Learning to See Tony Thompson has lived on his family’s Willow Lake Farm near Windom, Minnesota all of his life. Although he holds a bachelor’s degree in agronomy and has nearly completed his Master’s degree in Plant Community Ecology from the University of Montana, at Bozeman, he never really left home for school. “I went […]
Waseca: Picking Up Momentum
Welcome to Waseca In the wake of Blandin Community Investment Partnership (BCIP) funding approval, over 100 Waseca residents discussed how they could meet goals vital to the health of their community. “We are really picking up momentum,” said Julie Linnihan of the City of Waseca. Care for community-the people and the land-is behind the energy […]
Snowy Pines Restoration
Message in a Bottle Greg and his wife, Marcia Rapatz’s passion for trees led to the creation of Snowy Pines Reforestation, a service-oriented forestry business committed to sustainable forestry and reforestation near Browerville, MN. Combined, Greg and Marcia have over 45 years of forestry experience. “Planting trees is like sending a message in a bottle,” […]
Sibley County: Community-Driven
Sibley County has Something for Everyone The residents of Sibley County are on a roll. With the approval of their Blandin Community Investment Partnership (BCIP) grant proposal they are optimistically entering an implementation phase of the expressed goals for the community. Improved health care access to technology environmental protection These are three crucial goals that […]



