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The first agency created to protect the state's resources was founded in 1931 by the Minnesota Legislature as the Minnesota Department of Conservation. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] When the Department of Conservation was created, it brought together four separate state entities: forestry, game and fish, drainage and waters, and lands and timber, while adding a ...
Minnesota's state forests are generally managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry - headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Some forest land is managed entirely or in-part by the counties in which they are located in, or by the United States Forest Service in cases where state forests are located within the ...
Geography; Location: Cass, Aitkin, and Crow Wing counties, Minnesota, United States: Coordinates: 1]: Elevation: 1,358 feet (414 m): Area: 51,498 acres (20,841 ha): Administration; Established: 1933: Governing body: Minnesota DNR, Cass County, private: Website: www.dnr.state.mn.us /state _forests /sft00031 /index.html: Ecology; WWF Classification: Western Great Lakes Forests: EPA ...
Minnesota River Prairie [10] Rock Ridge Prairie [271] All seasons, 24/7 Comfrey [272] Minnesota River Prairie [10] Roscoe Prairie [273] All seasons, 24/7 Paynesville [274] Minnesota River Prairie [10] Rush Lake Island [275] Closed April 1 through July 15 to protect rare bird breeding areas. Stanchfield [276] Mille Lacs Uplands [25] Rushford ...
A land commissioner or natural resources commissioner is a public official in the executive branch of a state or territory in the United States.While the duties of the position may vary, their general role is maintaining, protecting, and regulating public lands and natural resources; including state parks, forests, and recreation areas. [1]
If you can’t use the online tracking system, the Minnesota Department of Revenue’s customer service department is available by phone Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 651-296 ...
The Cloquet Valley State Forest encompasses 327,098 acres (1,323.7 km 2); 48,384 acres (195.8 km 2) of which (or 15%) are Minnesota Department of Natural Resources forestry administered lands. Located in southeast Saint Louis County , the Cloquet Valley State Forest is located about 20 miles (32 km) north of Duluth and 25 miles (40 km ...
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has closed on the acquisition of 3,950 acres of forests, marshland and upland habitat in Sullivan County, which will be known as Busseron Creek Fish ...