Score The Shore is a natural resources survey to estimate the amount of habitat in three lakeshore zones; shoreland, shoreline, and aquatic. This scoring process provides a...

The points in this dataset represent the approximate geographic location of the centroids for scanned, non-georeferenced air photos that were captured between 1930 and 2000 and...

This dataset shows where largescale tree damage was delineated in aerial surveys in 2016. Forests in much, but not all, of northern Minnesota were surveyed, as well as far...

This land cover data set was derived from 30-meter resolution Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) satellite imagery. Classification is divided into 15 classes with source imagery dates...

This is a collection of 5 raster datasets and an ecoregions boundary file that were used to compile the report available here:...

The Potentially Wet Histosols in Minnesota was created by the MNDNR to display the extent of peatlands across the state using the best available data. For the purposes of this...

This data set provided an update to Minnesota's 1969 land use inventory. Land uses were interpreted using U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) field...

These are provisional representations of Public Waters Basins (lakes, wetlands) and Watercourses (streams, altered channels) as depicted on the scanned paper regulatory maps and...

This data delineates the Shore Impact Zones (SIZ) of the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area (MRCCA) as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 6106.0050, subp. 68.The MRCCA is a...

A digital raster graphic (DRG) is a scanned image of an U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) standard series topographic map, including all map collar information. The image inside the...

This dataset delineates the area along the north shore of Lake Superior noted as the 'North Shore Management Zone' where the State Shoreland Management Standards are instead...

This dataset includes climate data using 30-year averages (normal), and compares the most recent thirty year average (1991-2020) to the entire climate record average...

Lake Basin MorphologyLake polygons with an attribute table of morphometric indices which describe the physical form and structure (morphology) of a lake.Lake Basin Fetch and...

mlccs_regionally_significant_ecological_areas_2014_2020: This is an analysis of regionally significant Terrestrial and Wetland Ecological Areas n the same extent of the Metro...

This dataset shows where largescale tree canopy damage was delineated in aerial surveys in 2023. Only forest disturbances were mapped if they were occurring at the time of the...

This data layer represents areas with varying levels of native biodiversity that may contain high quality native plant communities, rare plants, rare animals, and/or animal...

VERSION 4.0. This layer shows the most recent fast forest disturbance for a given forest patch or stand as delineated from Landsat time series methodologies, covering the time...

New generation of Drinking Water Supply Management Areas for surface water (DWSMA-SW) intakes. This is the endorsed surface and subsurface area surrounding a public water supply...

This dataset includes the main MNDNR Scientific and Natural Areas (SNA) feature class, along with ancillary feature classes such as annotation and parking lots. These feature...

As part of the MRCCA program’s requirements, local units of government are required to map significant existing vegetative stands for planning purposes. These significant plant...