Local

REGIONAL

ARROWHEAD REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
ARDC includes the counties of Carlton,Aitkin,Cook,Koochiching,Itasca,Lake and St. Louis.

North Shore Management Plan, 1988. The North Shore Management Board developed the plan. Management responsibility is shared among the counties, cities and townships within the shoreland corridor. NSMB plays an ongoing monitoring role and conducts an annual administrative review.
North Shore Harbors Plan, 1991. A recreational boating harbors plan developed by the NSMB.
St. Louis River Management Plan, 1994. Developed by the St. Louis River Board.

MISSISSIPPI HEADWATERS BOARD
MHB is a joint powers board of Clearwater, Hubbard, Beltrami, Cass, Itasca, Aitkin, Crow Wing, and Morrison counties. It has jurisdiction in a defined corridor surrounding the Mississippi River and headwaters, in unincorporated areas. One MHB program works with private woodland owners to develop forest stewardship management plans for their lands.

Mississippi Headwaters Management Plan, 1992. This document presents the Management Plan of the MHB as well as the Mississippi Headwaters Model Ordinance for counties. The plan was intended to have five-year updates, but no revision is currently underway.

BIG WOODS PROJECT

The Big Woods Project provides information and feedback, including goals and concerns of the local community, to agencies and organizations.

A Plan for the Big Woods Project, 1996.

NORTHERN COUNTIES LAND USE COORDINATING BOARD
The Board is developing a model plan which the member counties may use in developing their own plans.

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Conservation by Design outlines the Conservancy's international goal and broadstrategic themes. Planning at the ecoregion level involves looking at the biology of the region and focusing on a portfolio of sites. A plan has been developed for the Northern Tallgrass Ecoregion, which includes western Minnesota. Plans are being developed for the Prairie-Forest Ecoregion and the Lake Superior Highlands. A plan for the Lake Superior Mixed Forest Region will follow. The Conservancy has developed a "Preserve Design" for each of its preserves but is now developing more comprehensive "Site Conservation Plans" for its main preserves. A Site Conservation Plan considers the area surrounding a preserve in addition to the preserve itself. Site Conservation Plans will probably be developed for ten to twenty of the preserves in Minnesota.
The Minnesota Chapter of the Conservancy cooperates with the Big Woods Project but also has developed its own Cannon Valley Big Woods Landscape Conservation initiative which includes parts of Rice, Dakota, and Goodhue Counties.

Conservation by Design: A Framework for Mission Success, 1996.

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COUNTIES

MEMBER COUNTIES OF THE MN ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY LAND COMMISSIONERS

AITKIN
A forest management plan is under development, with no definite time frame for completion.

BECKER
The land department is working toward developing a plan while also updating its inventory database. The Forestry Advisory Committee meets regularly and will begin to discuss general directions and areas of focus for the management plan.

BELTRAMI
Work is being done toward developing a plan. No completion date has been set.

CARLTON

Management Plan for the Tax-Forfeited Lands of Carlton County, 1992. Ten-year updates are intended.

CASS

Multi-year Forest Management Plan, 1996.

CLEARWATER
Management is guided by county board policies. Allowable cut is evaluated annually.

COOK
Nearly half of the land the county administers is within the BWCAW. Most of the remaining land is under a specific use. Approximately 1100 acres surrounding the airport are managed for timber.

Land Use Guide Plan for Cook County, 1997.

CROW WING

Plan for the Management of Crow Wing County Tax Forfeited Lands, 1985. The county is currently considering revising the plan.

HUBBARD

Forest Resources Management Plan for Hubbard County Tax-Forfeited Lands, 1990. The plan is currently being revised to incorporate new inventory data.

ITASCA

Land Management Plan for the Tax-Forfeited Lands of Itasca County. The plan completed in 1970s. Many amendments have been added since then. The county will probably revise the plan in the near future.
Big Fork River Management Plan

KOOCHICHING

Plan for the Management of the Tax-Forfeited Land and Forest Resources of Koochiching County, 1992. The plan was reviewed in 1994-95 and is scheduled to be reviewed again in fall 1997.
Big Fork River Management Plan
Rainy and Rapid Rivers Management Plan

LAKE
The planning and zoning department is currently revising the county's comprehensive land use plan which will refer to the forestry plan where appropriate. The county is also developing a comprehensive wetlands management plan.

Plan for the Management of Lake County's Tax-Forfeited Forest Lands, 1983. The plan is currently being updated and will possibly be completed by fall of 1998.

LAKE OF THE WOODS
A management plan was completed in 1980 and will probably be revised in the next few years.

Rainy and Rapid Rivers Management Plan

PINE

Plan for the Management of Pine County Tax-Forfeited Lands, 1984. The plan was updated in 1994.

ST. LOUIS
The Land Department uses a system of dynamic planning. Policy statements guide specific management activities (leases, timber sales, cabin use, etc.). A management directive issued in 1981 states general goals and objectives for the Department. Staff are currently developing a document of vision and goals statements to provide for long-range sustainability and address issues such as old-growth, scenic and natural areas, and biodiversity.

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