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Monarch butterfly on purple flowers in a wildlife habitat

Wildlife Habitat

The Stearns Conservation District offers a variety of wildlife habitat options for your land. There are opportunities for private and public landowners to work with local, state, and federal partners to identify habitat and develop a plan to enhance and protect wildlife habitat. Managing wildlife can bring beauty, environmental benefits, improved wildlife viewing and hunting opportunities and more. Each program offers a unique opportunity to improve your land for your wildlife goals. 

Wildlife Habitat Program Guide (pdf)

Click on the categories          below to expand and learn more about these specific areas.

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

Conservation Easements

Pollinator Habitat

Native Prairie Habitat

Tree/Shrub Habitat

Forest Management

Wildlife Habitat Steward

Lakeside wildlife habitat with flowers and a boat dock.

Project | Highlights

Wildlife Habitat CREP

Completed:

2020

The practices in this project included brome conversion, prairie restoration, invasive species control, wetland restoration, and pollinator habitat.

Wildlife Easements and Restoration in Spunk Creek Watershed

Completed:

2025

This project consisted of conservation easements, CRP contracts, and a native prairie seeding.

Prairie and Oak Savanna Restoration

Completed:

2021

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