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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... -
State Aquatic Management Area (AMA) Aquisitions
This data layer shows lands acquired by MNDNR Fisheries through purchase, donation and easement for establishment as Aquatic Management Areas (AMAs). AMAs are established to... -
Terrestrial Invasive Species Observations
Multi-partner effort to record GPS locations of terrestrial invasive species on DNR lands and other locations in Minnesota. Data is downloaded from EDDMapS Midwest... -
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... -
State Administered Lands - DNR Management Units, Minnesota
This data layer shows lands acquired, administered and/or managed by Minnesota DNR. These include lands in the following categories: Aquatic Management Area (AMA)Scientific... -
Natural Area Registry
Natural Area Registry (NAR) Sites layer version supporting SNA Work Planning application.natural_area-registry-sites_boundaries: A polygon database delineated on and... -
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... -
Minnesota Regions Prone to Surface Karst Feature Development
In Minnesota, surface karst features (including but not restricted to sinkholes, caves, stream sinks, and karst springs) are observed to primarily occur where 50 feet or less of... -
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... -
State Forest Statutory Boundaries and Management Units
This layer file consists of three related datasets:- Statutory boundary polygons of State Forests- Lands managed by the Division of Forestry within the statutory boundaries,... -
FEMA Digital Flood Rate Insurance Maps (DFIRM), Minnesota
The Federal Emergency Managment Agency and the MNDNR produce Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRM) for selected counties in the state. These maps are often referred to as... -
MBS Sites of Biodiversity Significance
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... -
MNDNR Native Prairies
Native prairie polygons are a subset of a larger database of DNR Native Plant Communities and are the result of that classification system and protocol. As a subset of the DNR... -
DNR Division of Wildlife Administrative Areas
This file was created to show the boundaries of the Wildlife Administrative Areas in the State. -
Karst Feature Inventory Points
Southeastern Minnesota is part of the Upper Mississippi Valley Karst that includes southwestern Wisconsin and northeastern Iowa. In Minnesota, surface karst features (including... -
Wildfires Tracked by Minnesota DNR
This layer shows the locations of wildfires for which the DNR was the primary responding agency. These include fires not only on state lands, but also rural private lands for... -
MNDNR Division of Enforcement Officer Patrol Areas
MNDNR Officer Patrol areas were originally defined and verified by Patrol Officers during the fall of 2002. The current boundaries reflect the changes to MNDNR's Regional... -
Public Waters (PW) Basin and Watercourse Delineations
These are provisional representations of Public Waters Basins (lakes, wetlands) and Watercourses (streams, altered channels) as depicted on the scanned paper regulatory maps and... -
DNR Toolbox for ArcGIS Pro
The Minnesota DNR Toolbox provides a number of convenience geoprocessing tools used regularly by MNDNR staff. Many of these may be useful to the wider public. However, some... -
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...
