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Latest updates to the Minnesota Natural Resource Atlas

December 21st, 2022 - Winter 2022 Data Update
89 layers are included in this update:
  • Feedlots
  • Biodiversity Significance
  • Invasive Species - Aquatic
  • Invasive Species - Terrestrial
  • Mgmt. Permit Areas - Deer
  • Native Plant Communities
  • Native Plant Communities - Biodiversity Significance
  • Native Plant Communities - Parks & Trails
  • Native Prairies
  • Natural Area Registry
  • Streams - Trout
  • WMA - Publicly Accessible
  • Cities, Townships, & Unorg. Terr.
  • Public Land Survey - Quarter-Quarter Sections
  • Public Land Survey - Sections
  • State Lands - DNR Management Units
  • State Lands - Forests
  • State Lands - Parks, Rec. Areas, & Waysides
  • State Surface Interests - Acquired
  • State Surface Interests - Consolidated Conservation
  • State Surface Interests - Tax Forfeited
  • State Surface Interests - Trust
  • State Surface Interests - Volstead
  • MPCA - Agency Interests
  • Closed Landfill Program - Land Management
  • Closed Landfill Program - Waste Footprint
  • Easements - RIM
  • MPCA - What's in My Neighborhood
  • Wildfires
  • Aggregates - Field Observations
  • Aggregates - Pits, Quarries, Prospects
  • Aggregates - Sand & Gravel Potential
  • Boring Locations - Drill Core Library
  • Mineral Leases - Active
  • Mineral Leases - Historic
  • Pollution Sensitivity - Near-Surface Materials
  • Airports
  • Dams
  • Public Water Access
  • Traffic Segments
  • Traffic Segments - Heavy Commercial
  • Trails - Hunter Walking
  • Trails - Snowmobile
  • Drinking Water Supply Mgmt. Areas
  • Drinking Water Supply Mgmt. Areas - Vulnerability
  • FEMA DFIRM - Base Flood Elevations
  • FEMA DFIRM - Cross Sections
  • FEMA DFIRM - Hazard Zones
  • FEMA DFIRM - Panel Scheme
  • Infested Waters
  • Lakes - Basin Length, Width, Fetch
  • Lakes - Basin Morphology
  • Lakes - Bathymetry - DEM
  • Open Water
  • Public Waters Inventory - Basins
  • Public Waters Inventory - Watercourses
  • Rivers & Streams
  • Water Quality Monitoring Stations
  • Wellhead Protection Area
  • Peat Leases - Active
  • Peat Leases - Historic
  • School District Boundaries
  • Parcels
  • Springs in Minnesota
  • Karst Feature Inventory Points
  • Bridges
  • Scenic Byways
  • Wastewater Facilities
  • Wastewater Facility Discharge Locations
  • AgroEcoregions
  • Cooperative Groundwater Monitoring Locations
  • Cooperative Stream Gaging Locations
  • Lake Basin Littoral Zone - 15-Foot Standard
  • Lake Basin Littoral Zone - Observed
  • Vegetation - Chippewa National Forest
  • Wells - County Well Index
  • SVI - Composite - Census Tracts
  • SVI - Composite - Counties
  • SVI - Theme 1 - Census Tracts
  • SVI - Theme 1 - Counties
  • SVI - Theme 2 - Census Tracts
  • SVI - Theme 2 - Counties
  • SVI - Theme 3 - Census Tracts
  • SVI - Theme 3 - Counties
  • SVI - Theme 4 - Census Tracts
  • SVI - Theme 4 - Counties
  • Cloquet Valley State Forest - Historic Stand Density
  • Cloquet Valley State Forest - Historic Logging Dates
  • Roads - TIGER
September 15th, 2022 - 20 New Data Layers from the MN Geocommons 🤝

An assortment of relevant data has been added from the MN Geocommons. These data pertain to a variety of different categories: Infrastructure, Society & Economy, Water, and Environment to mention a few.

Infrastructure
  • Bridges
  • Scenic Byways
  • Wastewater Facilities
  • Wastewater Facility Discharge Locations
  • Municipal Seperate Storm Sewer System (MS4)
Environment
  • MPCA - Solid Waste Monitoring Sites
  • AgroEcoregions
  • Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Water
  • Cooperative Groundwater Monitoring Locations
  • Cooperative Stream Gaging Locations
  • Lake Basin Littoral Zone - 15-Foot Standard
  • Lake Basin Littoral Zone - Observed
Imagery
  • Dakota County - Spring - 2021
  • Steele County - Spring - 2022
Society & Economy
  • Population - 2040 Projected
  • Population - 2060 Projected
  • Population - 2040 Projected Change
  • Population - 2060 Projected Change
  • ACS - Employment Status
  • ACS - Median Age
Click here for a full listing of data updates
September 16th, 2022 - Fall 2022 Data Update
124‼️ layers are included in this update:
  • Feedlots
  • Biodiversity Significance
  • IBI - Lake Plant Eutrophication
  • Invasive Species - Aquatic
  • Invasive Species - Terrestrial
  • Lakes - Biological Significance
  • Lakes - Designated Wildlife
  • Lakes - Muskie
  • Lakes - Stream Trout
  • Wild Rice - MN DNR
  • Mgmt. Areas - Ruffed Grouse
  • Mgmt. Permit Area - Turkeys
  • Mgmt. Permit Areas - Bears
  • Mgmt. Permit Areas - Deer
  • Migratory Waterfowl - Feeding & Resting
  • Moose Range
  • Native Plant Communities
  • Native Plant Communities - Biodiversity Significance
  • Native Plant Communities - Parks & Trails
  • Native Prairies
  • Natural Area Registry
  • Streams - Trout
  • Wildlife Action Network
  • WMA - Publicly Accessible
  • BWCAW
  • Cities, Townships, & Unorg. Terr.
  • Public Land Survey - Quarter-Quarter Sections
  • Public Land Survey - Sections
  • State Lands - DNR Management Units
  • State Lands - Forests
  • State Lands - Parks, Rec. Areas, & Waysides
  • State Surface Interests - Acquired
  • State Surface Interests - Consolidated Conservation
  • State Surface Interests - Tax Forfeited
  • State Surface Interests - Trust
  • State Surface Interests - Volstead
  • Watersheds - DNR Level 1
  • Watersheds - DNR Level 2
  • Watersheds - DNR Level 4
  • Watersheds - DNR Level 7
  • Watersheds - DNR Level 8
  • Watersheds - DNR Level 9
  • MPCA - Agency Interests
  • Conservation Opportunity Areas
  • Easements - Wetland Banking
  • ECS - Land Type Associations
  • ECS - Provinces
  • ECS - Sections
  • ECS - Subsections
  • MPCA - What's in My Neighborhood
  • Wildfires
  • Aggregates - Field Observations
  • Aggregates - Pits, Quarries, Prospects
  • Aggregates - Sand & Gravel Potential
  • Boring Locations - Drill Core Library
  • Mineral Leases - Active
  • Mineral Leases - Historic
  • Mineral Potential Projects
  • Airports
  • Public Fishing Sites
  • Public Water Access
  • Traffic Segments
  • Traffic Segments - Heavy Commercial
  • Trails - Hunter Walking
  • Trails - Minnesota
  • Trails - Snowmobile
  • Trails - State
  • Trails - Water
  • Calcareous Fens
  • Drinking Water Supply Mgmt. Areas
  • Drinking Water Supply Mgmt. Areas - Vulnerability
  • FEMA DFIRM - Base Flood Elevations
  • FEMA DFIRM - Cross Sections
  • FEMA DFIRM - Hazard Zones
  • FEMA DFIRM - Panel Scheme
  • Infested Waters
  • Lakes - Basin Length, Width, Fetch
  • Lakes - Basin Morphology
  • Lakes - Bathymetry - DEM
  • Lakes - Phosphorus Sensitive
  • Lakes - Shallow (Mgmt. Priority)
  • Open Water
  • Public Waters Inventory - Basins
  • Public Waters Inventory - Watercourses
  • Rivers & Streams
  • Water Buffers - Basins
  • Water Buffers - Watercourses and Public Ditches
  • Water Quality Monitoring Stations
  • Water Table - Depth
  • WHAF - Catchments - Perennial Cover
  • WHAF - Major Watersheds - Combined
  • Wellhead Protection Area
  • Lakes - Cisco Refuge
  • Peat Leases - Active
  • Peat Leases - Historic
  • Pheasant Range
  • Seed Source Zones
  • Stream Protection - WRAPS
  • Forests - Old Growth
  • St. Louis River Area of Concern Habitat Projects - Non Management Action
  • Forest Inventory Module - Basal Area
  • Forest Inventory Module - Cover Type
  • Forest Inventory Module - Last Inventory Date
  • Forest Inventory Module - Stand Age
  • Forest Inventory Module - Stand Acres
  • Forest Inventory Module - Main Species
  • Forest Inventory Module - Main Species Average Diameter
  • Forest Inventory Module - Site Index
  • Forest Inventory Module - Total Cords per Acre
  • Forest Inventory Module - Boundaries
  • Parcels
  • Springs in Minnesota
  • Karst Feature Inventory Points
  • USFWS - Simplified Sites
  • Vegetation - Chippewa National Forest
  • Diabetes Rate - Adults
  • Obesity Rate - Adults
  • ACS - Poverty Status - Under 18 Years Old
  • ACS - Poverty Status - Under 6 Years Old
  • Population Density- County
  • Impaired Beaches
  • Impaired Lakes
  • Impaired Streams
  • Impaired Wetlands
August 23rd, 2022 - 2 New Data Layers Added from the Township Testing Program
  • Nitrate Testing Results - Initial
  • Nitrate Testing Results - Final
Click here for a full listing of data updates
July 8th, 2022 - 🤩The Atlas gets a Makeover🎉
It's probably self evident but the Minnesota Natural Resource Atlas has a brand-new look! It has been about five years since the Atlas debuted, and it was time to modernize the look and feel of the interface. We hope you like it as much as we do.
June 9th, 2022 - Summer 2022 Data Update
73 layers are included in this update:
  • USFWS - Simplified Sites
  • Vegetation - Chippewa National Forest
  • US Census Boundaries - Block Groups
  • US Census Boundaries - Tracts
  • Federally Managed Land
  • Legislative Districts - Federal House of Representatives
  • Legislative Districts - State House of Representatives
  • Legislative Districts - State Senate
  • Cost of Living
  • Students Graduating High School On Time
  • Wells - County Well Index
  • Feedlots
  • Biodiversity Significance
  • IBI - Lake Fish
  • IBI - Lake Plant Eutrophication
  • Invasive Species - Aquatic
  • Invasive Species - Terrestrial
  • Mgmt. Permit Areas - Bears
  • Mgmt. Permit Areas - Deer
  • Native Plant Communities
  • Native Plant Communities - Biodiversity Significance
  • Native Plant Communities - Parks & Trails
  • Native Prairies
  • Natural Area Registry
  • Streams - Trout
  • WMA - Publicly Accessible
  • Cities, Townships, & Unorg. Terr.
  • State Lands - DNR Management Units
  • State Lands - Forests
  • State Lands - Parks, Rec. Areas, & Waysides
  • State Surface Interests - Acquired
  • State Surface Interests - Consolidated Conservation
  • State Surface Interests - Tax Forfeited
  • State Surface Interests - Trust
  • State Surface Interests - Volstead
  • MPCA - Agency Interests
  • Closed Landfill Program - Land Management
  • Closed Landfill Program - Waste Footprint
  • EB - Index - Top 5%
  • MPCA - What's in My Neighborhood
  • Wildfires
  • Boring Locations - Drill Core Library
  • Mineral Leases - Active
  • Mineral Leases - Historic
  • Airports
  • Dams
  • Public Water Access
  • Rail Lines
  • Roads - MN DOT
  • Traffic Segments
  • Traffic Segments - Heavy Commercial
  • Trails - Minnesota
  • Trails - Snowmobile
  • Trails - State
  • Trails - Water
  • Drinking Water Supply Mgmt. Areas
  • Drinking Water Supply Mgmt. Areas - Vulnerability
  • FEMA DFIRM - Base Flood Elevations
  • FEMA DFIRM - Cross Sections
  • FEMA DFIRM - Hazard Zones
  • FEMA DFIRM - Panel Scheme
  • Infested Waters
  • Lakes - Phosphorus Sensitive
  • Open Water
  • Public Waters Inventory - Basins
  • Public Waters Inventory - Watercourses
  • Rivers & Streams
  • Water Quality Monitoring Stations
  • Wellhead Protection Area
  • Peat Leases - Active
  • Peat Leases - Historic
  • Sensitive Lake Shore Assessment
  • Forests - Old Growth
May 23rd, 2022 - ✨8 New Data Layers Added✨
Geology layers added:
  • Bedrock Geology - Paleozoic
  • Karst Feature Inventory Points
  • Bedrock Geology - County Atlas
Water layers added:
  • Springs in Minnesota
Imagery layers added:
  • 2019 - Statewide - Summer & Fall
  • 2019 - Statewide - CIR - Summer-Fall
  • 2021 - Statewide - Summer & Fall
  • Koochiching County - Spring - 2020
March 28th, 2022 - Spring 2022 Data Update
75 layers are included in this update:
  • Feedlots
  • Biodiversity Significance
  • Invasive Species - Aquatic
  • Mgmt. Permit Areas - Deer
  • Native Plant Communities
  • Native Plant Communities - Biodiversity Significance
  • Native Plant Communities - Parks & Trails
  • Native Prairies
  • Natural Area Registry
  • Streams - Trout
  • Vegetation - Pre-Settlement
  • WMA - Publicly Accessible
  • Cities, Townships, & Unorg. Terr.
  • Counties
  • State Lands - DNR Management Units
  • State Lands - Forests
  • State Lands - Parks, Rec. Areas, & Waysides
  • State Surface Interests - Acquired
  • State Surface Interests - Consolidated Conservation
  • State Surface Interests - Tax Forfeited
  • State Surface Interests - Trust
  • State Surface Interests - Volstead
  • MPCA - Agency Interests
  • Closed Landfill Program - Groundwater AOC
  • Closed Landfill Program - Land Management
  • Closed Landfill Program - Methane AOC
  • Closed Landfill Program - Waste Footprint
  • MPCA - What's in My Neighborhood
  • Wildfires
  • Boring Locations - Drill Core Library
  • Mineral Leases - Active
  • Mineral Leases - Historic
  • Airports
  • Traffic Segments
  • Traffic Segments - Heavy Commercial
  • Trails - Minnesota
  • Trails - Snowmobile
  • Trails - State
  • Trails - Water
  • Drinking Water Supply Mgmt. Areas
  • Drinking Water Supply Mgmt. Areas - Vulnerability
  • FEMA DFIRM - Base Flood Elevations
  • FEMA DFIRM - Cross Sections
  • FEMA DFIRM - Hazard Zones
  • FEMA DFIRM - Panel Scheme
  • Infested Waters
  • Lakes - Basin Length, Width, Fetch
  • Lakes - Basin Morphology
  • Lakes - Bathymetry - DEM
  • Open Water
  • Public Waters Inventory - Basins
  • Public Waters Inventory - Watercourses
  • Rivers & Streams
  • Water Quality Monitoring Stations
  • Wellhead Protection Area
  • Peat Leases - Active
  • Peat Leases - Historic
  • Forests - Old Growth
  • Forest Inventory Module - Basal Area
  • Forest Inventory Module - Cover Type
  • Forest Inventory Module - Last Inventory Date
  • Forest Inventory Module - Stand Age
  • Forest Inventory Module - Stand Acres
  • Forest Inventory Module - Main Species
  • Forest Inventory Module - Main Species Average Diameter
  • Forest Inventory Module - Site Index
  • Forest Inventory Module - Total Cords per Acre
  • Forest Inventory Module - Boundaries
  • USFWS - Simplified Sites
  • Vegetation - Chippewa National Forest
  • Federally Managed Land
  • Legislative Districts - Federal House of Representatives
  • Tribal Lands
  • Legacy Amendment Projects
  • Cities, Townships, & Unorg. Terr.
  • Voting Districts
March 14th, 2022 - Minor Interface Updates
The mapping tool interface saw the following improvements:
  • The legend is now open when the tool first loads.
  • The attribute used to symbolize a layer is now highlighted in the layer properties.
  • For some raster layers, the cell value is given a better description.
March 11th, 2022 - New Forestry Data Layers
Forest Inventory Module (FIM) layers added:
  • Forest Inventory Module - Boundaries
  • Forest Inventory Module - Basal Area
  • Forest Inventory Module - Cover Type
  • Forest Inventory Module - Last Inventory Date
  • Forest Inventory Module - Stand Age
  • Forest Inventory Module - Stand Acres
  • Forest Inventory Module - Main Species
  • Forest Inventory Module - Main Species Average Diameter
  • Forest Inventory Module - Main Species Volume
  • Forest Inventory Module - Main Species Unit of Measure
  • Forest Inventory Module - Site Index
  • Forest Inventory Module - Total Cords per Acre
  • Forest Inventory Module - 2019 LidarAttributes
LiDAR derived layers added:
  • Forestry - Lidar: Canopy Height - 2019
  • Forestry - Lidar: Basal Area (square feet/acre) - 2019
  • Forestry - Lidar: Avg Tree Height (basal area weighted) - 2019
  • Forestry - Lidar: Standard Deviation of Returns - 2019
  • Forestry - Lidar: Forest - 2019
  • Forestry - Lidar: Volume (cords/acre) - 2019
  • Forestry - Lidar: Volume (cubic feet/acre) - 2019
  • Forestry - Lidar: 50th Percentile of Returns - 2019
  • Forestry - Lidar: 95th Percentile of Returns - 2019
  • Forestry - Lidar: Forest Change - 2011 to 2019
  • Forestry - Lidar: Quadratic Mean Diameter - 2019
  • Forestry - Lidar: Site Index -2019
  • Forestry - Lidar: Above Ground Biomass - 2019
Soils layers added:
  • Forest Inventory - Pine County
  • Soils - Grid - Drainage Index
  • Soils - Grid - Productivity Index
  • Soils - Grid - Hydric Rating
Other layers added:
  • Forestry - Hydrogeomorphic Risk
  • Slope
  • Topography - Normalized Digital Surface Model - 2011
  • East Central - Fall - 2019
  • Forest Cover Type - Pine County - 2021
  • East Central - Fall - CIR - 2019
March 10th, 2022 - Raster Layer Summary Statistics
Summary statistics are now an available option when analyzing raster layers. These statistics include count, sum, mean, standard deviation, min, and max.

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