DNR Web Site
Ecological Restoration
Field Guides: Animals
- Selected Birds of Minnesota
- Fishes of Minnesota
- Mammals of Minnesota
- Reptiles and Amphibians of Minnesota
Field Guides: Plants
Minnesota's Native Ecosystems
Shoreland Management
Books and Other Publications
Ecological Restoration
- Lakescaping for Wildlife and Water Quality. Carrol Henderson, Carolyn Dindorf, and Fred Rozumalski. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 1999.
- Restoring the Tallgrass Prairie: An Illustrated Manual for Iowa and the Upper Midwest. Shirley Shirley. University of Iowa Press. 1994.
- What every water gardener and shoreline restorer should know about harmful exotic aquatic plants Wendy Crowell. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 2006. Pamphlet
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Field Guides: Animals
- Butterflies Through Binoculars: the East. Jeffrey Glassberg. Oxford University Press. 1999.
- Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America. 5th edition. Roger Tory Peterson. Houghton Mifflin Company. 2002.
- Northwoods Wildlife: A Watcher's Guide to Habitats. Janine M. Benyus. NorthWord Press. 1989.
- Traveler's Guide to Wildlife in Minnesota. Carrol Henderson, Andrea Lee Lambrecht and others. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 1997.
Field Guides: Plants
- Ferns of Minnesota. Rolla Tryon. University of Minnesota Press. 1980.
- North Woods Wildflowers: A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Northeastern United States and Southeastern Canada. Douglas M. Ladd. Falcon Publishing Inc. 2001.
- Northland Wildflowers: The Comprehensive Guide to the Minnesota Region. Revised Edition. John B. Moyle and Evelyn W. Moyle. University of Minnesota Press. 2001. Purchase from University of Minnesota Press
- Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers: A Field Guide. Douglas M. Ladd A Nature Conservancy Book published by Falcon Press. 1995.
- Trees and Shrubs of Minnesota. Welby Smith. University of Minnesota Press. 2008.
Purchase from University of Minnesota Press - Wildflowers, Grasses and Other Plants of the Northern Plains and Black Hills. 4th edition. Theodore Van Bruggen. Badlands Natural History Association. Fenske Printing, Inc. 1992.
Lake Ecology
- A Primer on Limnology. 2nd edition. Bruce A. Monson. Water Resources Research Center. University of Minnesota. 1992. Report
- Lake Vegetation Reports. Donna Perleberg. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
See lake list - The Water's Edge, Helping Fish and Wildlife on Your Lakeshore Property. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 2009.
Pamphlet Download - Natural Vegetation of Minnesota at the Time of the Public Land Survey 1847-1907. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 1988.
Pamphlet Download - World's Within A World: Reflections on Visits to Minnesota Scientific and Natural Area Preserves Paul Gruchow. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 1999.
Other Online Publications:
Agricultural Buffers