The Department of Natural Resources is developing Section Forest Resource management plans (SFRMP) for five Ecological Sections within Minnesota.
The plans are now available for input through Oct. 23, 2023 and we invite your feedback.
What is a Section Forest Resource Management Plan?
The Minnesota DNR is committed to the long-term strategic and sustainable management of our forest lands, and SFRMPs contribute toward achieving those objectives through guiding vegetation management on state-administered forest lands.
Section Forest Resource Management Plans are part of the DNR’s Forest Resource Management Plan System, which also includes the DNR’s 10-year stand exam list. They guide DNR managers on what to consider when making management decisions for forest stands within each ecological section. They also identify management opportunity areas, such as ruffed grouse management areas and old forest management complexes, and guide management within them.
The SFRMPs are not prescriptive and do not indicate how, when, or where any specific management action will occur. Rather, they provide broad general direction and strategies for achieving landscape-scale goals through stand-level management. Natural boundaries for the coverage area of each plan are based on the Ecological Classification System (ECS), which classifies Minnesota's landscape into geographic units based on local geology and ecology.
How to Get Involved
The draft plans are available for comment through Oct. 23, 2023, and you can view or download a copy of the draft plan at each SFRMPs webpage.
The following guide was also developed to aid your review of the plan:
Submit comments or questions to FOR.planners.DNR@state.mn.us.
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