Forest ownership · Minnesota 2025
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| Burned forest by owner | Forest acres in Minnesota | % of burned forest | % of Minnesota's forestland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public | 463 | 78.8% | 60.8% |
| Federal | 13 | 2.2% | 12.1% |
| State | 345 | 58.7% | 39.0% |
| Local (county, city) | 105 | 17.8% | 9.6% |
| Tribal | 64 | 10.8% | 5.5% |
| Tribal | 64 | 10.8% | 5.5% |
| Private | 43 | 7.3% | 33.7% |
| Family | 42 | 7.2% | 28.9% |
| Corporate | 0 | 0.0% | 3.5% |
| TIMO/REIT | 1 | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Other private | 0 | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Ownership not modeled | 18 | 3.1% | — |
| Burned forest in Minnesota | 587 | — | — |
Fires by owner
| Fire | Forest acres in Minnesota | Federal | State | Local | Tribal | Private | Not modeled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crosby Fire | 296 | 0 | 211 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rash Rd Fire | 97 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Wake Em Up Fire | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 |
| Grouse Fire | 56 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Elephant Lake Fire | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Horse River Fire | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fleming Lake Fire | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Moon Fire | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| First Dog Lake Fire | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Little Whitefish Fire | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mount Baldy Fire | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hoo Doo Fire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rl 128 Old Ponemah Rd Fire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dreamy Fire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rl 168 West Boundary -River Road Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lima Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamarac 2 Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crosstown Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 measured fires burned zero forest cells.
Reconciliation
| Owner cells | 2,641 | 587 |
|---|---|---|
| Land cover Forest cells | 2,641 | 587 |
| Equal | 2,641 | |
USFS RDS-2020-0044 service 12 for MN. Ownership tabulated through 2026-09-01. 30 m cells.