The DNR's shallow lakes management plan guides the work of wildlife lake specialists, who:
- Provide technical support to field managers
- Recommend policy considerations to DNR fish and wildlife division leadership
- Represent the division on lake management issues involving the public and other agencies
What we're doing
Find out what we're doing - and what you can do - to help Minnesota's troubled waters.
Our work includes:
- Conducting habitat evaluations on lakes across the state annually
- Guiding the formal designation of wildlife management lakes, waterfowl feeding and resting areas, refuges and sanctuaries
- Identifying lake management problems
- Recommending lake management strategies and developing management plans
- Assisting citizen participation
- Developing and maintaining GIS and database products of current and historical information and distributing them to relevant parties