Standing Cedars Community Land Conservancy Inc

Last year, with the help of your generous donations, Standing Cedars was able to purchase a 10-acre property.  The property is just north of the main Englewood parking lot and surrounded by Englewood on three sides.  A lot of work has already been done to make improvements to the property.  However, there is still a lot of work that needs to be done.  Donations made to Standing Cedars through GiveBig Valleys this year will go a long way to help make additional improvements.  Thank you for your continued support.

Standing Cedars Community Land Conservancy is a nonprofit organization led by diverse group of St. Croix Valley residents. We are rooted in the community, and committed to protecting land for the people, as well as the environment, of the Lower St. Croix River Valley.  We provide free public access to over 1500 acres of beautiful land in the St. Croix River Valley.  Our land and trails are used by hikers, birders, hunters (by permit), runners, xc skiers, snowshoers, school groups and families.

Standing Cedars provides protection and habitat for diverse natural communities of plants and animals to live and thrive, including the rare plant, kittentail, (Besseya bullii).  Our land is next to the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway park land, which creates a large, continuous corridor for the many animals which live in the area or pass through.

The incredible quality of the Lower St. Croix uplands and the urgent need to protect the land before it is lost to development have generated strong support from government programs, private foundations and individual donors. But to be truly effective, we must do more.