Table of Content

• Visions


• Missions
• Mission [1]


• Values
• Value [1] Commitment
• Value [2] Planning and Priorities
• Value [3] Strategic Alignment
• Value [4] Service and Fiscal Responsibility
• Value [5] Customer Focus
• Value [6] Human Resources and Positive Work Environment
• Value [7] Effective Communications
• Value [8] Measurable Outcomes
• Value [9] Stewardship
• Value [10] Safety


• Goals
• 1: Mission: Interpretation
• 1.1: Interpretive Program
• 1.1.1: Priority Setting
• 1.1.2: Staffing Priorities
• 1.1.3: Self-Guided Interpretation
• 1.1.4: Project Designs and Work Teams
• 1.1.5: Volunteer Presenters, Guest Speakers and Special Programs
• 1.1.6: Broad-Based Interpretive Projects
• 1.1.7: Web-Based Services
• 1.1.8: High School and University Relationships
• 1.1.9: Low-Cost Methods
• 1.1.10: New Visitor Center Designs
• 1.1.11: Alternative Funding
• 1.1.12: Fees
• 1.2: Content
• 1.2.1: Method Assessment
• 1.2.2: New Visitors
• 1.2.3: Effectiveness Evaluation
• 1.3: Recreation and Resource Management
• 1.3.1: Visitor Management Information
• 1.3.2: Interpretive Activities
• 1.4: Marketing and Merchandising
• 1.4.1: Annual Themes
• 1.4.2: Thematic Programming
• 1.4.3: Merchandise Program
• 1.4.4: Marketing Program
• 1.5: Conservation Agenda
• 1.5.1: Guided and Selfguided Services
• 1.5.2: Interpretive Service Promotion
• 1.5.3: Guest Speakers and Expertise Sharing
• 1.5.4: Exhibits, Displays, Signs and Audio/Visual Productions
• 2: Mission: Natural and Cultural Resources Management
• 2.1: Needs Inventory and Prioritization
• 2.1.1: Inventory Listing
• 2.1.2: Criteria
• 2.1.3: Land Cover Maps
• 2.1.4: Future Conditions
• 2.1.5: Climate Change
• 2.1.6: Resource Management Criteria
• 2.1.7: Work Planning Coordination
• 2.1.8: GIS
• 2.1.9: Citizen Science
• 2.2: Funding Estimation System
• 2.2.1: Resource Estimates for Inventory and Mapping
• 2.2.2: Future Condition Cost Estimates
• 2.2.3: Future Condition Estimates
• 2.2.4: Program Priorities
• 2.3: Resource Management Priorities
• 2.3.1: Guidance Document
• 2.3.2: Park Resource Management Plans
• 2.3.3: Work Plans
• 2.3.4: Priority Setting
• 2.4: Inter-Divisional Coordination
• 2.4.1: Niche Definition
• 2.4.2: Goal Difference Resolution Process
• 2.4.3: Working Relationships
• 2.4.4: Area Teams
• 2.5: Measurement Tools and Techniques
• 2.5.1: Monitoring Program
• 2.5.2: Recording Protocol
• 2.5.3: Change Tracking
• 2.5.4: Documentation
• 2.5.5: Best Management Practices Tools
• 2.5.6: Research
• 2.5.7: Research Results Dissemination
• 2.5.8: Training
• 2.6: Resource Progam Integration
• 2.6.1: Management Involvement
• 2.6.2: Resource Training Program
• 2.6.3: Resource Assessment Process
• 2.7: Communication
• 2.7.1: Cooperative Projects
• 2.7.2: Public Program Teaming
• 2.7.3: Staff Communication
• 2.8: Cultural Resource Program
• 2.8.1: Statutory Mandates
• 2.8.2: Goals
• 2.8.3: Priorities
• 2.8.4: Historic Building Re-Use
• 2.8.5: Capital Maintenance Projects
• 3: Mission: Recreation
• 3.1: Overnight and Day Use
• 3.1.1: Marketing Evaluation
• 3.1.2: Marketing Plans
• 3.1.3: Social Science Research
• 3.1.4: Recreation and Demographic Trends
• 3.1.5: Partnerships and Sponsorships
• 3.2: Visitor Satisfaction
• 3.2.1: Communication Plans
• 3.2.2: Service Concentration
• 3.2.3: Administrative Load
• 3.2.4: Campground Host Program
• 3.3: Safety, Conflict Reduction, and Resource Preservation
• 3.3.1: Park Rules
• 3.3.2: Security Staff
• 3.3.3: Problem Areas
• 3.3.4: Security Cross-Training
• 3.3.5: Enforcement Partnerships
• 3.3.6: Interpretive Services
• 3.4: Recreation Offerings
• 3.4.1: Recreational Niches
• 3.4.2: Park Management Planning
• 3.4.3: Priority System
• 3.4.4: Participation Trends
• 3.4.5: Balance
• 3.4.6: Service Upgrades and New Activities
• 3.5: Impact Minimization
• 3.5.1: Park Management Planning
• 3.5.2: Visitor Education
• 3.5.3: Usage and Facilities Review
• 3.6: New Additions
• 3.6.1: DNR Strategic Conservation Agenda
• 3.6.2: Minnesota State Park Land Study
• 3.6.3: Assessment Tool
• 3.6.4: New Opportunity Proposal
• 3.6.5: Criteria
• 3.6.6: Expansion Needs
• 3.6.7: Objective Measurements
• 3.6.8: Inholding
• 3.6.9: Assessment Tools
• 3.6.10: Partnerships
• 3.6.11: Fiduciary Responsibility
• 3.6.12: Shoreland and Public Waters
• 3.7: Infrastructure
• 3.7.1: Facility Market Trends
• 3.7.2: Barriers to Participation
• 3.7.3: High Priority Facilities
• 3.7.4: Critical Areas
• 3.7.5: Criteria
• 3.7.6: Bonding Formula
• 3.7.7: Cost-Benefit Assessment
• 3.8: Capital Needs
• 3.8.1: Infrastructure Data
• 3.8.2: Maintenance and Rehabilitation Priorities
• 3.8.3: Prioritization System
• 3.8.4: Bonding Proposal
• 3.8.5: Coordination with Partners
• 3.8.6: Interpretive Displays
• 3.8.7: GIS
• 4: Human Resources
• 4.1: Institutional Knowledge
• 4.1.1: Knowledge and Expertise Transfer
• 4.1.2: Management Training
• 4.1.3: Qualification Methods
• 4.2: Safety, Health and Wellness
• 4.2.1: Safety Program
• 4.2.2: Safety Improvements
• 4.2.3: Accident Reduction
• 4.2.4: Wellness and Fitness
• 4.2.5: Policies and Programs
• 4.2.6: Work/Home Balance
• 4.2.7: Work Planning and Priorities
• 4.2.8: Workplace Passion and Appreciation
• 4.2.9: Employee Support
• 4.3: Recruitment, Training, Retaining and Promotion
• 4.3.1: Colleges and Job Fairs
• 4.3.2: Youth
• 4.3.3: Underemployed Groups
• 4.3.4: Underrepresented Populations
• 4.3.5: Students and Interns
• 4.3.6: Entry-Level Qualifications
• 4.3.7: Training Program
• 4.3.8: Mentoring Program
• 4.3.9: State Park Competency Program
• 4.3.10: Continuous Learning
• 4.3.11: Career Goals and Mobility
• 4.3.12: Competencies
• 4.3.13: Career Ladder
• 4.4: Responsiveness to Change
• 4.4.1: Plan
• 4.4.2: Reclassification Study
• 5: Administration
• 5.1: Service Delivery
• 5.1.1: Targeted Service Delivery Areas
• 5.1.2: Other Methods
• 5.1.3: High-Cost and Labor-Intensive Activities
• 5.1.4: Innovation
• 5.2: Program Reviews
• 5.2.1: Changes
• 5.2.2: Biennial Evaluations
• 5.2.3: Methodology
• 5.2.4: Implementation
• 5.3: Budget
• 5.3.1: Mission-Driven Priorities
• 5.3.2: Funding Matrix
• 5.4: Funding
• 5.4.1: New Revenue
• 5.4.2: New Sources
• 5.4.3: Corporate Sponsorships
• 5.4.4: Corporate Partnerships
• 5.4.5: Volunteer Program
• 5.4.6: Dedicated Account