Forest Management Planning Sections

The DNR is currently updating its Section Forest Resource Management Plans (SFRMPs). When the update process is complete, there will be one plan for each of the seven forested Ecological Sections in the state.

Section Forest Resource Management Plans complement the DNR's strategic forest resource management direction and 10-year stand exam list by providing guidance to advance landscape-level goals within each Ecological Section. The updated plans will guide vegetation management on DNR-administered lands in each section until they are revised again, which happens approximately every 10 years.

See the webpage for each SFRMP from the links to the right for more information about individual plans.

Planning unit boundaries

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Revised SFRMP Boundaries (outlined in red) compared to former SFRMP Boundaries (colored areas). DNR Administrative Regions are outlined in blue.

 

Section Forest Resource Management plan timelines

SFRMP

Status

Aspen Parklands

Plan revision in progress

Northern Minnesota and Ontario Peatlands

Plan revision in progress

Northern Superior Uplands

Plan revision in progress

Northern Minnesota Drift and Lake Plains

Plan revision in progress

Western Superior Uplands

Plan revision in progress

Minnesota and Northeast Iowa Moraines

Plan revision in progress

Paleozoic Plateau

Plan revision in progress

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