Forest ownership · Minnesota 2026
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| Burned forest by owner | Forest acres in Minnesota | % of burned forest | % of Minnesota's forestland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public | 70,163 | 92.4% | 60.8% |
| Federal | 63,628 | 83.8% | 12.1% |
| State | 6,532 | 8.6% | 39.0% |
| Local (county, city) | 4 | 0.0% | 9.6% |
| Tribal | 42 | 0.1% | 5.5% |
| Tribal | 42 | 0.1% | 5.5% |
| Private | 1,117 | 1.5% | 33.7% |
| Family | 56 | 0.1% | 28.9% |
| Corporate | 24 | 0.0% | 3.5% |
| TIMO/REIT | 808 | 1.1% | 1.0% |
| Other private | 229 | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Ownership not modeled | 4,648 | 6.1% | — |
| Burned forest in Minnesota | 75,971 | — | — |
Fires by owner
| Fire | Forest acres in Minnesota | Federal | State | Local | Tribal | Private | Not modeled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Trap Fire | 28,936 | 24,278 | 1,462 | 0 | 0 | 808 | 2,388 |
| Thumb Fire | 23,830 | 21,308 | 1,766 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 756 |
| Wolfpack Fire | 6,523 | 5,770 | 482 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 271 |
| Sioux Fire | 6,325 | 4,604 | 1,420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 |
| Camp Fire | 4,026 | 3,808 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 201 |
| Little Knife Fire | 4,010 | 3,853 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 |
| Flanders Fire | 1,423 | 0 | 974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 449 |
| Chub Fire | 322 | 0 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Stewart Trail | 274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 48 |
| Birch Bay Fire | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rl 031 Sayersville Fire | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 7 |
| Hwy 135 Fire | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Cherry Fire | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| Echo 2 Fire | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Long Lake Fire | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Balsam Fire | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Karth Road Fire | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beaver Tail Fire | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rabbit 2 Fire | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 Mile Fire | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Field Fire | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 614 Fire | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ridge Fire | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71st Ave Fire | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Nett Lake Road Fire | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gull Pond Fire | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Nine Fire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poplar Fire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bear Fire | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marion Creek Trail Fire | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Creek Fire | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Webster Fire | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tax Day Fire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dodge Fire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| East Ranch Fire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Killdeer Fire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Biwabik Fire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hummingbird Fire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Twin Lakes Fire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Industrial Fire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Zuni Fire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| South Shore Fire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fools Gold Fire | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 493 Fire | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horseshoe Fire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 330th Ave Fire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fruity Pebbles Fire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Iron Hub Fire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tree Fire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Evergreen Fire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yawkey 1 Fire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pettit Road Fire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spider Fire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiger Fire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wabedo Fire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slim Fire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eksjo Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willow Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Holiday Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20th Ave Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65th Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knolls Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wegwos Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boat Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Rd Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawthorn Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butternut Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sand Lake Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gallus Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Long Lake Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acorn Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 224 Airport Pit Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garfield Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 measured fires burned zero forest cells.
Reconciliation
| Owner cells | 341,604 | 75,971 |
|---|---|---|
| Land cover Forest cells | 341,604 | 75,971 |
| Equal | 341,604 | |
USFS RDS-2020-0044 service 12 for MN. Ownership tabulated through 2026-09-29. 30 m cells.