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Create a million shades of green

Did you know

that oak savannas once dominated our Twin Cities landscape? Located in a transition zone between the open prairies of western Minnesota and the dense forests of the north, a rich patchwork of savannas, prairies and woodlands once thrived here. Before agriculture and urban development, our region had nearly two million acres of oak savannas.

Today, fewer than 3,600 acres of high-quality oak savanna remain. Without human assistance, a significant part of our region's natural heritage wildlife habitat may soon be lost.

  

Help make the world a shade better

Great River Greening is leading the effort to restore oak savannas and forest throughout the Twin Cities region with The Million Acorn Campaign--a five-year community-based restoration campaign. The goal is to plant one million acorns and generate one hundred restoration projects in partnership with many local and state conservation groups and landowners.

Five thousand or more volunteers will forever be connected to a plot of land that they help restore. Tens of thousands more will hear the story and learn the value of our oak heritage. Untold future generations will have the opportunity to stroll across an oak savanna and hear the sounds of wind and birds.

Plant a seed for tomorrow

Click Here To Join The Million Acorn Campaign