Publicly Accessible State Wildlife Management Areas

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Section 1: Overview

Originator:Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR)

Title: Publicly Accessible State Wildlife Management Areas

Abstract: This polygon theme contains boundaries for approximately 1392 Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) across the state of Minnesota covering nearly 1,288,000 acres. WMAs are part of the Minnesota state recreation system created to protect wildlife habitat and provide wildlife-based recreation.

Purpose: There are two primary purposes for the WMA boundary layer. Area staff will use it for managing WMAs; local mapping, contracting for maintenance and development projects, visitor use maps, management use maps, project planning and acquisition planning. The layer will also be used for public information about access to and activities on WMAs. WMA boundaries are included on the DNR web site, with visitor use information. These boundaries are for general reference. While they can be used in a GPS, they are not accurate enough to legally locate boundary lines. Avoid trespass onto private lands by observing posted boundary signs, or contacting the local Area Wildlife office for detailed information. http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/fish_wildlife/wildlife/wildlife_managers.pdf

Time Period of Content Date: 03/20/2023

Currentness Reference: Time Period of Content date indicates the date which the user can be confident of accuracy and completeness of the dataset. New acquisitions will be continually added to the database. Descriptive attribute updates will be constantly ongoing.

Progress: Complete

Maintenance and Update Frequency: Continually

Spatial Extent of Data:

Bounding Coordinates: -96.774088
-89.847596
49.238689
43.437530

Place Keywords: Minnesota, MN

Theme Keywords: boundaries, Boundaries of Wildlife Management Areas, WMA

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Category

Access Constraints: None

Use Constraints: These boundaries are for general reference. While they can be used in a GPS, they are not accurate enough to legally locate boundary lines. Avoid tresspass onto private lands by observing posted boundary signs, or contacting the local Area Wildlife office for detailed information. Use of the data are constrained only by the DNR GIS Data License Agreement. See the Distribution Liability section below for a link.

Contact Person Information: Bruce Anderson, GIS Support Specialist
Minnesota DNR - Division of Fish and Wildlife - Wildlife Unit
1201 East Hwy 2
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Phone: (218) 327-4105
Fax: (218) 327-4263
Email: bruce.j.anderson@state.mn.us

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Section 2: Data Quality

Attribute Accuracy: The names of WMAs have been identified accurately. Other attributes have varying levels of accuracy.

Logical Consistency: Data are topologically correct using ArcGIS 10.x. All polygons are closed and lines intersect where intended.

Completeness: This dataset only includes publicly accessible Wildlife Management Areas. Except for unmapped new acquisitions, boundaries are complete statewide.

Horizontal Positional Accuracy: These boundaries are for general reference. While they can be used in a GPS, they are not accurate enough to legally locate boundary lines. Avoid tresspass onto private lands by observing posted boundary signs, or contacting the local Area Wildlife office for detailed information.

Vertical Positional Accuracy: Not applicable

Lineage: See the Wildlife Management Area/Geographic Information System Project Standards Version 1.3 document (WMAstandards_1.3.pdf) included alongside this metadata.

Section 3: Spatial Data Organization (not used in this metadata)

Section 4: Coordinate System

Horizontal Coordinate Scheme: Universal Transverse Mercator

UTM Zone Number: 15

Horizontal Datum: NAD83

Horizontal Units: meters

Vertical Datum: Not Applicable

Vertical Units: Not Applicable

Depth Datum: Not Applicable

Depth Units: Not Applicable

Section 5: Attributes

Overview: Attributes are pulled from DNR Wildlife's central WMA data management system. See detailed attribute section for specifics on how to interpret field and values.

Detailed Citation:

Table Detail:

**dnr_wildlife_management_area_boundaries_publicly_accessible** - Feature Class Attribute Table
Field Name	Valid Values	Definition
county_id	enumerated	Two digit county code
	1	Aitkin
	2	Anoka
	3	Becker
	4	Beltrami
	5	Benton
	6	Big Stone
	7	Blue Earth
	8	Brown
	9	Carlton
	10	Carver
	11	Cass
	12	Chippewa
	13	Chisago
	14	Clay
	15	Clearwater
	16	Cook
	17	Cottonwood
	18	Crow Wing
	19	Dakota
	20	Dodge
	21	Douglas
	22	Faribault
	23	Fillmore
	24	Freeborn
	25	Goodhue
	26	Grant
	27	Hennepin
	28	Houston
	29	Hubbard
	30	Isanti
	31	Itasca
	32	Jackson
	33	Kanabec
	34	Kandiyohi
	35	Kittson
	36	Koochiching
	37	Lac Qui Parle
	38	Lake
	39	Lake of the Woods
	40	Le Sueur
	41	Lincoln
	42	Lyon
	43	McLeod
	44	Mahnomen
	45	Marshall
	46	Martin
	47	Meeker
	48	Mille Lacs
	49	Morrison
	50	Mower
	51	Murray
	52	Nicollet
	53	Nobles
	54	Norman
	55	Olmsted
	56	Otter Tail
	57	Pennington
	58	Pine
	59	Pipestone
	60	Polk
	61	Pope
	62	Ramsey
	63	Red Lake
	64	Redwood
	65	Renville
	66	Rice
	67	Rock
	68	Roseau
	69	St. Louis
	70	Scott
	71	Sherburne
	72	Sibley
	73	Stearns
	74	Steele
	75	Stevens
	76	Swift
	77	Todd
	78	Traverse
	79	Wabasha
	80	Wadena
	81	Waseca
	82	Washington
	83	Watonwan
	84	Wilkin
	85	Winona
	86	Wright
	87	Yellow Medicine
	0 or null	"doughnut hole" polygon (not in a native plant community)
lam_program_project_code	-	Management Unit ID number
name	-	unit name + subunit name
unit_name	-	WMA name
subunit_name	-	WMA sub-unit name
gis_area_acres	-	Area of polygon in acres
digitizing_source_id	-	Primary digitizing source
date_inventoried	-	Date inventoried
directions_from_nearest_town	-	Directions to "main" access
nearest_town	-	City nearest to WMA
special_restrictions	-	Any special restrictions
deer	enumerated	Hunting opportunities for deer.
	0	No
	1	Yes
bear	enumerated	Hunting opportunities for bear.
	0	No
	1	Yes
moose	enumerated	Hunting opportunities for moose.
	0	No
	1	Yes
small_game	enumerated	Hunting opportunities for small game.
	0	No
	1	Yes
forest_upland_birds	enumerated	Hunting opportunities for forest upland birds.
	0	No
	1	Yes
sharptail_grouse	enumerated	Hunting opportunities for Sharptail grouse.
	0	No
	1	Yes
pheasants	enumerated	Hunting opportunities for pheasants/partridge.
	0	No
	1	Yes
waterfowl	enumerated	Hunting opportunities for waterfowl.
	0	No
	1	Yes
turkey	enumerated	Hunting opportunities for turkey.
	0	No
	1	Yes
wetland_non_game	enumerated	Viewing opportunities for wetland non game.
	0	No
	1	Yes
forest_non_game	enumerated	Viewing opportunities for forest non game.
	0	No
	1	Yes
prairie_non_game	enumerated	Viewing opportunities for prairie non game.
	0	No
	1	Yes
doves	enumerated
	0	No
	1	Yes
wolves	enumerated	Hunting opportunities for wolves.
	0	No
	1	Yes
special_rec_opportunities	-	Special recreational opportunities
ada_accessibility_notes	-	Handicap opportunities
header	-	Description of WMA
comments	-	Special comments from manager
web_ready	enumerated	Ready for detailed web application.
	0	No
	1	Yes
subunit_nbr	-	Subunit number
uniqueid	-	Prm_prj + SubUnitNum.AsString
wheelchair_accessible	enumerated	Indicates if a WMA has an accessible facility on it. For example, if a wheelchair accessible hunting blind exists on a WMA it would have a 'Yes' in this field.
	1	Yes
	0	No
has_writeup	enumerated
	0	No
	1	Yes
writeup_location	-
writeup_pdf_name	-
data_mgmt_notes	-
general_access_notes	-
ada_accessibility_pdf_name	-
date_last_edited	-
managing_admin_office	-
is_wildlife_sanctuary	enumerated
	0	No
	1	Yes
federal_aid_acquisition	enumerated
	0	No
	1	Yes
federal_aid_acquisition_program	-

Section 6: Distribution

Publisher: MNDNR - Division of Fish and Wildlife

Publication Date: 09/15/2013

Contact Person Information: Zeb Thomas, GIS Data Systems Coordinator
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
500 Lafayette Rd
St. Paul, MN 55155-4011
Phone: 651-259-5637
Email: zeb.thomas@state.mn.us

Distributor's Data Set Identifier: bdry_dnr_wildlife_mgmt_areas_pub

Distribution Liability: The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources General Geographic Data License Agreement is online: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/sitetools/data_software_license.html

Ordering Instructions: Please visit the download page for this dataset on the Minnesota Geospatial Commons website using the web link below (Online Linkage).

Online Linkage: I AGREE to the notice in "Distribution Liability" above. Clicking to agree will either begin the download process, link to a service, or provide more instructions. See "Ordering Instructions" above for details.

Section 7: Metadata Reference

Metadata Date: 2021-01-29 15:58:09

Metadata Standard Name: Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines

Metadata Standard Version: 1.2

Metadata Standard Online Linkage: http://www.mngeo.state.mn.us/committee/standards/mgmg/metadata.htm

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