The Chippewa National Forest lies at the crossroads of Minnesota's three major ecosystems - prairie and both boreal and hardwood forests. As a result, the Chippewa has the highest breeding density of bald eagles in the lower 48 states and hosts a variety of other wildlife species such as threatened Canada lynx. The Fund teamed up with the U.S. Forest Service to acquire more than 60 acres of sensitive shoreline along three popular lakes in the national forest as well as an 80-acre island harboring old growth forests and bald eagle nests and situated on a popular recreational lake.