MN coalition kicks off drive for conservation funding

After years of effort, a broad-based coalition has succeeded in convincing the Minnesota Legislature to put on the November ballot a state constitutional amendment devoting about $300 million annually to clean water, parks and trails, fish and wildlife habitat, and cultural heritage. The campaign to persuade voters to approve the amendment began today. An historic opportunity to protect Minnesota's Great Outdoors is now before the citizenry. Let's hope voters make the investment in the future of their children, grandchildren and the state. And then other Great Lakes states can follow suit.

More information, including the ballot language, is available here.