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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'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 ...
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 ...
Minnesota's first state park, Itasca State Park, was established in 1891, and is the source of the Mississippi River. [21] Today Minnesota has 72 state parks and recreation areas, 58 state forests covering about four million acres (16,000 km 2), and numerous state wildlife preserves, all managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Minnesota's first state park, Itasca State Park, was established in 1891, and is the source of the Mississippi River. [79] Today Minnesota has 72 state parks and recreation areas, 58 state forests covering about four million acres (16,000 km 2), and numerous state wildlife preserves, all managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Mar. 20—State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard is receiving both criticism and praise over her decision not to lease some of the state's most valuable tracts of land for oil and ...
Mar. 20—The State Land Office held its first of three public meetings to determine if it should accept an offer to transfer a 212-acre parcel of land in the bosque to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife ...
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 ...