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Goal 15: Life on Land

Goal 15: Life on Land

Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of natural resources. Halt and reverse land degradation and prevent further biodiversity loss.

Our planning services always focus on enhancing the triple bottom line: People, Planet, and shared Prosperity. This is also reflected in the 2022-2026 Compehensive Economic Development Strategy, specifically the strategies identified under Circular Agriculture.

We support community funds in their pursuit of their local and global goals.

Through Resilient Community Grants, we provide grants to organizations working to support gender equity.

  • Clean your local parks and forests. Organize your own or join an existing clean-up event to sustain the ecosystem of your local green space.
  • Reduce, reuse and recycle! The less waste into the environment, the healthier our land will be.
  • Don’t use pesticides. To protect and sustain the quality of soil, don’t use chemicals while growing plants. For example, marigolds provide natural pest repellant.
  • Compost. Composting food scraps can reduce climate impact while also recycling nutrients.
  • Keep the dandelions in your yard. Bees feed on dandelions before other pollinators are available.
  • Volunteer with animal organizations or shelters. Help to sustain diversity and save lives of animal species by volunteering in organizations helping these pets as well as endangered species.

Explore the map below: More indicators are available to view by expanding that menu at the left. Click on each county to see the data for each indicator.

This information was made available through a partnership with U-Spatial, a department of the University of Minnesota.

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Related Metrics and Progress for: All West Central Minnesota Counties

Goal 15: Life on Land
Goal 15: Life on Land
11.9% of land covered in forest
Improving