Itasca County

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 Prescriptive Management
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