Trends and Strategic Directions
Trends and Strategic Directions
Three key trends are shaping Minnesota's natural resources and our ability to manage them. Learn more about these trends and about how we are responding to these trends with Strategic Directions.
Trend: Changes in outdoor recreation participation
Minnesota is not escaping the dramatic national trend of declining per-capita participation in nature-based outdoor recreation. The decline includes many of the core outdoor activities DNR encourages, such as state park and trail visitation, hunting, and fishing.
Strategic Directions:
Trend: Changes related to energy and climate
Concerns about energy security, fuel prices, and climate change have led to new national and state standards for energy efficiency and increased interest in renewable energy sources.
Strategic Directions:
Trend: Landscape changes from growth and development
Minnesota is projected to grow by more than 1 million people in the next 20 years. Population growth increases demands on our lakes and rivers, forests and grasslands, wetlands and shorelands.