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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... -
Aquifer Properties - Public Version
The geodatabase contains a table and a featureclass with values for transmissivity, hydraulic conductivity, and storativity entered into the aquifer properties... -
MNDNR Forest Inventory Diameter
The Forest Inventory Diameter Distribution table shows the trees per acre by two-inch diameter class for the species present within a stand from the last inventory activity... -
DNR Cooperative Ground Water Monitoring Locations
Minnesota DNR Cooperative Ground Water Monitoring locations extracted from KISTER'S Water Information Systems (WISKI) time series database. The locations mirror the available... -
MNDNR Forest Inventory Species
The Forest Inventory Species related table shows the summation of select forest attributes by the species present within the stand. Summations are generated averaging individual... -
MNDNR Forest Inventory NonMerch
This table contains assessments of the regenerating species within a stand, as assessed during the most recent stand inventory activity (whether on the ground or estimated by... -
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... -
DNR/MPCA Cooperative Stream Gaging Locations
MNDNR and MPCA Cooperative Stream Monitoring Locations extracted from KISTER'S Water Information Systems (WISKI) time series database. Data collected at these locations may... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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 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... -
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 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... -
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... -
Forest Health Survey 2025, Minnesota
This dataset shows where largescale tree canopy damage was delineated in aerial surveys in 2025. Only forest disturbances were mapped if they were occurring at the time of the... -
Springs in Minnesota
Inventory of springs in Minnesota. These data are collected and compiled by the Minnesota DNR as a tool to help create awareness of and appreciation for this resource so spring...
