Management Plan & Maps

Land Department
Management Plan

Carlton County
Management Plan for Tax-Forfeited Lands

Adopted: October 12, 2004

Carlton County Board
Dick Brenner, District 1		Frank Liupakka, District 2
Mel Tan, District 3		Gordon Aanerud, District 4
Ted Pihlman, District 5
Land Department Staff
Greg Bernu Land Commissioner
Milo Rasmussen Land Commissioner (to 11/30/07)		Richard Rollefson Forester
Jody Meyer Clerk (to 12/15/03)		Kathleen Malkovich Clerk
Plan Steering Committee
Len Anderson		Chris Balzer
David Berthiaume		Bruce Benson
Stan DeMenge		Paul Gassert
Eric Hofstad		Frank Liupakka
Brad Matlack		Steve Olson
Dennis Pinola		Bruce Schoenberg
Rich Staffon		Ron Severs
Dan Toivonen		Rick Waseen
Prepared for Carlton County by the Consultant Team of:
Pro-West & Associates, Inc. Lee Westfield P.O. Box 812 Walker, MN 56484 consult@prowestgis.com	Applied Insights North John Powers 721 N 16th Avenue East Duluth, MN 55812 djpowers@cpinternet.com		George Host / Mark White George Host 6244 Erickson Road Culver, MN 55779 ghost@sage.nrri.umn.edu
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Full Document: Carlton County Land Management Plan
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Carlton County Land Management Plan
(Click on links below to view/download each chapter separately)

Table of Contents
Executive Summary (239kb in Size)
Chapter 1.0 Mission (58kb in Size) Mission Management Approach Certification Map 1: Biophysical Regions in Carlton County	Chapter 2.0 Plan Context (579kb in Size) Economic & Social Context Ecological Context Forest Dynamics Map 2: Ecological Subsections in Carlton County Map 3: LandType Associations in Carlton County
Chapter 3.0 Resource Description (675kb in Size) Land Ownership Native Plant Communities Cover Type Habitat Map 4: Native Plant Communities in Carlton County Map 5: Cover Types on Carlton County Tax Forfeit Lands	Chapter 4.0 Strategic Management (148kb in Size) Sustainable Forestry Goals and Principles Initiatives
Chapter 5.0 Department Administration (222kb in Size) Assessment Policies Projections Strategic Actions	Chapter 6.0 Land Administration (300kb in Size) Assessment Policies Procedures Strategic Actions
Chapter 7.0 Habitat (514kb in Size) Assessment Policies Procedures Strategic Actions	Chapter 8.0 Forest Roads (102kb in Size) Assessment Policies Strategic Actions Map 6: County Forest Roads and Multi-Use Trails
Chapter 9.0 Recreation (200kb in Size) Assessment Policies Strategic Actions	Chapter 10.0 Scientific, Educational and Cultural Resources (63kb in Size) Assessment Policies Strategic Actions
Chapter 11.0 Peat & Non-Timber Resources (98kb in Size) Assessment Policies Strategic Actions Map 7: Potential Peat Resources	Chapter 12.0 Timber Management: General (1MB in Size) Assessment Policies General Silvicultural Practices Area Specific Management Ecological Unit Management Cover Type Management Strategic Actions
Chapter 13.0 Impacts of Management: 2004 - 2103 (303kb in Size) Summary Assumptions Cover Type The Nemadji River Basin Habitat Roads Recreation

Tables

Distribution of Native Plant Communities on Carlton County
Tax Forfeited Lands (Page 22)

Cover Type on Carlton County Tax Forfeited Lands, 2003 (Page 24)

Age Class for Selected Cover Types on Carlton County Tax
Forfeited Lands, 2003 253b: Age Class for Selected Cover Types on Carlton County Tax Forfeited Lands EXCLUDING MHn44b Native Plant
Community, 2003 (Page 25)

Generalized Cover Type Composition of Biophysical Regions
on Carlton County Tax Forfeited Lands, 2003 (Page 27)

Cover Type Distribution by Native Plant Communities on Carlton County Tax Forfeited Lands, 2003 (Page 28)

Generalized Cover Type Composition of Native Plant Communities on Carlton County Tax Forfeited Lands, 2003 (Page 28)

Distribution of Generalized Vegetational Growth Stages by Native Plant Community on Carlton County Tax Forfeited Lands, 2003 (Page 29)

Carlton County Land Department Revenues and Expenses (Page 34)

Projected Land Department Revenues and Costs, 2003-2012 (Page 37)

Upland Habitats for Use in Analyzing Wildlife Impacts of Plan (Page 45)

Distribution of Habitats on Carlton County Tax Forfeited Land, 2003
(Page 46)

Summary of Strategic Cover Type Management (Page 90)

Projected Harvest Schedule by Decade (Page 91)

Forested Cover Types on Carlton County Tax Forfeit Land, 2004 & 2103 (Page 95)

Aspen Cover Type Conversion to Spruce/Fir in Nemadji River Basin,
2003-2103 (Page 96)

Change in Habitat Acres on Carlton County Lands, 2003-2103 (Page 97)

Harvest Plan 2013

Figures

Carlton County Generalized Land Ownership (Page 15)

Cover Type Groups, Carlton County Tax Forfeited Lands, 2003 (Page 24)

Aspen Cover Type by Age Class, 2003 (Page 26)

Birch Cover Type by Age Class, 2003 (Page 26)

Northern Hardwoods Cover Type by Age Class, 2003 (Page 26)

White Spruce Cover Type by Age Class, 2003 (Page 26)

Balsam Fir Cover Type by Age Class, 2003 (Page 27)

Tamarack Cover Type by Age Class, 2003 (Page 27)

Red Pine Cover Type by Age Class, 2003 (Page 27)

Lowland Black Spruce Cover Type by Age Class, 2003 (Page 27)

Composition of NPC by General Cover Type, Carlton County
Tax Forfeited Lands, 2003 (Page 29)

Carlton County Land Department Revenues, 1997-2002 (Page 35)

Generalized Forested Cover Types, 2003 (Page 95)

Generalized Forested Cover Types, 2103 (Page 95)