Carlton County Tax Forfeited Land Department

Timber Auction Results
from June 7, 2010 Auction

* Landsale 129 *

Department Function

 Management of approximately 72,000 acres of tax-forfeited land and 43.62 miles of County Owned abandoned Soo Line Trail.

Staff  

Greg Bernu: Land Commissioner/Agricultural Inspector
Mark Westphal: Forester
Kathleen Malkovich: Clerk/Secretary/GIS Operator

Department Administration

Carlton County administers its tax-forfeited land base through its Land Department, Auditor’s Office and the County Board. The County Board sets policies, adopts appropriate ordinances, sets land and timber values, and undertakes similar policy and legal actions. The Auditor conducts forfeitures, and handles related and fiscal actions.

Day-to-day administration and field management of the land and timber resources is done by the Land Department which is headed by the Land Commissioner who reports directly to the County Board of Commissioners. Currently, the Department has a staff of three including the Land Commissioner, a County Forester/Agricultural Inspector, and Clerk/Secretary/GIS Operator. Temporary seasonal help is hired to undertake such projects as tree planting.

Carlton County managed lands are now certified under both the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).  Several third party audits have been conducted and results may be found at Audit.