Documents/MNDPR/2: Mission: Natural and Cultural Resources Management/2.1: Needs Inventory and Prioritization

2.1: Needs Inventory and Prioritization

Determine the inventory needs of the state park system; develop a process for prioritizing and conducting those inventories while still maintaining important restoration and management efforts.

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To maintain or restore presettlement conditions as required by MS s86A, subd. 2c, the Division needs to know what was present during this time period compared to what exists today. A reasonably good database of presettlement conditions exists as part of the Public Land Survey (PLS). The missing piece is a complete picture of today’s conditions. The Division will determine the inventory needs of the state park system; develop a process for prioritizing and conducting those inventories while still maintaining important restoration and management efforts.

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