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Jul. 1—ST. PAUL — To help ensure public safety and protect natural resources, the Department of Natural Resources is enacting burning restrictions starting Friday, July 2, for the southern ...
Aug. 17—ST. PAUL — To help ensure public safety and protect natural resources, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is expanding burning restrictions across portions of central and ...
Sep. 14—The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Tuesday said it is removing fire restrictions in 14 northern counties as favorable weather diminishes wildfire risk. Beginning 12:01 a.m ...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, or Minnesota DNR, is the agency of the U.S. state of Minnesota charged with conserving and managing the state's natural resources. The agency maintains areas such as state parks , state forests , recreational trails , and recreation areas as well as managing minerals , wildlife , and forestry ...
Minnesota State Forests are State forests located within the U.S. State of Minnesota. The 59 state forests were established by the Minnesota Legislature in order to conserve and manage the forest resources, including: Timber management, Wildlife management, Water resources management, and Public recreation.
Portsmouth Mine Pit Lake, sometimes called the Portsmouth Pit, is the deepest lake completely within the state of Minnesota, USA. It has a depth of over 450 feet (137 m), according to the most recent Minnesota DNR data. Lake Superior, over 700 feet deep off the north shore of the state, is technically deeper.
The cities of Bloomington and Burnsville have declared a ban on outdoor recreational fires due to dry weather conditions in an effort to remove any potential ignition source to help prevent fires.
The Greenwood Fire was a wildfire in the Arrowhead Region of Minnesota in the United States. First noted near Greenwood Lake in Lake County on August 15, 2021, it is believed to have been sparked by lightning. [1] [2] [3] The fire burned 26,797 acres, largely within the Superior National Forest, destroying 14 buildings and damaging 3 more.