The Minnesota Lottery isn’t just about creating winners, it’s about creating a better Minnesota. Since 1991, proceeds from lottery play have powered the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, investing approximately $1.1 billion into more than 1,700 projects across all 87 counties.
These dollars are hard at work preserving, protecting, and restoring our natural resources so future generations can enjoy them too.
Here are just a few of the remarkable projects happening in Northwest Minnesota thanks to your play:
- 🌲 Protecting Tamarack trees by developing new insect management techniques against larch beetles.
- 🔬 Expanding hands-on environmental education for underserved students by bringing science learning outdoors.
- 🦌 Safeguarding deer populations in areas with high wolf density.
- 🌾 Studying invasive cattails to find effective ways of restoring wetlands.
- 🚶 Building a boardwalk in Battle Lake, opening access to unique bog and wildlife habitats.
- 🌊 Protecting lakes from toxic algae blooms to keep Minnesota’s waters safe and clean.
Every time you play, lottery dollars support efforts like these. From forests to lakes, prairies to wildlife, lottery dollars are helping Minnesota thrive.
