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We SUPPORTA HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL

The Minnesota Environmental Fund (MEF) protects, conserves and restores Minnesota’s environment

statewide by supporting leading nonprofit environmental and conservation organizations.

• Clean water in lakes and rivers by preserving sensitive lands and reducing waste discharge

• Natural habitat for native plants, birds and other wildlife by protecting critical lands for ecological health

• Clean air by improving access to renewable energy and working together on climate solutions

• Access to the outdoors for kids and families, empowering them to lead healthy, active and sustainable lives

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• Clean water by planting native prairie, flowers and trees along streams, roads and natural greenways

• Lakes and streams for people to swim and fish safely, by reducing toxic threats

• Healthy places for wildlife and people along the Mississippi River by removing invasive species

• Access to healthy food—locally grown, organic and sustainable—by training immigrant and new farmers

We support more than 20 member organizations and partner with the Headwaters Foundation for Justice to address environmental justice needs.

• Drinking water by supporting safeguards to protect water quality

• Natural places near where people live by planning for healthy people and nature

• Working farms and gardens in rural and urban areas

• Renewable energy by advocating for increased energy efficiency and reliability

Audubon Minnesota of the National Audubon Society mn.audubon.org

Clean Water Fund cleanwaterfund.org

Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy climategen.org

Environmental Initiative environmental-initiative.org

Eureka Recycling eurekarecycling.org

Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness friends-bwca.org

Friends of the Mississippi River fmr.org

Izaak Walton League, Minnesota Division minnesotaikes.org

Land Stewardship Project landstewardshipproject.org

Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy mncenter.org

Minnesota Conservation Federation mncf.org

Minnesota Food Association mnfoodassociation.org

North American Water Office nawo.org

Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota parksandtrails.org

Sierra Club Foundation northstar.sierraclub.org

The Nature Conservancy of Minnesota nature.org

The Trust for Public Land tpl.org

Tree Trust treetrust.org

Voyageurs National Park Association voyageurs.org

Wilderness Inquiry wildernessinquiry.org

Women’s Environmental Institute w-e-i.org

We make it easy for you to support leading nonprofit organizations that protect, conserve and restore Minnesota’s environment.

Giving ChoicesYou can choose to give to all organizations, or to one or more of the 20+ member groups. Your donation is fully tax deductible.• Workplace giving: You can easily give

by payroll or one-time donations, if your workplace offers this choice.

• Giving online or by mail: Simply visit our website, mnenvirofund.org, click on

“ Donate,” and follow the easy step-by-step instructions for giving online or by mail.

Volunteering Choices You can make a difference protecting our environment in many great ways, from tree planting to participating in forums about renewable energy. • Workplace volunteering: We offer options

—from fifteen minutes to an afternoon—perfect for you and your colleagues.

• Doing good with friends, family: Choose a one-time experience that fits you and your family, or join a longer-term project.

• Leadership opportunities: Consider developing or sharing your leadership talent by serving on a committee or a board of directors.

Please contact us at info@mnenvirofund.org, or call our office at 651.917.1876.

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Here is what your dollar can do:

Clean Water• $3 provides an elementary class with a

hands-on outing stenciling “Drains to Our River” • $5 presents a community Watershed Workshop

to help protect the Mississippi River• $50 informs more than 200 people about

how to protect themselves at home from toxic chemicals

Healthy Food and Living Sustainably• $3 provides free Community Supported

Agriculture guides for healthy, local food• $10 convenes sustainability professionals to

identify ways to reduce waste effectively• $50 helps a beginning farmer learn on-farm

practices and sustainable management

Preserving Natural Places and Wildlife• $1 purchases five native tree saplings to restore

floodplain forests along the Mississippi River• $3 supports one week of bird satellite tracking

and monitoring• $20 helps protect pristine shoreline at Lake

Vermilion State Park

Engaging Youth• $1 provides award-winning climate change

curriculum materials to a teacher• $10 allows a low-income student to camp for a

weekend at Itasca State Park• $20 supports youth environmental leadership

programs at ten high schools

Clean Air• $3 supports people evaluating renewable energy

options by providing technical advice• $5 pays to plant a six-to-ten foot tree at a

community tree planting• $20 helps install pollution control equipment on

school buses and heavy-duty trucks

Getting Outdoors• $2 provides a life jacket for a person to

experience canoeing for the first time• $10 provides a scholarship for a five-day

Boundary Waters canoe trip• $50 helps complete a vital biking trail connection

along the Cannon River

One gift supports many great results, and 100% of your giving stays in Minnesota.

Dollars per pay period: $1 $26 / year $3 $78 / year $5 $130 / year $10 $260 / year $20 $520 / year $50 $1300 / year

add it up!

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You can easily help protect, conserve and restore Minnesota’s

environment statewide with the Minnesota Environmental Fund.

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