Several avenues for support are available for the Woods. The simplest is just to write a letter, make a call, or send an e-mail in support of preserving the woods to a legislator, council member, or board member.

First check this site for the latest news on Birch Island Woods and the Eden Prairie News and its electronic archives at its web site at http://edenprairienews.com/ then , cogitate, combining passion, facts and logic and write, write your little finger tips off.  Have a spouse or friend check it for you (to protect you from going over the top) then use Spell Check if you’re electronic and the eyes of an honest friend if you’re organic.  Then send the truth off to your favorite editor or government official (see addresses below) and send copies to us. 

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What others are saying about the Birch Island Woods

Organizations That Support the Woods

The following is a partial list of organizations that have sent letters to the Hennepin County Board requesting  that the County help the City of Eden Prairie protect the Birch Island Woods:

1. The Natural Resources Committee of the Minnesota River Valley Chapter of the National Audubon Society
2. The Eden Prairie News [editorial]
3. The West Metro Chapter of the Minnesota Land Trust
4. The Coalition of Minnesota Bicyclists
5. The Eden Prairie Conservation Alliance
6. The City of Eden Prairie
7. The City of Minnetonka
8. The Lions Club of Eden Prairie
9. The North Star Chapter of the Sierra Club
10. The Glenshire-Edenvale Conservation Group
11. Pheasants Forever
12. An untabulated number of individuals from Minnetonka, Eden Prairie and elsewhere.