Conservation Atlas of the Northwest
Ecological, Economic, and Demographic Conditions,
Human Activities and Opportunities for Conservation

Produced by Headwaters Economics for the Brainerd Foundation

Northwest Study Area
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The Brainerd Foundation hired Headwaters Economics to produce the Conservation Atlas of the Northwest. The Atlas shows areas with high ecological importance, regions where the pace and scale of human activities put pressure on natural resources, and places where there are encouraging opportunities to conserve important natural resources. The primary purpose of the Atlas is to help the Brainerd Foundation select where they will make future conservation investments. Please contact the Brainerd Foundation for more information on their grant making: www.brainerd.org.

For more information, download The Executive Summary (1 Meg .pdf file).

Map Viewing Instructions

There are four ways to view the maps:

  1. Click on a map link at left.
  2. View an index of all Atlas maps.
  3. Search for a map by keyword.
  4. Select navigation buttons below each map.

Once the map loads, you will see buttons at the bottom that allow you to zoom in and out, and to move around the map. There are navigation buttons below the maps to view the maps in sequence. These pages were formatted assuming that your screen resolution is 768x1024 or greater.

Acknowledgements

The Conservation Atlas of the Northwest was an ambitious project that would not have been possible without the generous assistance - and contribution of data and analysis.