Cass County Gets Land Donation

The Nature Conservancy is donating 69 acres of property along Egg Lake to Cass County. Combined with land already owned by the county, more than three quarters of the lake's shoreline is now preserved.

The Cass County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously late last year to accept the land, which is located near Outing.

The property includes a mature black spruce bog, a regenerating aspen forest and stands of half-century old red pine trees, all of which provide wildlife habitat.

As a result of the Conservancy's gift, an additional 1,400 feet of shoreline along Egg Lake has been protected, which will help preserve the lake's high water quality.

Cass County is now able to provide more public access to Egg Lake for outdoor recreation including fishing, berry picking and hunting for deer, grouse and ducks.