The City of Eagan's natural resources and especially those of the McCarthy Family Farm contribute to the community's ability to provide an attractive place to live and work, as well as to the ecological balance of the larger Twin Cities' metropolitan area.  As such, the McCarthy Family Farm has the opportunity to be a model for significant environmental preservation within the surrounding urban region.

The McCarthy Family Habitat Forever Foundation is dedicated to the preservation and prosperity of the McCarthy Family Farm and also recognizes its valuable and historic role in serving as the northern bookend of the Eagan Core Greenway.

As a vibrant and living natural resource, the McCarthy Family Farm will also provide special educational opportunities for local students, through programs and outreach activities analogous to those established by West St. Paul's Dodge Nature Center.