Draft Forest Management Plan up for Review

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comment on a 10-year forest resources management plan for a group of ecological subsections in northern Minnesota.

Referred to as the North 4 subsections, the areas include the St. Louis Moraines, Tamarack Lowlands, Nashwauk Uplands, and Littlefork-Vermilion Uplands.

The draft plan covers strategies for about 1.17 million acres.

The plan also calls for field examination of about 13,000 acres of DNR forest lands per year to identify treatment needs.

The public comment period continues until August 24th.