200 acres on Dead Lake saved from development
Dead Lake is safe.
The Trust for Public Land and Department of Natural Resources have finished a deal to ensure that 200 acres on Dead Lake will remain undeveloped.
The deal ends a long battle over the proposed Blue Heron Bay development on Dead Lake, which is in Otter Tail County, northwest of Fergus Falls in western Minnesota.
The deal expands the Dead Lake Wildlife Management Area to 875 acres.
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Contrary to its name, the Trust and the DNR say the 8,000 acre Dead Lake is actually teaming with fish and supports an abundance of waterfowl and other wildlife.
The $2.21 million purchase was largely made with money from the taxpayer-funded Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council and Critical Habitat license plate funds.
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