This is a polygon shapefile of sites managed for ruffed grouse by MN DNR (Department of Natural Resources); sometimes in cooperation with other public land management agencies....

Modeled wild rice presence data for 2023 were produced using satellite Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 remote sensing data, observation data from The Collaborative State Tribal Wild...

Spatial (GIS) footprints representing more than 10,000 scanned mineral exploration documents were indexed by the Minnesota DNR's Lands and Minerals Division between 1999-2001....

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 oak wilt range is a 20 mile buffer around all confirmed oak wilt points in Minnesota, unless confirmed as eradicated for 5 years by DNR staff. DNR data in Minnesota and...

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...

This boundary is based on the legal description of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, in accordance with Public Law 95-495 dated October 21, 1978. To make the boundary...

Land cover data set based on the Minnesota Land Cover Classification System (MLCCS) coding scheme. This data was produced using a combination of aerial photograph interpretation...

This layer was created to identify Lakes of Phosphorus Sensitivity Significance (LPSS) within Minnesota. Available lake data were analyzed to classify lakes based on sensitivity...

This data layer contains soil and vegetation data collected by DNR foresters, summer interns, and Ecologcial Classification System (ECS) program staff. The data support native...

This dataset was formulated to rank lakes as they relate to the state's priority of focusing on high-quality, high-value lakes that likely provide the greatest return on...

Deer Permit Areas.

North/South Furbearer Zones

Bobcat, Fisher, and Marten Zone

This coverage provides information for the fourth level of the Ecological Classification System. Polygon boundaries were delineated at a scale of 1:100,000 with a...

This dataset is based on NOAA's Great Lakes Medium Resolution Digital Shoreline. The Lake Superior Shoreline was extracted and converted to a polygon feature class. Water and...

This is a polygon coverage of Wild Rice Lakes and Rivers in Minnesota. Lakes and rivers were selected out from the DNR 100k Lakes and Rivers shapefile based upon intersection...

The Wildlife Action Network (WAN) was developed as part of the 2015-2025 MN Wildlife Action Plan revision. The WAN is made up of ten GIS layers representing quality aquatic and...

These data represent public waters and public ditches that require permanent vegetation buffers or alternative riparian water quality practices. The buffer map data comprise two...

This resource contains two feature classes: a polygon feature class of Designated Wildlife Lakes in Minnesota, and a point feature class with the polygons converted to points....