Terrestrial Invasive Species Observations [Minnesota]
Description
Multi-partner effort to record GPS locations of terrestrial invasive species on DNR lands and other locations in Minnesota. Data is downloaded from EDDMapS Midwest (https://www.eddmaps.org/midwest/). Data from EDDMapS includes all data previously collected by the Minnesota DNR and uploaded to EDDMapS in 2016. From 2016 forward data from MN DNR staff was collected directly into EDDMapS. EDDMapS also contains data from other organizations and individuals in Minnesota., To provide an inventory across DNR administered lands of selected invasive terrestrial species. A multi-divisional effort to collect consistent information accross all DNR administered lands. Provide a planning tool to help identify problem infestions and coordinate an effective response to individual species and locations for control efforts., Time Period of Content date indicates the date which the user can be confident of accuracy and completeness of the dataset. This inventory is ongoing. Some areas will be inventoried for specific plants one year and then gone through for more detail later. As control treatments are applied, later inventories should show a reduction in numbers of plants.
Creator
Minnesota. Department of Natural Resources
Publisher
Minnesota Geospatial Commons
Temporal Coverage
2025-08-25
Rights
None
Access Rights
Public
Format
Files
Language
English
Date Added
April 26, 2021
Provenance Statement
The metadata for this resource was last retrieved from the Minnesota Geospatial Commons on 2025-08-26.