Park Rapids Enterprise

Local loons don’t mind artificial nests, says DNR

Minnesota Loon Restoration Project is still going strong and tracking the effectiveness of artificial nests in Hubbard County ...
Brainerd Dispatch

National Loon Center acquires land as part of loon habitat preservation project

CROSSLAKE — The National Loon Center acquired approximately 6 acres of land with over 2,500 feet of shoreline in Fifty Lakes to protect critical loon nesting habitat. With this purchase, relatively ...
Brainerd Dispatch

Group seeks grant to protect Fifty Lakes loon nesting habitat

Prime loon nesting habitat on East and West Fox lakes may soon be permanently protected thanks to the efforts of a Fifty Lakes conservation group. Mike Hammer, co-chair of the Fifty Lakes Loon ...
Center for Biological Diversity

Rare Yellow-Billed Loon, Threatened by Oil Development and

SAN FRANCISCO— Conservation groups have reached an agreement that brings the extremely rare yellow-billed loon a step closer to much-needed protection from threats such as oil development in Alaska ...