Section 1	Identification Information
Originator	Mississippi Headwaters Board
Title	Mississippi Headwaters Management Plan
Abstract	Contents: I. The Mississippi Headwaters Board: Organization of the Board, Powers of the Board, Protection of the Basin, Protection of the Water, The Board from 1980 to 1992. II. History and Authority of the Mississippi Headwaters Board: Legislative History at the Federal Level, Local Response to the Federal Initiative, Requirements of the National Park Service, Legislative Action to Establish the Mississippi Headwaters Board. III. Administration of the Mississippi Headwaters Board: Operations of the Mississippi Headwaters Board, Finances of the Mississippi Headwaters Board, Accomplishments and Activities of the Mississippi Headwaters Board. IV. The Management Plan of the Mississippi Headwaters Board: Summary of the Management Plan, Management Guidelines for Lands in the River Corridor, Land Ownership in the River Corridor, Management of River Resources, Identification and Inventory of River Resources. V. Mississippi Headwaters Model Ordinance. VI. Mississippi Headwaters Corridor Maps. The Mississippi Headwaters Corridor encompasses an area at least 500 feet or 1000 feet on either side of the Mississippi River and on nine Headwaters Lakes, in the unincorporated areas of the counties of Clearwater, Hubbard, Beltrami, Cass, Itasca, Aitkin, Crow Wing and Morrison.
Purpose	This management plan provides for: 1. Administration and enforcement of strong local land use controls by each of the member counties to protect the shorelines of the Mississippi River and certain Headwaters Lakes on private and, in some cases, public lands 2. Recreational use of the river and adjacent public lands 3. Identification of, management and possible acquisition of critical shorelands of the river and the headwaters lakes in public and private ownership 4. Best management practices for non-regulated activities on public and private lands, specifically to protect significant resources of the river corridor 5. Cooperative management of existing public lands along the river.
Progress	Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency	Five year updates are intended for the document, but no revision is underway as of the summer of 1997.
Place Keywords	Clearwater County, Hubbard County, Beltrami County, Cass County, Itasca County, Aitkin County, Crow Wing County, Morrison County, MFRC Region 4, MFRC Region 5
Theme Keywords	Mississippi Headwaters Board, Mississippi Headwaters Management Plan, Resource Management, Watershed
Theme Keyword Thesaurus	None
Access Constraints	None
Use Constraints	None
Contact Person Information	Mississippi Headwaters Board Cass County Courthouse Walker, MN 56484 Phone: 218-547-7263 FAX: 218-547-7376 E-mail: 0999mhb@InfoMNs.k12.mn.us
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Publisher	Mississippi Headwaters Board
Publication Date	07/1992
Contact Person Information	Mississippi Headwaters Board Cass County Courthouse Walker, MN 56484 Phone: 218-547-7263 FAX: 218-547-7376 E-mail: 0999mhb@InfoMNs.k12.mn.us
Distribution Liability
Ordering Instructions	Contact the Mississippi Headwaters Board. A copy is also held at the MN Department of Natural Resources library.
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Metadata Date	06/23/1997
Contact Person Information	Chad Skally Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Division of Forestry 500 Lafayette Road St. Paul, MN 55155-4044 Phone: 651-296-0757 FAX: 651-296-5954 E-mail: chad.skally@dnr.state.mn.us
Metadata Standard Name	Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
Metadata Standard Version	1.1
Metadata Standard Online Linkage	http://www.gis.state.mn.us/stds/metadata.htm

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