Star Tribune:
“Whether they knew him or knew of him, Minnesotans across the state’s vast conservation landscape are mourning and paying tribute to a man whose advocacy for state waters ran as deep as his interests.
Darby Nelson, schooled in aquatic ecology and by a life outdoors, was a passionate mentor and teacher at Anoka-Ramsey Community College for 35 years. That career overlapped with his service as a DFL legislator from 1983-1988, where he carried on his environmentalism, writing bills that created the state’s Board of Water and Soils Resources, protected public lands, and even created a funding mechanism for cross-country ski trails.”
