Blandin Paper Co.

Legacy deal will protect land Up North.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 6/4/2009; 901 words; ...recreational uses under an agreement signed Wednesday by Blandin Paper Co. and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources...preserves existing hiking, snowmobile and ATV trails. Blandin can still harvest timber from the land, but no development...

ON OUTDOORS; A wish list for wildlife.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 3/18/2009; 1342 words; ...187,000 acres of forest and wetlands -- about 300 square miles -- and buy another 1,344 acres. This is former Blandin Paper Co. lands, and the easements would guarantee public access forever and would prevent development or subdivision of...

$68 million conservation wish list stalls at council; Some worries about the lack of metro projects prompt changes and a vote next week.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 3/10/2009; 1068 words; ...as the first payment of perhaps $42 million to buy perpetual conservation easements on 300 square miles of former Blandin Paper Co. forest, mostly in Itasca County. Those lands would be open to the public forever. - $9 million for the Reinvest...

Giant piece of land may be preserved; Conservationists say a huge land easement in Itasca County would protect jobs and the environment, but legislators will have the final say on spending $51 million.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 2/22/2009; 1523 words; ...property, all of the land that UPM Blandin Paper Co. owns in Minnesota, would be...to the council on Monday, UPM Blandin would agree to permanently conserve...future owner of the land. UPM Blandin officials issued a short statement...

ALMANAC; Change sought to cased gun law.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 2/22/2009; 1223 words; ...uncased is in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle. Dill and co-author Rep. Tony Cornish, R-Good Thunder, say the...188,000 acres -- about 300 square miles -- of former Blandin Paper Company forest, mostly in Itasca County. The easements...