When you play the Minnesota Lottery, you’re doing more than chasing a win, you’re giving back to the state you love. Since 1991, lottery proceeds have helped fund the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, contributing over $1.1 billion to 1,700+ environmental projects in every corner of the state.
Those dollars protect what makes Minnesota special, our lakes, forests, and wildlife, so we can all keep enjoying our great Minnesota outdoors.
In Southwestern Minnesota, those dollars are hard at work:
- 🌾 Protecting prairies so our native landscapes can thrive.
- 🌱 Expanding cover crop use to support sustainable farming.
- 🚜 Advancing agricultural research to safeguard Minnesota’s farms.
- 🦬 Reintroducing American Plains bison at Camden State Park—restoring an iconic piece of prairie history.
- 🚴 Extending the Casey Jones State Trail to give communities more ways to explore the outdoors.
- 💧 Studying floods and droughts to build resilience in the face of a changing climate.
Every time you play, lottery dollars help to make these projects possible. So whether it’s protecting our prairies, bringing bison back to the plains, or building trails that connect communities - we all Play our Part.
