The Lands and Minerals Regional Operations Section
- Serves DNR resource managers, counties, local governments, companies, and citizens in processing leases, utility licenses, easements, sales, reviews for tax-forfeited land transactions, land exchanges, trespass issues, appraisals and appraisal review, land value establishments, and mineral management and reclamation efforts;
- Provides technical assistance for state land acquisition projects;
- Provides leadership and facilitation for long range regional land management planning by participating in the DNR Regional Management Teams (RMTs) and regional acquisition committees;
- Represents the Division as the point of contact in each region in directing, coordinating, and monitoring land transactions and mineral resource management efforts.
Staff
For more information, please contact the Regional Operations Supervisor or Coordinator in your region of the state, using the accompanying map and table.
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Region 1 - Northwest Minnesota
Bemidji, MN 56601
Cheryl Kelley-Dobie
Regional Operations Supervisor
218-308-2627
Counties in Region 1
Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Ottertail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, Stevens, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin
Region 2 - Northeast Minnesota
1201 East Highway 2
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Joe Rokala
Regional Operations Supervisor
Counties in Region 2
Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, Saint Louis
Region 2 Contacts
Easements
Karen Tamminen, Realty Specialist
Land acquisitions
Karen Tamminen, Realty Specialist
Leases (new and renewal/surface)
Amy Marrier, Senior Realty Specialist
Leases (earthen materials)
Nicholas Borchardt, Aggregate Leasing Specialist
Leases (minerals)
Hibbing Lands and Minerals Division Office, 218-231-8484
Tax-forfeited land sales (public inquiries)
Contact the county auditor or land commissioner
Tax-forfeited land sale reviews (county list)
Heather Lofstuen, Senior Realty Specialist
Utility crossing licenses
Angela Means, Realty Specialist
Region 3 - Central Minnesota
1200 Warner Road
St. Paul, MN 55106
Martha Vickery
Regional Operations Coordinator
651-259-5792
Counties in Region 3
Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright
Region 4 - Southern Minnesota
21371 State Hwy 15
New Ulm, MN 56073-5228
Benjamin J. Schaefer
Regional Operations Coordinator
507-233-1211
Counties in Region 4
Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Sibley, Steele, Swift, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine