Department Reports

Note: Many of these reports are posted here in PDF format. They are available in an alternate format upon request to the DNR Information Center.

• Legislative Reports
• General Reports
• Boating Studies
• Forest Studies
• State Park Studies
• Trail Studies
• Wildlife Studies

Long Range Conservation Plans and Strategies

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Legislative Reports and Rulemaking

• Game & Fish Fund Citizen Oversight Reports
• Rulemaking

Year	Reports
2010	Carbon Sequestration Forestry Report Appendix: Cost of Preparation 2009 Implementation of the Sustainable Forest Resources Act Invasive Species of Aquatic Plants and Wild Animals in Minnesota 2009 Annual Report Summary 2009 Annual Report Natural Resources Capital Improvement Program Report Cover letter Cost preparation attachment Report  Stream Loan Report Long-Term Protection of the State’s Surface Water and Groundwater Resources Appendix Asset Preservation Summary Report, January 2010 Table one & two
2009	Feral Swine Report Forest Management Investment Account (FMIA) Reports September 2009 report June 2009 report April 2009 report January 2009 report Forests for the Future Revolving Account FY 09 Game and Fish Fund Report Signed cover letter FY 2009 Game and Fish Fund Report Cost of preparation report Timber Sales and Management Report(s) Letter from the commissioner FY 2009 Timber Sales and Management Report FY 2008 Timber Sales and Management Report FY 2007 Timber Sales and Management Report FY 2006 Timber Sales and Management Report Forest Management Lease Pilot Study Report, December 2009 Minnesota's School Trust Lands Biennial Report, December 2009 Annual Report on Obsolete, Unnecessary, or Duplicative Rules, November 30, 2009 Plan to Develop a Groundwater Level Monitoring Network for the 11-County Metropolitan Area Cover Letter Report (4.43 MB) Land Purchases & Sales Related to the Land Acquisition Account, September 2009 Elk Management Plan, November 2009 (3.36 MB) Feasibility Study on the Foundation & Hydraulics, October 2009 (6.25 MB) Minnesota's School Trust Lands Biannual Report, June 2009 Parks & Trails Budget Analysis Parks & Trails Budget Analysis:  Addendum, November 16, 2009 Linking Habitat Restoration to Bioenergy:  an East-Central Minnesota Partnership Cover letter Report Dam Safety Program Project Priority Needs List, June 1, 2009 Letter Spreadsheet Aquatic Plant Management Report, May 2009 Asset Preservation Summary Report, January, 2009 Changes Necessary to Simplify Disability Hunting Permits and Procedures, December 23, 2008 Contracts for Provisions of Natural Resources Services January, 2009 The Establishment of a Permit to Mine Administration Fee and Application Fee Schedule, January 15, 2009 Cover letter Report Master Angler Proposal Cover letter Report Moose Management & Research Plan Progress Report Cover letter Report Natural Resources Capital Improvement Program Report January, 2009 Outdoor Education Working Group Cover letter Report Prairie Vegetation & Energy Production Harvest Plan for WMA's, January, 2009 Cover letter Report Recommendations for Future Wild Turkey Hunting Management Cover letter Report State Forest Nursery Program - FY07 State Forest Nursery Program - FY08 Stream Loan Report Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration December 2008 Cover Letter Appendix 1 VHS Testing Report January, 2009 Voyageurs National Park Report February, 2009 2009 Uncased Firearms Report January, 2009
2008	Access to Minnesota Outdoors Plan January 15, 2008 Adequacy of Lifetime Licenses October, 2008 Annual Report on Obsolete, Unnecessary, or Duplicative Rules November 18, 2008 (906K) Aquaculture Policy Recommendations January 14, 2008 Assessment of Grant and Loan Programs September, 2008 Asset Preservation Summary Report January, 2008 Emergency Fire Account Expenditures, November 2008 Cover Letter Report Cost of report production Forest Management Investment Account Report November 20, 2008 Game and Fish Fund Hunting and Fishing Revenue/Expenditure Allocations November 15, 2008 (2 MB) Inventory of state owned land report December 4, 2008 Lake Trout February 1, 2008 Land Sales and Sales Related to the Forests for the Future Revolving Account October, 2008 Leech Lake January 15, 2008 Linking Habitat Restoration to Bioenergy: an East-Central Minnesota Partnership: April, 2008 April, 2008 Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area Report February 1, 2008 Natural Resources Capital Improvement Program Report January 11, 2008 Potential for Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration in Minnesota February, 2008 Proposed Aquatic Plant Management Rule Changes January 7, 2008 Proposed Minimum Standards for Conservation Easements February 1, 2008 School Trust Lands Biennial Report 2006-07 October 2008 Stream Loan Reports 2008 Wild Rice February 15, 2008
2007	Asset Preservation Summary Report: 2007 Dam Safety Program Project Priority List 2007 Land Purchases and Sales related to the Land Acquisition Account December 3, 2007 Preventing the Introduction of Asian Carp into Minnesota November 1, 2007 Pheasant Bag Limit Report 2007 Stream Loan Report 2007
2006	Shooting Hours Report 2006 Stream Loan Report 2006
2005	Dam Safety Program Project Priority List 2005 Stream Loan Report 2005

 

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General Reports

• The Potential for Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration in Minnesota 74 pp.
  • Executive Summary - The Potential for Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration in Minnesota
• Potential Capacity for Geologic Carbon Sequestration in the Midcontinent Rift System in Minnesota 138 pp. (7.1 MB)
• Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area Communities Survey, December 2007 (4.7 Mb)
• Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area Report to the Legislature, January 2008 (5.7 Mb)
• Minnesota Governor's Conservation Legacy Council Report
• 2004 Outdoor Recreation Facility Survey and Management Concerns of Minnesota Cities, Counties, and School Districts
• 2004 Outdoor Recreation Participation Survey of Minnesotans
• Ten-year forecasts of Minnesota adult outdoor recreation participation, 2004 to 2014
• Awareness and Satisfaction Survey Results
• Directions 2000: DNR's Strategic Plan
• Natural Resources Stewardship 2001: Key Indicators of Progress
• State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan 2008-2012
• Strategic Conservation Agenda
• Strategic Information Resource Management Plan (903Kb)
• Survey of public perceptions of the impacts, use, and future of Minnesota lakes
• A User's Guide to Natural Resource Efforts in the Red River Basin (2.5Mb)
• Report from the Prairie Seed Production and BioEnergy Project

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Boating Studies

• Boating in North-Central MN Report 2008 
• Twin Cities Life-Jacket Wear-Rate Observational Study, 2007
• Boating in Northern Minnesota: Summer 2006
• Boating in West Central Minnesota: Status in 2005 and Trends Since 1986
• Minnesota Canoe and Kayak Study
• Shoreline and Water Quality Impacts from Recreational Boating on the Mississippi River
• Recreational Boating Study of the Mississippi River, Pools 4 to 9, Summer 2003
• Boating in Central Minnesota: Status in 2001 and Trends since 1987
• Boating on the Minnesota Portion of Lake Superior: Summer 2002
• Market Study for Boating on the Minnesota Waters of Lake Superior
• Boating in North Central Minnesota: Status in 1998 and Trends Since 1985
• Boating Trends on Lake Minnetonka, 1984 to 2004
• Boating in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area: Current Status (1996) and Trends Since 1984

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Forest Studies

• Forest Recreation Studies for 3 Forests ('04-'08) 
• Report on the Competitiveness of Minnesota's Primary Forest Products Industry 2006
• Outdoor Recreation Study of the Foot Hills Forest Area, Summer and Fall 2004

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State Park Studies

• 2007 Research; Summary of Findings
• 2007 Research; Key findings (8.85 Mb)
  • Key findings appendices
• Division of Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan 2006-2011 (49 pages 4.95 Mb)
• Division of Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan Executive Summary (4 pages fold in half)
• Division of Parks and Recreation Strategic Workplan 2007-2008
• Mississippi Whitewater Park, Management and Operational Responsibilities, A Report to the Minnesota Legislature (2.72Mb)
• 2001 Minnesota State Park Visitor Survey Summary Report
• Contributions of the Minnesota State Park System to State and Regional Economies
• Minnesota River Valley Area study results
• State park management plans

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Trail Studies

• Paul Bunyan and Heartland State Trail Reports 
• ATV Gas Tax Study 
• All-Terrain Vehicle Use on the North Shore State Trail: A Feasibility Study
• OHV Study  (1.4 Mb)
• Feasibility Study for Mississippi Whitewater Park
• Minnesota kayaking trail study
• State Trail Use - Summary of Summer Trail Use and User Surveys Conducted in 1996, 1997 and 1998  (1.5Mb)
• Study of the Use of Motorized Devices by Individuals with Disabilities on State Trails, 2004  
• Economic Impact of Trail-related Activities on State and Regional Economies in MN  (2.54MB)

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Wildlife Studies

• Fish Culture in Wetlands: A Review of the Science and Recommendations for Licensing Criteria (November 2006)

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Note: These reports are posted here in PDF format. They are available in an alternate format upon request to the DNR Information Center.