Forest Management Planning Sections

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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Northwest: Lake Agassiz Aspen Parklands. Far north central: Northern Minnesota and Ontario Peatlands. Northeast: Northern Superior Uplands. North central: Northern Minnesota Drift and Lake Plains. East central: Western Superior Uplands. Southeast: Paleozoic Plateau. From northwest to southeast: Minnesota and Northeast Iowa Morainal.

Section Forest Resource Management plan timelines

SFRMPStatus
Aspen ParklandsPlan revised June 2026
Northern Minnesota and Ontario PeatlandsPlan revised March 2026
Northern Superior UplandsPlan revised June 2026
Northern Minnesota Drift and Lake PlainsPlan revised June 2026
Western Superior UplandsPlan revised June 2026
Minnesota and Northeast Iowa MorainesPlan revised June 2026
Paleozoic PlateauPlan revised June 2026

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