Avon Hills Conservation Action Plan.

The Avon Hills is an area of land that extends throughout four townships in the central Minnesota region. Roughly 100,000 acres in size, the Avon Hills is recognized for its pristine waters, beautiful landscape, and rural nature. Large parcels of undisturbed land with areas of significant biodiversity make the Avon Hills a very unique setting. The Avon Hills Conservation Action Plan was developed to identify target areas (a species or ecosystem of interest) within the designated region and to create a plan for monitoring and protection. The targets were identified as eight unique habitats and/or species that are of the greatest importance and concern in the Avon Hills area. The investigators of this study assembled a team of knowledgeable experts to assist in the development of the project and to provide crucial information. Through meetings and interviews, research and data was collected by the principle investigators and entered into a Microsoft Excel workbook to track the progress and results. The workbook was provided by The Nature Conservancy. The principle investigators of this study, along with the assembly of experts, developed the Avon Hills Conservation Action Plan to assist in the protection of the area, as well as to educate local communities about the importance of the area.