Sixteen DNR parcels will be sold in three public oral bid auctions in October and November, the DNR has announced. Property information, auction instructions and a map of the parcels can be found on the DNR land sale webpage.
The properties include unimproved recreational land in Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake, Mille Lacs and Wadena counties.
The DNR manages 5.6 million acres of state land, and is continually working to improve its land portfolio by selling lands that no longer meet conservation or recreation needs. Land sales are done in consultation with DNR staff, local government officials and others to ensure the state’s public land base meets the recreational needs of its citizens, continues to provide ecological benefits like clean air and water, supports natural resource-based economies, and maintains habitat for a broad variety of fish and wildlife needs.
Dollars from many land sales are strategically reinvested in high-quality land purchases that will fulfill the state’s conservation, recreation and economic needs into the future.
Public auction details, parcel information and the latest updates are available by calling (651)259-5432 or (888)646-6367, by email request to min.landsale@state.mn.us or online.