REGIONAL—Minnesotans can support a wide range of nongame wildlife when they check the box on their tax forms to make a donation to the DNR’s Nongame Wildlife Program, commonly known as the chickadee check-off.
The program relies almost exclusively on these donations for its critical wildlife conservation work. 
Donations support wildlife field research, habitat enhancement projects and educational programs, including popular wildlife cameras like the DNR EagleCam and FalconCam. All donations are tripled with matching funds from the Reinvest in Minnesota critical habitat license plates.
The Nongame Wildlife Fund tax checkoff can be found on Form M1 Individual Income Tax and on Form M1PR Homestead Credit Refund. If filing on paper, simply look for the loon to invest in the future of Minnesota’s at-risk wildlife. Donations can also be made at any time online (mndnr.gov/donate).
More information about the Nongame Wildlife Program is available on the DNR website (mndnr.gov/nongame).