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MNDNR Forest Inventory
The MNDNR Forest Inventory layer depicts the stand level demarcation of lands administered or managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) Forestry. Stands... -
Aquatic Invasive Species Observations
A multi-partner effort to record the locations of aquatic invasive species in waterbodies throughout the state. Points indicate presence and/or approximate physical locations of... -
Groundwater Capture Area
The “capture zone” is the proposed capture area within the aquifer. When there isn't a surface water contribution, the groundwater capture area is identical to the wellhead... -
Water Quality Stressors Identified
This data was created as a result of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) biological stressor identification process (SID). Biological stressors are determined after... -
Surface Water Stations - MPCA Environmental Data Access
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) surface water monitoring station locations, including lake, stream, biological and discharge. Locations of United States Geological... -
State Surface Interests Administered by MNDNR
State owned surface interests, including fee surface, easement in, lease in, and agreement, administered by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, mapped to the PLS... -
Feedlots in Minnesota
This dataset contains point representations of the locations of animal feedlot facilities in Minnesota. The data includes contact information, registration/permit information,... -
MPCA Air Quality Permits
This dataset represents the locations and classifications of facilities with air quality permits regulated by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. -
Emerald Ash Borer Detection, Minnesota
This suite of data is a collection of layers that communicate the introduction risk, detection, bioControl, and response to Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) in Minnesota, including... -
MPCA Feedlot Program Vulnerable Groundwater Areas
The feedlot program issues NPDES and SDS operating permits to large feedlots across the State of Minnesota. These permits contain specific requirements for construction and... -
Rare Natural Communities
Rare natural communities are one of several “Special Considerations” listed in the Wetland Conservation Act rules for consideration under wetland replacement application.The... -
Scientific and Natural Area Units
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... -
MNDNR Forest Inventory Old Growth
This layer is a digital inventory of currently designated or candidate old growth forest stands on lands administered by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). This data... -
State Parks, Recreation Areas, and Waysides
This dataset consists of three related feature classes:-- A point file of State Park, State Recreation Area, and State Wayside Area reference locations, individually positioned... -
MNDNR Native Plant Communities
This dataset contains 3 main feature classes. See the detailed description of each feature class in the individual metadata files below:MNDNR Native Plant CommunitiesDNR NPC and... -
State Designated Trout Streams, Minnesota
This layer shows legally designated trout streams and trout stream tributaries as identified in Minnesota Rules Chapter 6264. See... -
Regulated Water Features - Trout Stream Special Regulations
This layer shows Minnesota trout streams that have a special regulation as described in the 2020 Minnesota Fishing Regulations. Road crossings were determined using the best... -
MNDNR Native Plant Communities - Groundwater Subset
This wetland classification scheme was originally developed for a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) effort to establish protective permit thresholds for... -
Current Stream Water Units in Minnesota
A two-dimensional representation of all streams within the State of Minnesota, with associated attributes. This data set is built on the 24,000 National Hydrography Dataset.... -
Rain Gauge Sites
This dataset contains MCES rain gauges in the Twin Cities seven county metro area. MCES uses rain gauges for flow monitoring, planning, inflow/infiltration (I/I) analysis, and...