Department Reports
Long Range Conservation Plans and Strategies
Legislative Reports
General Reports
Boating Studies
Forest Studies
State Park Studies
Trail Studies
Wildlife Studies
Legislative Reports and Rulemaking
2005
- Stream Loan Report 2005
- Dam Safety Program Project Priority List 2005
2006
- Stream Loan Report 2006
- Shooting Hours Report 2006
2007
- Stream Loan Report 2007
- Asset Preservation Summary Report: 2007
- Dam Safety Program Project Priority List 2007
- Preventing the Introduction of Asian Carp into Minnesota November 1, 2007
- Pheasant Bag Limit Report 2007
2008
- Stream Loan Reports 2008
- Asset Preservation Summary Report: 2008
- Proposed Aquatic Plant Management Rule Changes January 7, 2008
- Access to Minnesota Outdoors Plan January 15, 2008
- Aquaculture Policy Recommendations January 14, 2008
- Game and Fish Fund Hunting and Fishing Revenue/Expenditure Allocations November 15, 2008 (2,086K)
- Leech Lake January 15, 2008
- Lake Trout February 1, 2008
- Natural Resources Capital Improvement Program Report January 11, 2008
- Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area Report February 1, 2008
- Potential for Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration in Minnesota February, 2008
- Potential Capacity for Geologic Carbon Sequestration in the MidContinent Rift System in Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources February, 2008
- Proposed Minimum Standards for Conservation Easements February 1, 2008
- Wild Rice February 15, 2008
- Linking Habitat Restoration to Bioenergy: an East-Central Minnesota Partnership: April, 2008 April, 2008
- Assessment of Department of Natural Resources Grant Programs to Determine Their Potential to Advance or Promote the Growth of the Green Economy September 2008
General Reports
- The Potential for Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration in Minnesota 74 pp. (815 K)
- Executive Summary - The Potential for Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration in Minnesota 5 pp. (63 K)
- Executive Summary - The Potential for Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration in Minnesota
- Potential Capacity for Geologic Carbon Sequestration in the Midcontinent Rift System in Minnesota 138 pp. (7,120 K)
- Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area Communities Survey, December 2007 (4.7 Mb)
- Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area Report to the Legislature, January 2008 (5.7 Mb)
- Minnesota Governor's Conservation Legacy Council Report 56 pp. (675 K)
- 2004 Outdoor Recreation Facility Survey and Management Concerns of Minnesota Cities, Counties, and School Districts
- 2004 Outdoor Recreation Participation Survey of Minnesotans
- Ten-year forecasts of Minnesota adult outdoor recreation participation, 2004 to 2014
- Awareness and Satisfaction Survey Results (40Kb)
- Directions 2000: DNR's Strategic Plan (650Kb)
- Natural Resources Stewardship 2001: Key Indicators of Progress
- State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan 2008-2012
- Strategic Conservation Agenda 2003-2007
- Strategic Information Resource Management Plan (903Kb)
- Survey of public perceptions of the impacts, use, and future of Minnesota lakes
- A User's Guide to Natural Resource Efforts in the Red River Basin (2.5Mb)
- Report from the Prairie Seed Production and BioEnergy Project
Boating Studies
- Twin Cities Life-Jacket Wear-Rate Observational Study, 2007
- Boating in Northern Minnesota: Summer 2006
- Boating in West Central Minnesota: Status in 2005 and Trends Since 1986
- Minnesota Canoe and Kayak Study
- Shoreline and Water Quality Impacts from Recreational Boating on the Mississippi River
- Recreational Boating Study of the Mississippi River, Pools 4 to 9, Summer 2003
- Boating in Central Minnesota: Status in 2001 and Trends since 1987
- Boating on the Minnesota Portion of Lake Superior: Summer 2002
- Market Study for Boating on the Minnesota Waters of Lake Superior
- Boating in North Central Minnesota: Status in 1998 and Trends Since 1985
- Boating Trends on Lake Minnetonka, 1984 to 2004
- Boating in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area: Current Status (1996) and Trends Since 1984
Forest Studies
- Report on the Competitiveness of Minnesota's Primary Forest Products Industry 2006
- Outdoor Recreation Study of the Foot Hills Forest Area, Summer and Fall 2004
State Park Studies
- Division of Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan 2006-2011 (49 pages 4.95 Mb)
- Division of Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan Executive Summary (4 pages fold in half, 291 Kb)
- Division of Parks and Recreation Strategic Workplan 2007-2008 (16 pages, 100 Kb)
- Mississippi Whitewater Park, Management and Operational Responsibilities, A Report to the Minnesota Legislature (2.72Mb)
- 2001 Minnesota State Park Visitor Survey Summary Report (188Kb)
- Contributions of the Minnesota State Park System to State and Regional Economies (264Kb)
- Minnesota River Valley Area study results
- State park management plans
Trail Studies
- ATV Gas Tax Study
- All-Terrain Vehicle Use on the North Shore State Trail: A Feasibility Study
- OHV Study (1.4 Mb)
- Feasibility Study for Mississippi Whitewater Park
- Minnesota kayaking trail study
- State Trail Use - Summary of Summer Trail Use and User Surveys Conducted in 1996, 1997 and 1998 (1.5Mb)
- Study of the Use of Motorized Devices by Individuals with Disabilities on State Trails, 2004
Wildlife Studies
- Fish Culture in Wetlands: A Review of the Science and Recommendations for Licensing Criteria (November 2006) (552 kb)
Note: These reports are posted here in PDF format. They are available in an alternate format upon request to the DNR Information Center.
