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DNR to aerially apply herbicide on forest lands in coming weeks

KAXE
Published August 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM CDT
Tree canopies overlap against a clear sky. Afternoon sun is shining through the green leaves.
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Sunlight filters through a green forest canopy in a family forest near Marine on St. Croix in August, 2024.

The herbicide will prepare 15 sites across Northern Minnesota for reforestation work.

The DNR will apply herbicide from a helicopter over 15 state forest sites across Northern Minnesota between Aug. 15 and Sept. 15.

The agency said the action will prepare state forest sites for upcoming tree planting and seeding and release established seedlings from competitive vegetation.

The Department of Natural Resources will apply herbicide from a helicopter to 15 sites between Aug. 15 and Sept. 15, 2025
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The Department of Natural Resources will apply herbicide from a helicopter to 15 sites between Aug. 15 and Sept. 15, 2025

The sites amount to 434 acres in Roseau, Cass, Wadena, Becker, St. Louis, Lake and Pine counties.

All projects have been planned, reviewed and approved following DNR guidelines.

For more information on the project, email reforestation.dnr@state.mn.us.

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