ForestView

ForestView is a suite of web applications that provide interactive map-based access to a variety of DNR Forestry geographic datasets. These include forest inventory data for state-administered lands, 10-year subsection forest resource management plans (SFRMPs), and proposed harvest sites for DNR's annual timber harvest plans. In addition, the SFRMP and annual timber harvest plan map interfaces include a method to submit public comments regarding proposed management actions for specific sites (i.e., stands) via online forms.

Click on any of the Map Interface links below to begin browsing DNR Forestry's geographic datasets. Instructions for using the map interfaces are available through the question-mark icon on the map interface pages.

Forest Inventory

The Forest Inventory Map Interface presents maps of DNR's forest inventory of state-administered lands, with access to detailed information for each inventoried forest stand.

For additional information regarding DNR Forestry's forest inventory program, see our Cooperative Stand Assessment page.

Subsection Forest Resource Management Plans (SFRMP)

Maps of forest stands selected for treatment in DNR's long-term forest resource management plans, with access to detailed forest inventory data, a preliminary management prescription, and the year the stand is scheduled for treatment. Public comments regarding the management of a forest stand can be submitted via a web-based form when viewing the stand data.

• Agassiz Lowlands Three-Year Extension

  A draft three-year extension of the Agassiz Lowlands SFRMP has been prepared. The public comment period for this three-year extension ends February 19, 2010.

  For more information regarding the Draft Agassiz Lowlands SFRMP three-year extension, see the Agassiz Lowlands SFRMP page.

• Blufflands - Rochester Plateau SFRMP

  A draft plan for the Blufflands and Rochester Plateau ECS subsections in southeastern Minnesota has been prepared. The 30-day public comment period for the Blufflands - Rochester Plateau SFRMP began January 6, 2010 and will end January 31, 2010.

  For more information regarding this plan, see the Blufflands - Rochester Plateau SFRMP page.

For more information on the SFRMP process, see our SFRMP page.

Annual Timber Harvest Plans

Maps of DNR's timber harvest plans by fiscal year (July 1 - June 30), with access to detailed forest inventory data and a preliminary management prescription for each forest stand scheduled for treatment. Public comments regarding the management of individual forest stands can be submitted via a web-based form when viewing the stand data.

• Fiscal Year 2010 Harvest Plan Map Interface (July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010)

  The timber plans displayed here are for Fiscal Year 2010, and include stands that may be offered for sale between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010. Timber sold may be harvested immediately, or up to 5 years after the date of sale.

  The public comment period for the Fiscal Year 2010 Harvest Plan ended June 19, 2009.

For further information about DNR Forestry Annual Timber Harvest Plans, see our annual timber harvest plans page.

White Pine Management Review

The Harvest Plan and SFRMP Map Interfaces presented above include features to facilitate the review of plans for sites that include a white pine component. To use the interfaces for this purpose:

• Access the interface for the plan of interest as normal (through the above links)
• In the Background section of the map legend, select the Township Guide to Sites Containing White Pine button, then redraw the map (click "redraw").
• Zoom in to one of the indicated townships.
• When you are zoomed in close enough that the Sites Containing White Pine button in the top section of the map legend becomes accessible, select it and then redraw the map.
• Sites containing a white pine component are shown on the map for your review.
• Once the Sites Containing White Pine layer has been turned on, you can zoom out, find another township of interest, and zoom to that township; the layer will remain on and you will see the relevant sites once you are zoomed in close enough.

For additional information on DNR white pine harvest policy, and text listings of affected sites, see our annual timber harvest plans page.