Philanthropy
Jim and Judy Brandenburg, with the help of dedicated supporters in Luverne, Minnesota, established the Brandenburg Prairie Foundation in 1999. Its mission is to promote, preserve and expand the native prairie in southwest Minnesota. Through numerous projects, the Brandenburg Prairie Foundation heightens awareness of the prairie’s irreplaceable beauty and significance. Brandenburg’s spirit resides in the prairie - it is his childhood home and is where his career began to bloom. By establishing the Foundation, he has turned his passion for the prairie into a lifetime commitment.
The Brandenburg Prairie Foundation, along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, has purchased over 808 acres (3.27 km2) of untilled prairie land in Rock County, Minnesota creating the “Touch the Sky Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge.” Together, they have developed a 15-year management plan for its restoration. With time and continued effort, hundreds of native species will return – the tall grasses, the songbirds, flora and native wildlife. Their dream is to see the bison roaming “Touch the Sky Prairie” again.
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