Minnesota's trees and forests
- 53 native tree species
- 17.4 million acres Forest land (all ownerships)
- 4.2 million acres Forestry-administered state land
- 712,600 acres State land administered by forestry outside of state forests
Managing public lands
State forest recreation:
- 59 state forests
- 2,377 miles state forest roads
- 43 State forest campgrounds, 12 state forest horse campgrounds, and 29 forest day-use areas
- 1,200 miles state forest trails
Timber sales
- $17.8 billion Forest products annual economic impact (2017)
- 64,500 jobs Forestry products annual employment impact (2017)
- Commercially productive forest land* (2016)
- Total – 15.1 million acres
- State – 2.8 million or 18.5 percent
- Federal – 1.9 million acres or 12.6 percent
- County and municipal – 2.4 million acres or 15.9 percent
- Private/Tribal/Industry – 8.0 million acres or 53 percent
- Timber harvested (2014)
- Total – 2,885,000 cords
- State – 816,000 cords, 28.3 percent
- Federal – 240,000 cords, 8.3 percent
- County and municipal – 703,000 cords, 24.4 percent
- Private/Tribal/Industry – 1,126,000 cords, 39 percent
Planning for the future
- Minnesota State Forest Nursery:
- 1 (covering 150 acres)
- Seeded 80 acres
- Seed orchards - 54 acres (7 species)
- Seedlings shipped - 3-6 million
- State land reforestation: (five-year average, 2014-2018)
- Natural Regeneration – 21,000 acres
- Seeding – 4,500 acres
- Planting – 3,900 acres
- Trees planted in 2019 – 2,000,000
Private forest stewardship**
- 895,000 acres woodland stewardship plans reported to the DNR (2019)
- 149,000 acres woodland stewardship plans acres written and reported to the DNR between July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2018
Community Forestry
- DNR Forestry has annually provided 228 assists to communities in the management of their urban forests by providing matching grants, sharing technical expertise, and promoting tree planting care and appreciation.
- More than 100 Minnesota communities have attained national recognition as Tree City USAs.
Managing wildfires
- 1562 fires (39,827 acres) Wildfires fought annually (2005-2017)
Education
- 140 (8,000 acres) School forest outdoor classrooms
*Commercially productive forest land is defined as land potentially available for harvest and capable of growing greater than or equal to 20 cubic feet of wood per acre per year.
**Woodland Stewardship Plans expire in 10 years.
(Updated 2019)