Minnesota is known for cold weather, sports teams that can’t win the big one and, of course, its vast expanse of wildlife. How well does Minnesota protect that wildlife? A recent study from SmileHub has found the state to be among the nation’s best at conservation.
Using factors like Government and Community Support, Legal Protection and Ecosystem Status, SmileHub ranked all 50 states to find out which were the best at taking care of the environment.
At the top of the list is Vermont, which placed six in the government/community support category, sixth in legal protection and fifth in ecosystem.
Alaska finished sixth overall but was ranked first in government/community support. California was fifth overall but first in legal protection and seventh-overall Maine finished in the top spot for Ecosystem Status Rank.
Minnesota placed 10th overall, with its highest mark coming in the ecosystem status rank category, where it finished seventh. Otherwise Minnesota was 16th in government/community support and 17th in legal protection rank.
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