The Brainerd Foundation

Communal Acorn Woodpeckers in the early morning at Asilomar State Park. Photo provided by Michael Scott, for the Environmental Grantmakers Association.

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Building Infrastructure and Capacity

The Brainerd Foundation has long been a leader in using nontraditional approaches to meet conservation goals.

Get a window into the way the Brainerd Foundation thinks. Read about our mission, vision, values and methods on our Strategy & Focus pages.
Burrowing owl.  Photo by Paul Bannick.

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