Minnesota Point 50: Building resilience for generations to come.
Minnesota Point 50 (MP50) is a community-led nonprofit organization established to shine a lighton the ecological, cultural, and economic importance of Minnesota Point and to lead its partners in ensuring the long-term resilience of this national treasure.
Our Mission
We lead strategic actions with a diverse group of partners to ensure the ecological, cultural, and economic resilience of Minnesota Point.
Our Vision
Minnesota Point, a dynamic and fragile ecosystem and community, sustains its land, water, wildlife, infrastructure, and people for generations to come.
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MP50 ProjectsMP50: A National Treasure on the Brink
Members of the Park Point community have long recognized the unique nature of Minnesota Point, creating MP50 to ensure the environmental, cultural, economic and community resilience of this national treasure for generations to come.
It depends on all of us
MP50’s practices Facilitative Leadership, bringing together experts across multiple partners to undertake projects that enhance the resilience of Minnesota Point. We collaborate with more than 20 organizations, including the City of Duluth, the DNR Coastal Program, and the St. Louis River Alliance.
Listen up!
Want to learn more about how this relates to everyday life? Below is a link to a recent NPR documentary about the Great Lakes and Park Point! GreatLakesNow: Deep Dives and Rising Waters
What can you do?
We invite you to become a Minnesota Point Steward! There are many ways to get involved. Volunteer, beach clean-up, Become a supporter through a generous gift by making your donation today!
MP50 as a Great Lakes Hope Spot: A message from Sylvia Earle
World-renowned oceanographer, explorer and ocean advocate Sylvia Earle shares a message recognizing the importance of protecting places like Minnesota Point as vital ecological and community landscapes within the Great Lakes region.