Sept. 20, 2022



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*Minnesota DNR News
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*For Immediate Release:
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Sept. 20, 2022




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In This Issue

* DNR announces lands for sale [ #link_1491411839600 ]
* DNR completes?three new aggregate resource maps of Swift, Sibley, and Redwood counties [ #link_1491411977526 ]
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DNR announces lands for sale

Two in-person public auctions will be held in October,
online auction to be held later this fall

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has state lands for sale in Anoka, Houston, Itasca, St. Louis and Wadena counties. The 17 parcels for sale include rural lands with many recreational opportunities.

Annual land sales help the DNR refine its land holdings and meet its responsibility to maximize recreational, conservation, and economic opportunities. The DNR sells land at public auction in accordance with state statutes. This year, the DNR will offer two in-person public auctions in October, followed by an online auction later this fall.

*DNR in-person public auction schedule*

In-person auctions are scheduled at the following locations. Registration starts a half hour prior to the auction.


* Parcels for sale in Wadena County will be offered at an in-person auction on* Friday, Oct. 14 at 11 a.m. at the Wadena County Courthouse*, 415 Jefferson Street South, Wadena, Minnesota 56482.
* Parcels for sale in Anoka and Houston counties will be offered at an in-person auction on* Friday, Oct. 21 at 11 a.m. at MnDOT SE District Headquarters*, 2900 48th Street NW, Rochester, Minnesota 55901.

Later this fall, additional properties in Wadena, Itasca, and St. Louis counties will be available for bidding online at MinnBid.org. Details about the auction will be released in late October.

The DNR?s annual land sales help the department meet its management responsibilities and enhance the state?s public land values and benefits. Public lands provide support for natural resource-based economies, space and access to outdoor recreation, ecological benefits like clean air and water, and critical habitat for wildlife and rare plant species. Selling land allows the DNR to remove land from its portfolio that is no longer meeting primary management objectives. Depending on the type of land sold, revenue from sales may go to the School Trust or provide funds to allow the DNR to invest in other, high priority acquisitions.?

All are welcome to participate in the public auctions. Visit the DNR land sale page [ [link removed] ] (mndnr.gov/LandSale) for more information about the available parcels and how to register to bid on properties. For questions about a specific property, call 651-259-5432, 888-646-6367 or email [email protected].

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DNR completes?three new aggregate resource maps of Swift, Sibley, and Redwood counties

Geologists in the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources? Aggregate Resource Mapping Program completed three new resource maps showing the potential for sand and gravel deposits, as well as crushed stone resources, in Swift, Sibley, and Redwood counties. Aggregate resources are a critical natural material needed to construct roads, bridges, trails, and buildings.

Datasets for all three county projects, including maps to locate aggregate resources and a countywide gravel pit survey, will be publicly available this fall on the DNR?s online interactive mapping website [ [link removed] ] (mndnr.gov/Lands_Minerals/Aggregate_Maps). The online publishing dates for the datasets are as follows:


* Swift County will be posted on Sept. 20
* Sibley County will be posted on Sept. 27
* Redwood County will be posted on Oct. 4

The sand and gravel maps are the most recent products from the DNR that provide field-researched information to help land use planners, industry, and others make informed decisions on how to maintain access to and best use these resources for local infrastructure and construction needs.

About half of all aggregate resources used in Minnesota go toward publicly-funded infrastructure projects. In areas of the state that have a scarcity of aggregate resources, local officials can use aggregate maps to inform land use decisions and to ensure that sand and gravel deposits remain accessible and affordable for future generations of construction projects.

DNR geologists use geologic mapping techniques like field surveys and drilling combined with computer programs to find sand, gravel, and crushed stone resources and characterize the quality of a deposit.

Almost all the accessible aggregate resources in Swift, Sibley, and Redwood counties were deposited more than 10,000 years ago, when meltwater streams from glacial land formations deposited sand and gravel in different areas of the state.

?Aggregate resources are found where nature put them, and every county?s unique landscape hosts different amounts of accessible sand and gravel,? said Chad Crotty, DNR aggregate geologist. ?It?s important to know where local deposits are in order to preserve and conserve this nonrenewable resource.?

*The DNR will continue to work on multiple aggregate map projects*

The Minnesota Legislature established the DNR?s Aggregate Resource Mapping Program in 1984. The goal of the program is to complete detailed aggregate maps for every county statewide. Today, 21 Minnesota counties have access to completed aggregate resource maps.

A three-year grant from the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources, provided funding for aggregate resource mapping in Kandiyohi, Redwood, Swift, and Sibley counties. Additional funding provided by LCCMR will allow the DNR to complete more aggregate resource maps in the next few years.

For more information, visit the Aggregate Resources Mapping [ [link removed] ] page of the DNR website (mndnr.gov/Lands_Minerals/Aggregate_Maps).

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