Sustainability

In 1995 the Minnesota Legislature adopted the Minnesota Sustainable Forest Resources Act (SFRA), one of the state’s most significant forestry laws. The Act established use and management of our state’s forests. Sustainability means meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainable forestry is a proactive form of management that provides for the multiple uses of the forest by balancing a diversity of both present and future needs.

This guidebook is a statewide effort to enhance forest management practices on natural resources. Visit www.frc.state.mn.us to learn more.

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Download additional resources to help you learn how Minnesota is doing things better and ensuring the future of our forests. Learn how and why the story of Minnesota’s forests never ends and how to care for your own forest.

Learn about ways the Sustainable Forest Resources Act helps Minnesota’s forests through comprehensive timber harvesting and forest management guidelines, landscape-level forest resource planning and coordination, continuing education and much more. Download our brochure for more information.

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