Blufflands/Rochester Plateau

Three-Year Stand Selection Extension

The Three-Year Stand List Extension plan (956 kb ) for state lands located in the Blufflands and Rochester Plateau subsections in southeastern Minnesota has been completed.

DNR determined that a three-year extension was needed to provide forest stand examinations.

• Uses the original SFRMP strategic direction and stand selection criteria
• 223 stands totaling 4,626 acres were selected to be field visited and evaluated for treatment during the three-year extension period from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2012
• Results of field examination will be used to revise and/or refine management prescriptions
• A full plan revision was not feasible because SFRMP resources were fully committed to other parts of the state and a new ten-year plan will be implemented beginning in 2013

The Three-Year Stand List Extension document includes:

• Introduction and background information to provide context to the final 2002 Blufflands/Rochester Plateau SFRMP
• Review of stand selection criteria and annual treatment goals
• Summaries of stands selected for the three-year extension, listed by:
  • Forest type
  • Administrative units
  • General preliminary prescription categories
• The complete three-year list of stands selected for field review and potential treatment.
• Summary of implementation and monitoring information

Alternative formats for the plan are available by contacting:

Jon Nelson,
DNR-Division of Forestry,
500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155-4044
fax: 651-296-5954
phone: 651-259-5278