Subsection forest resource management planning

link to Ecological Classification Systems webpage

Since 2000, the DNR has been developing vegetation management plans for forestland under its administrative control using the subsection level of the DNR Ecological Classification System (ECS) to define the boundaries of the base planning unit. These Subsection Resource Management Plans (SFRMPs) establish forest management direction for about 4.9 million acres of land administered primarily by the Divisions of Forestry and Fish and Wildlife that are generally considered available for forest management activities.

Interdisciplinary DNR teams with members from the Divisions of Forestry, Fish and Wildlife, and Ecological and Water Resources develop each SFRMP under guidance from DNR leadership. Key products of each SFRMP include:

  • An assessment of forest conditions within a subsection.
  • Long-term (i.e., 10- and 50-year) strategic direction and desired future forest composition goals related to vegetation management on DNR lands within a subsection; and
  • Selection of specific locations (i.e., forest stands) that will be field visited over the 10-year planning period and potentially treated (e.g., harvested) to implement the identified strategic direction and goals.

Additional information: Monitoring of Subsection Forest Resource Management Plans pdf

For additional information contact Jon Nelson at 651-259-5278 or jon.nelson@state.mn.us.