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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 boundaries of either Chippewa National Forest or Superior National Forest. [2] The following is a list of state forests in Minnesota:
In 1911 the Minnesota Division of Forestry was established to conserve the state's forests by promoting fire prevention and protection. [4] Minnesota's state bird the common loon. 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]
This category contains state forests in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Pages in category "Minnesota state forests" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total.
The forest borders the Koochiching State Forest to the east, the Red Lake State Forest to the west, and Big Fork State Forest and Chippewa National Forest to the south. At an area of 878,040 acres (355,330 ha), it is the largest state forest in Minnesota.
Superior National Forest, part of the United States National Forest system, is located in the Arrowhead Region of the state of Minnesota between the Canada–United States border and the north shore of Lake Superior.
The Kabetogama State Forest is a state forest located in Koochiching and Saint Louis counties, Minnesota, United States.The forest borders the Superior National Forest and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to the east, the Sturgeon River State Forest to the south, the Nett Lake Indian Reservation to the west, and Voyageurs National Park to the north.
Ojibwa women in canoe, Leech Lake. The Forest was established as the Minnesota Forest Reserve on 27 June 1902, with the passage of the Morris Act. [2] While this act mainly addressed the disposition of unallotted lands on Ojibwe Indian reservations in Minnesota, 200,000 acres (810 km 2) of the Chippewas of the Mississippi, Cass Lake, Leech Lake, and Winnibigoshish Indian reservations were ...
The Buena Vista State Forest is a state forest located in Beltrami County, Minnesota.The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources manages 18,693 acres (7,565 ha) of state lands, with the majority of the forest split between private and other public ownership.