Minnesota Valley Refuge Friends

Minnesota Valley Refuge Friends (MVRF), is the official citizen support group of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Since the Refuge was established in 1976, citizens have been involved with the expansion and enhancement of over 14,000 acres of protected habitat for both wildlife and lovers of the outdoors.

The MVRF are part of a network of more than 200 Friends groups across the nation that support the work of the National Wildlife Refuge System. The Board of Directors support critical work in advocacy, fundraising, and support special events and educational programming with the Refuge. Co-located in the Bloomington Visitor Center, the Friends operate the Blufftop Nature Store, to provide visitors with educational resources related to the Refuge's cultural and natural history. All proceeds from the nature store support the mission of the Friends.

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Partner Category

Conservation, Science, and Land Management Organizations

We often partner with non-governmental conservation organizations on conservation projects, whether it's to conserve identified species such as the monarch butterfly or to advise on land acquisition for conservation so that it has the greatest benefit for species.

Friends Groups

Friends groups are organizations of community members committed to helping national wildlife refuges and national fish hatcheries meet conservation goals that would otherwise be out of reach.

Non-Governmental Organizations

Here we partner with a wider variety of other organizations on projects to meet shared conservation goals.

Minnesota Valley Refuge Friends

Other Partners

Here are just a few of our National Partners. You can view the full list of FWS partners, along with the regions and areas of focus our work together entails.