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Forest Inventory, Itasca County, Minnesota

Identification Information
Citation
Originator
Itasca County Land Department
Publication Date
20250107
Title
Forest Inventory, Itasca County, Minnesota
Publication Information
Publisher
Itasca County
Online Linkage
https://gisdata.mn.gov/dataset/us-mn-co-itasca-biota-forest-inventory
Abstract
This layer is a digital inventory of individual forest stands on Itasca County tax-forfeited land. The data is collected by Itasca County Foresters and is updated on a continuous basis, as needed.
Purpose
To provide comprehensive information about the state and dynamics of the forests for strategic and management harvest planning.
Supplemental Information
Itasca County, Minnesota
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
Time Period of Content date indicates the date which the user can be confident of accuracy and completeness of the dataset.
Time Instant
20250107
Bounding Box
West
-94.419272199455
East
-93.0555277417487
North
47.8989785603538
South
47.0251605088806
Theme Keyword
Biota, Forest, Forest Inventory, Stand, Vegetation, Land Cover, Trees
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Category
Place Keyword
Itasca County, Minnesota
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Temporal Keyword
Access Restrictions
None
Use Restrictions
See Distribution Liability
Status
In work
Point of Contact
Contact Person
Adam Olson
Delivery Point
1177 LaPrairie Ave
City
Grand Rapids
State
MN
Postal Code
55744
Contact Telephone
218-327-7309
Contact Electronic Mail Address
Adam.Olson@co.itasca.mn.us
Cross-Reference
Title
None
Data Quality Information
Attribute Accuracy Report
Attribute domains are used on fields were possible to ensure data integrity. Data entry mistakes are corrected as found.
Logical Consistency Report
Test queries are performed to ensure correct values are entered. Topology rules are applied to find and correct polygon spatial errors.
Completeness Report
As new lands are acquired, Forest Inventory is completed as time is available.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
Land boundary lines are snapped to the parcel layer which is plus or minus 3 feet at section corners and quarter corners. Covertype boundaries are digitized on screen over a 1 - 3 foot accuracy aerial imagery and will inherit the horizontal positional accuracy of the imagery.
Lineage
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Planar
Grid Coordinate System
Grid Coordinate System Name
Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal Transverse Mercator
UTM Zone Number
15
Planar Coordinate Information
Planar Distance Units
meters
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
NAD83
Ellipsoid Name
GRS80
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
Forest Inventory
Entity Type Definition
Itasca County Tax Forfeit Lands
Attributes
Unique_ID
A 10-11 digit number comprised of TWP, RNG, SEC, QTR SEC, Forty, Site
District
District Forester #, Itasca Co. has 7 Forester districts
TWP
Township
RNG
Range
SEC
Section
QSEC
Quarter Section
Forty
The number in which the stand is mostly located.
1
Full ownership of a Forty
2
Full ownership of a Government lot
3
Undivided interest in a forty
4
Undivided interest in Government lot
5
Portion of a Forty
6
Portion of a Government lot
7
Undivided interest in portion of a Forty
8
Undivided interest in portion of a Goverment lot
Stand
Stand ID, two digits
GLOT
Government Lot
Acres
Acres of the cover type
Otype
CovType - Stand cover type
0
Unknown
1
White Pine
2
Red Pine
3
Jack Pine
4
Scotch Pine
11
Balsam Fir
12
White Spruce
15
Black Spruce Upland
21
Black Spruce
22
Tamarack
23
Northern White Cedar
30
Northern Hardwoods
35
Northern Red Oak
36
Bur Oak
40
Lowland Hardwoods
42
Black Ash
44
Balm of Gilead
50
Aspen
52
Birch
80
Upland Grass
81
Duff
82
Upland Shrubs
83
Offsite Aspen
85
Lowland Grass
86
Lowland Shrubs
88
Beaver Pond
90
Marsh
91
Muskeg
92
Water
93
Urban
94
Stagnant Spruce
95
Stagnant Tamarack
96
Stagnant Cedar
97
Stagnant Ash
98
Rock Outcrop
OSize
CovSize - Cover type size class
1
0 to 4.9 inches
2
5 to 8.9 inches
3
9 to 14.9 inches
4
15+ inches
ODEN
CovDensity - Cover Type Density (see Overview section above for description)
Plant_1
Plantation code 1
Plant_2
Plantation code 2
Plant_3
Plantation code 3
Plant_4
Plantation code 4
UTYPE
UnderType - Understory Type see Otype code reference
USIZE
UnderSize - Understory size class (see CovType code reference)
UDENS
UnderDensity (see density overview section above for description)
UPLC
Understory Plantation Code
CURAGE
CurAge - Current Stand Age in years
SI
SI - Site Index of the main cover type
DBH
Diameter at Breast Height (inches)
TOTBA
Basal area measured in square feet per acre
NTREES
Number of Trees/Acre
COND
Condition - percent damage to main species in the cover type
0
5%
1
10%
2
20%
3
30%
4
40%
5
50%
6
60%
7
70%
8
80%
9
90%
DAMAGE
Tree Damage
1
Defoliators
2
Bark Beetles
3
Wood Borers
4
Spittlebug
5
White Pine Weevil
6
Spruce Budworm
7
Jack Pine Budworm
8
Soot Insects
9
Poplar Borer
10
Root Collar Insects
11
Earthworms
15
Insects Other
16
White Pine Blister Rust
17
White Pine Blister Rust White Pine Weevil
18
Sweet Fern Rust
19
Scleroderris Canker
20
Sirococcus Shoot Blight
21
Butternut Canker
22
Oak Mortality
23
Dwarf Mistletoe
24
Diplodia Tip Blight
25
Hypoxylon Canker
26
White Rot of Aspen
27
Hypoxylon Canker White Rot
28
Heart Rot
29
Dutch Elm Disease
30
Birch Decline
31
Hardwood Cankers
32
Needle Rust
33
Shoestring Root Rot
40
Diseases Other
41
Beaver
42
Porcupine
43
Rabbit or Mice
44
Deer or Moose
45
Sapsucker
50
Animal Other
51
Windthrow
52
Drought
53
Ice Breakage
54
Fire
55
Flooding
56
Hail
57
Frost Crack
60
Environmental Other
61
Mechanical
62
Chemical
99
Unknown
TOPOG
Topography
0
Not Applicable
1
Level
2
Rolling
3
Steep
MREC
ManRec - Management Recommendations
0
No Treatment
1
Final Harvest in 0-5 yrs
2
Harvest in 5-10 years
3
Pre-Commercial Thin
4
Commercial Thin
5
Plant
6
Mechanical Site Prep Plant
7
Chemical Site Prep Plant
8
Thin Regeneration
9
Hand Release
10
Chemical Site Prep
11
Chemical Release
12
Insect Control
13
Aspen Recycle (shear)
14
Plantation Survey
15
Fuelwood Area
16
Cut Understory (0-5 yrs)
17
Cut Overstory (0-5yrs)
18
Treat Wildlife Opening
19
Mow down for conversion
20
Selective Harvest
21
Partial Harvest
22
Seed Tree Cut
23
Reserve Stand
24
Seed for Regeneration
25
Check Regeneration
26
Check Inventory
99
Other
MRECYR
Management Recommendation Year
MISC
Miscellaneous Code
1
Snowmobile Trail
2
Cross Country Ski Trail
3
Wild Scenic River
4
Public Access
5
Bass Lake Park
6
Hunter Walking Trail
7
Historical Site
8
Canoe Route
9
Unusual Scenic Recreational Potential
10
Untyped
11
Agricultural Lease
12
Cabin Lease or Building
13
Private Road Easement
14
Landfill
15
Gravel Pit
16
Gated Road
17
Buffer Zone
18
Riparian Zone
19
Breakup Yard
20
Biological Legacy
21
Scientific and Natural Area
22
Seed Orchard or Production Area
23
Research Plot
24
Seedbed
25
Unusual Botanical Feature
26
Unusual Geographical Feature
27
Unusual Historical Feature
28
Fruit Production Area
29
Hybrid Aspen Plantation
30
Marcell Experimental Watershed
31
Residual Timber Scattered
32
Residual Timber Clumped
33
Residual Timber on Fringe of Type
34
Managed for Old Growth
35
Managed for Old Forest
36
Wildflower Sanctuary
37
Recreation Area
38
Representative Sample Area
39
Seeded
40
Wildlife Opening
41
Bald Eagle Nest
42
Osprey Nest
43
Deer Yard
44
Colonial Bird Rookery
45
Bear Den
46
Beaver Pond
47
Travel Zone
85
Intermediate Harvest
86
In Harvest
89
FSC Removed from Management
90
Temporarily Removed from Management
91
BMP Water Quality Filter Strip
92
BMP Visual Reserve Strip
93
DNR Shore Impact Zone
94
Shoreland Alteration Zone
95
Economically Inaccessible
99
Conservation Easement
MISC2
Miscellaneous Code 2 ( 86-in harvest only in MISC field)
Definition Source
See MISC
Harvestable
Harvestable?
Y
Yes
N
No
APPYR
Appraisal Year (year in which the stand was last inventoried)
HISTCD
History Code
1
Pruned
3
Commercial Thin
8
Seed Tree Cut
9
Shelterwood Cut
10
Selective Cut
11
Planted
12
Seeded
13
Treated Wildlife Opening
14
Clear Cut
15
Bird Habitat Shearing
99
Other
HISTYR
History Year
NPC
MN DNR Ecological Classification System code
Notes
Text comment about stand
C1
White Pine
Definition Source
Cord Wood Volume / Acre
C2
Red Pine
Definition Source
Cord Wood Volume / Acre
C3
Jack Pine
Definition Source
Cord Wood Volume / Acre
C4
Scotch Pine
Definition Source
Cord Wood Volume / Acre
C11
Balsam Fir
Definition Source
Cord Wood Volume / Acre
C12
White Spruce
Definition Source
Cord Wood Volume / Acre
C21
Black Spruce
Definition Source
Cord Wood Volume / Acre
C22
Tamarack
Definition Source
Cord Wood Volume / Acre
C23
Cedar
Definition Source
Cord Wood Volume / Acre
C31
Maple
Definition Source
Cord Wood Volume / Acre
C32
Yellow Birch
Definition Source
Cord Wood Volume / Acre
C33
Basswood
Definition Source
Cord Wood Volume / Acre
C34
Red Oak
Definition Source
Cord Wood Volume / Acre
C36
Burr Oak
Definition Source
Cord Wood Volume / Acre
C37
Ironwood
Definition Source
Cord Wood Volume / Acre
C41
Elm
Definition Source
Cord Wood Volume / Acre
C42
Ash
Definition Source
Cord Wood Volume / Acre
C44
Balm of Gilead
Definition Source
Cord Wood Volume / Acre
C50
Aspen
Definition Source
Cord Wood Volume / Acre
C52
Birch
Definition Source
Cord Wood Volume / Acre
C60
other
Definition Source
Cord Wood Volume / Acre
Entity and Attribute Overview
This section will cover data field descriptions that are too comprehensive to fit in the detailed table below. ODENS: Cover Type Density reflects the total stems per acres or volume. Three types of Density Assessments: 1) Seedlings, 2) Saplings, 3) Mercantable stands. CODE - DENSITY SEEDLINGS: Stems 1 in. DBH classified according to percent stocking, based on stems per acre. 0 - Stems 1 inch in diameter and stocking is 20%. Red White Pine, Oak, W Spruce 1 - 400 2 - 400-800 3 - 800 Jack Pine, Tamarack, B Spruce, Cedar, Balsam Fir 1 - 500 2 - 500-1000 3 - 1000 Aspen, Birch, Balm of Gilead 1 - 1000 2 - 1000-3000 3 - 3000 SAPLINGS: Stem 1 in. but 5 in. Stem DBH 1 in. - 2.9 in. 0 - 100 1 - 100-399 2 - 400-699 3 - 700 Stem DBH 3 in. - 4.9 in. 0 - 100 1 - 100-299 2 - 300-549 3 - 550 MERCHANTABLE STANDS: 3 cords/acre in stems 5 in. DBH Cords/Acre (Stem DBH 5 in. +) 0 .......... 0-3 1 .......... 3-7 2 .......... 7 - 13 3 .......... 13 - 17 4 .......... 17 - 23 5 .......... 23 - 27 6 .......... 27 - 33 7 .......... 33 - 37 8 .......... 37 - 43 9 .......... 43+
Distribution Information
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20250107
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Person Primary
Contact Person
Contact Organization
Itasca County Land Department
Contact Position
GIS Analyst Natural Resources
Contact Address
Address
1177 LaPrairie Ave
City
Grand Rapids
State or Province
MN
Postal Code
55744
Contact Voice Telephone
218-327-7309
Contact Electronic Mail Address
Adam.Olson@co.itasca.mn.us
Metadata Standard Name
Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
Metadata Standard Version
1.2
Metadata Extensions
Online Linkage
http://www.mngeo.state.mn.us/committee/standards/mgmg/metadata.htm
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