Friends with the founder and frequent visitor to the area.

Nature is life: Every breath you take, every drop you drink, every bite you eat — it all comes from nature. 

Building upon a strong foundation of science, partnership and field demonstration, Conservation International empowers societies to responsibly and sustainably care for nature, our global biodiversity, for the well-being of humanity.

Conservation International

Medical aid where it's needed most — independent, neutral, impartial.

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is a private international association founded in 1971. The association is made up mainly of doctors and health sector workers and is also open to other professions which might help in achieving its aims. Our mission is to provide lifesaving medical care to those most in need.

All MSF members agree to honor the following principles:

MSF provides assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters, and to victims of armed conflict. They do so irrespective of gender, race, religion, creed, or political convictions.

MSF observes neutrality and impartiality in the name of universal medical ethics and the right to humanitarian assistance. MSF claims full and unhindered freedom in the exercise of its functions.

Members undertake to respect their professional code of ethics and to maintain complete independence from all political, economic, or religious powers.

As volunteers, members understand the risks and dangers of the assignments they carry out and make no claim for themselves or their assigns for any form of compensation other than that which the association might be able to afford them.

Doctors Without Borders (MSF)

Conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth.

WWF's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth.  Our vision is to build a future where people live in harmony with nature.

World Wildlife Fund

We work to protect America's last unspoiled, public wildlands before they're gone forever. Join us in the cause!

Since 1935, we’ve been protecting wilderness and inspiring Americans to care for our wild places. The Wilderness Society has led the charge to protect 111 million acres of wilderness since our founding and we’ve directly contributed to the passage of almost every major conservation law while fighting hard against attempts to undermine them. We’re humbled by how much work is still left to do, but incredibly proud of our tradition.

We love, respect and are part of the natural world. We believe clean air and water and access to nature are basic rights. We strive for equity and justice in everything we do and seek to reflect the many communities with whom we work. We take bold action informed by sound science to protect and defend nature for all. We collaborate across generations to build a healthier, sustainable future.

The Wilderness Society

The Superior Hiking Trail Association builds, maintains, and enhances the 310-mile footpath that follows the rocky ridgeline above Lake Superior on Minnesota's North Shore from Wisconsin-Minnesota border to the Canadian border.

Superior Hiking Trail Association

Connecting people to eagles in nature, history and cultures.

Open Year Round. An educational interpretive center, home to live bald and golden eagles.

National Eagle Center

Nonprofit, member-based organization conserving special places for everyone to enjoy. The voice for parks & trails at the MN Capitol.

Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota

Nonprofit focused on arts, culture, or humanities. It is based in Minneapolis, MN. It received its nonprofit status in 1930.

The Minnesota Orchestra's mission is to enrich, inspire and serve our community as an enduring symphony orchestra internationally recognized for its artistic excellence.

Our mission will be implemented by:

Enhancing the traditional core of concerts with innovative approaches to programming and format;
Providing the finest educational and outreach programs;
Representing and promoting the Minnesota Orchestra and the State of Minnesota to audiences across the state, across the country and around the world through tours and electronic media;
Maintaining an acoustically superior hall with a welcoming environment;
Delivering this within a financially sustainable structure.

Minnesota Orchestral Association

EDF delivers bold game-changing climate solutions to build a vital Earth, for everyone, with flourishing ecosystems and clean air.

Environmental Defense Fund is dedicated to protecting the environmental rights of all people, including future generations. Among these rights are access to clean air and water, healthy and nourishing food, and flourishing ecosystems.  

Guided by science, Environmental Defense Fund evaluates environmental problems and works to create and advocate solutions that win lasting political, economic and social support because they are nonpartisan, cost-efficient and fair.

Environmental Defense Fund

Minnesota Public Radio is one of the nation’s premier public radio stations and operates a 46-station radio network. 

Minnesota Public Radio is one of the nation’s premier public radio stations and operates a 46-station radio network. 

Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal is also a division of Minnesota Public Radio. They're a nonprofit news organization on a mission to raise the economic intelligence of the country. 