Restore your land
the natural way
At Diversity Landworks, we use targeted grazing and prescribed fire to restore the natural beauty and biological diversity of landscapes choked by buckthorn, wild parsnip, and other invasive species.
We’ve been serving private landowners and public land managers since 2013 throughout southeastern Minnesota, western Wisconsin, and northeastern Iowa, including the Twin Cities metro area.
Are invaders taking over your land?
You’re not alpone.
Our native woodlands, prairies, and oak savannas are under a quiet but aggressive transformation. Recent university surveys have found invasive plant species have infested more than 80 percent of all regional woodlands, with one study finding common buckthorn alone accounting for more than a third of all trees. These invaders are no longer just “weeds”—they are transforming our native landscapes into “green deserts” that threaten the health, value, and future of your land.
Traditional control methods treat symptoms, not causes. Cutting and spraying might clear growth temporarily, but without addressing why invasive species took over in the first place, you're locked in an endless, expensive cycle.
How Nature keeps invasives in check
For thousands of years, large herds of grazing animals worked alongside fire to keep prairie and forest ecosystems healthy…and aggressive plant species in check. The loss of these natural agents of renewal left the door wide open for invasive species.
Bringing animals and fire back to the land is a necessary step to restoring healthy, diverse natural landscapes.
Control invasives the natural way
Since 2013, Diversity Landworks has been healing and restoring natural landscapes with targeted grazing, prescribed fire, and mechanical clearing. Each landscape is unique, which is why we develop a custom long-term ecological management plan for each project.
Read more about our approach on the How It Works page.
trusted by professional land managers
Founded by Kyle Johnson and Tim Taylor in 2013, Diversity Landworks was the first to bring prescribed grazing to the Upper Midwest. Over the years, we have worked with The Nature Conservancy, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Minneapolis Parks and Great River Greening, as well as private and residential land owners. Our approach has been studied by Winona State University and our work has been the subject of regional media coverage.
Diversity Landworks is the Midwest’s land restoration leader. Whether we’re managing two thousand acres on public lands or two acres of private residential land, we bring deep experience and ecological expertise to move your land from neglect back to a state of diverse, bountiful health.
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DiversityLandworks@gmail.com
507-556-4420
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Watch Kyle and Tim in the field, where they explain how their process mimics nature’s age-old methods for maintaining ecological balance.