Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
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Agency overview
TypeNatural resources, parks and recreation, forestry, wildlife, and fisheries management; conservation law enforcement agency.
JurisdictionState of Minnesota
Headquarters500 Lafayette Road, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155
44°34′20″N 93°03′01″W / 44.5722°N 93.0502°W / 44.5722; -93.0502
Employees3,000+ (2018)[1]
Annual budget$1.1 billion (2018-19)[2]
Agency executives
  • Sarah Strommen, Commissioner[3]
  • Barbara Naramore, Deputy Commissioner
Child agencies
Websitednr.state.mn.us
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MN DNR Jurisdiction highlighting State of Minnesota in the United States.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, or Minnesota DNR, is the agency of the U.S. state of Minnesota charged with conserving and managing the state's natural resources. The agency maintains areas such as state parks, state forests, recreational trails, and recreation areas as well as managing minerals, wildlife, and forestry throughout the state. The agency is divided into six divisions - Ecological & Water Resources, Enforcement, Fish & Wildlife, Forestry, Lands & Minerals, and Parks & Trails.

  1. ^ "Careers".
  2. ^ https://files.dnr.state.mn.us/aboutdnr/budget/fy18-19-biennial-op-budget.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "Office of the Commissioner". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 January 2016.