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2025 DNR Roundtable
The 2025 DNR Roundtable and the Future of Minnesota’s Waterways: A First-Timer’s ViewBy Sami Selter, MLR Associate Executive Director The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ annual Roundtable is where leaders get an update on progress and discuss priorities for the year ahead. This year, I had my first opportunity to attend, as well as present… Read more »
Sustaining Our Lakes, One Property at a Time: A Call for Collective Action
By Lily Carr, Lake Steward Coordinator Welcome to January in the land of 10,000 lakes! In my corner of Minnesota, pond hockey season is in full swing. A brave few take the plunge into the icy waters of Cedar Lake through a hole cut in the ice. Others huddle in cozy ice fishing huts, hopeful… Read more »
Minnesota’s AIS Prevention Aid: A Decade of Success at Risk
For the last ten years, Minnesota has led the nation in preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) through the Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Aid program. Established in 2014 with the support of Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates, this program allocates $10 million annually to local governments, empowering them to implement targeted, science-based solutions… Read more »
Reflections From UMISC 2024: Key Takeaways from the biggest invasive species conference in the world
By Sami Selter, Associate Executive Director This November, I had the exciting opportunity to both present and learn at the Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference (UMISC) in Duluth, MN—the largest gathering of its kind in the world. I shared the success of the collaborative Stop Starry Program, where MLR has worked hand-in-hand with local and… Read more »
Legacy Planning to Protect Your Family Cabin & MLR – Webinar
Cabin planning is all about the family so we invite you to bring your family members to learn how a cabin trust can protect everyone with terms specific to your families’ needs. Hear where negotiations typically break down and how you can come to resolution so all can enjoy the cabin for years to come.… Read more »
Give to the Max Day Nov. 21 2024
Support the Lake Steward Program in this year’s Give to the Max Day! As we enter the season of giving, MLR is excited to give back to the Lake Steward Program—and we invite you to join us in supporting this transformative initiative. Early giving is open now through November 21st, providing the perfect opportunity to… Read more »
Register for MLR’s 2024 Annual Membership Meeting
DECEMBER 17, 2024 5:00PM CST Join us for our 2024 Annual Membership Meeting as we celebrate 30+ years of dedication to Minnesota’s lake and river ecosystems! This milestone event is both a celebration and a rallying call for lake associations and advocates committed to protecting our waters. Hear inspiring success stories of statewide collaboration to combat invasive… Read more »
A New Approach to Policy Making – Emily Mining Information Group
By Lily Carr, Civic Leader and Program Coordinator, MLR In the midst of ever complex and contentious mining debates, the Emily Mine Information Group (EMIG) is making a case for the effectiveness of Civic Organizing as a method by which to inform and organize community members in a completely new way- not against mining, but… Read more »
Focus On Citizen Scientists – Critical Partners
Update: SAFL Phase Three Wake Study (and other AIS research on Minnetonka) Longtime MLR member, partner, champion Gabriel Jabbour is a Lake Guardian. His efforts at protecting our resources are so focused and productive that he has printed cards with Lake Guardian printed on them. He handed me one recently, saying, “If you tell people… Read more »