 Bald Eagle Bluff SNAHills Thistle, May 11, 2019 Lost Valley Prairie SNA