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Funding the outdoors, like just about everything else these day’s, is a huge concern. I’ll be honest I haven’t given this issue in Minnesota as much times as I could. I try to stay abreast, but even struggle to keep everything straight in North Dakota. Alas, here’s a nice piece by Brad Dokken from the today’s Grand Forks Herald.

Minnesota voters Nov. 4 will decide whether to dedicate three-eighths of 1 percent of the state’s sales tax for clean water, fish and wildlife habitat, parks and trails and the arts.
If voters pass the so-called “dedicated funding” measure, the sales tax hike would generate about $300 million annually during the next 25 years, which is the period the amendment covers.