March 2025

Northland Foundation’s Youth In Philanthropy Board awards 11 grants for projects planned and led by children and youth in the region

The Northland Foundation and the young people serving on its Youth In Philanthropy Board awarded 11 grants totaling $9,766 in their winter 2025 funding round to projects within the geographic area that the foundation serves.

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Warmer weather prompts seasonal road, trail closures

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has begun temporarily closing some DNR-managed roads and motorized trails as seasonal melting makes them too soft to support vehicle traffic without causing damage. The duration of the temporary closures in state forests, state parks, recreation areas, and wildlife management areas depends on local weather and surface conditions, which are difficult to predict.

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