Division of Forestry
Join us in this celebration that is 100-years in the making.
Through shared information, technology, and understanding, the Division of Forestry empowers others and ourselves to: sustain and enhance functioning forest ecosystems; provide a sustainable supply of forest resources to meet human needs (e.g., material, economic, and social); protect lives and property from wildfires; and provide a dollar return to the permanent school trust. We accomplish this through our three core programs: fire management, state land management, and cooperative forest management.
Fire Management
Fire Administration Unit
- Steve Simmer, Administrative Supervisor
tel. 651-259-5288 - Larry Himanga, Wildfire Prevention and Firewise Program Coordinator
tel. 651-259-5277
Rural Fire Department Programs
- Program Coordinator, vacant- contact Kristie Prahl for referrals to appropriate personnel.
Federal Excess Property Program(FEPP)
- Brian Haugen, Excess Property Specialist
tel. 218-372-3870
Minnesota Interagency Fire Center (MIFC)
- Ron Stoffel, Wildfire Suppression Supervisor
tel. 218-327-4436
State land management
Forest Development, Health, and Use Unit
- vacant, Supervisor
Resource Assessment and Inventory Unit
- Tim Aunan
DNR Resource Assessment
218-327-4449 ext. 252
Timber Sales Unit
- Lillian Baker, Supervisor
tel. 651-259-5262
Timber Sales information and assistance on private lands.
Utilization and Marketing Unit
- Keith Jacobson, Supervisor
tel. 651-259-5270
Cooperative Forest Management
- Andrew Arends, Supervisor
tel. 651-259-5261
Forest certification
- Rebecca Barnard, Coordinator
tel. 651-259-5256