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Natural Resources Facts
Minnesota has
- 5,545,850 acres of DNR land, about 10 percent of Minnesota's land area
- 3,311,101 acres of lakes administered by the DNR
- 9,300,000 acres of wetlands
administered by the DNR
- 69,200 miles of rivers and streams administered by
the DNR
- 2,675 full-time equivalent DNR employees
- 1,500,000 licensed anglers
-
600,000 licensed hunters and
trappers
- 812,000 recreational boats
- 67
state parks and seven state recreational areas; second oldest state park system in
the United States, after New York
State Land Ownership
(Approximate percentage of state land ownership in each county)
Public Lands and Recreational Facilities Administered by the DNR
- 4,800,000 state forest acres
- 1,300,000 wildlife management acres
-
184,100 scientific and natural area acres
- 223,500 state park, state
recreation area, and state wayside acres
- 38,131 aquatic management acres
-
25,640 miles of off-road vehicle, snowmobile,
cross-country ski, multiple-use, and bike trails
- 1,590 public water site
sites
Originally published January 2011.
