Itasca County Land
1177 LaPrairie Ave. Grand Rapids MN 55744-3322
 
Itasca County Land Management Planning
 
This land management plan is designed for providing vision and direction for guiding strategic and operational programs of the Land Department. That vision and direction reflects a firm connection with local economic, educational and social programs. Itasca County is committed to managing county land and forests for the benefit of citizens and providing them with a sustained supply of quality products and services. The Department will apply quality forestland stewardship practices, utilize modern technology and scientific information and partner with other forest organizations to provide citizens with those quality products and services.
 
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Table of Contents
  
i. Title Page & Table of Contents
  
I. Strategic Planning

A.  Acknowledgements

B.  Foreword

C.  Executive Summary

D.  Theme

E.  Mission

F.  Historical Background

G.  Social and Economic  Setting

H.  Land Ownership

I.   Biophysical Geography

J.  Policy Statements and Goals 

II. Operational Planning

A.     Forest Management and Prescribed Harvest

1.    Introduction

2.    Forest Management Mission

3.    Forest Management Goals

4.    FSC Certification

5.    GIS Applications in Strategic & Tactical Planning

6.    Forest Inventory Update Protocols

7.    Prescribed Annual Allowable Harvest Planning

8.    Projected Landscape Cover Type Changes

9.    Aspen Cover Type

10.  Other Cover Types

11.  References

12.  Merchantable Cover Type Harvest Schedules

B.     Integrated Prescriptive Management and Monitoring

1.    Integrated Prescribed Managment

2.    Monitoring

3     Appendices

C.     Forest Management Guidelines and Specifications

1.    Timber Sales

2.    Site Preparation

3.    Ground and Aerial Applications of Herbicides

4.    Pesticide Use

5.    Timber Stand Improvement

6.    Tree Planting

D.    Non-Timber Resources

1.    Gravel and Borrow Sites

2.    Non-Timber Forest Resources

E.     Landscape and Ecological Information

1.    Ecological Descriptions and Forest Management Systems

2.    Representative Ecosystems on Public Lands in Itasca County

3.    Future Condition of Forest Types on Tax Forfeited Lands

4.    Forest Habitat Management

5.    Description of Pre-settlement Vegetation

6.    Old Growth Forest Management

7.    Special Management Areas

F.      Forest Recreation Management

1.    Park and Recreation Management

2.    OHV Management

G.    Real Estate Management 

1.    Introduction

2.    Land Classification

3.    Repurchases

4.    Land Exchanges

5.    Land Sales

6.    Partial Interests

7.    Leases and Rental Property

8.    Road and Trail Easements

9.    Utility Easements

10.  Applicable Minnesota Statutes

11.  Appendix A

H.    Employee Relations

1.    Training and Education Policy

2.    Dispute Resolution Process

I.       Public Consultation Policy

1.    General Procedures

2.    Procedures for Undivided Interest Parcels

3.    Procedures for Incorporating Stakeholder Input

J.      Stakeholder Comment Evaluations

1.    Evaluation of Public Stakeholder Comments

2.    Evaluation of Minnesota DNR Comments

 
III. Appendices

A.   Agricultural Inspector and Weed Laws

B.   Balsam Bough Harvest Guidelines

C.   Historical Resources Inventory

D.   Links to Related Resources

1.   Itasca County Links

2.   Other Links