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Board approves transfer of 155 acres to Minnesota DNR for Richard Dorr Memorial Hardwood Forest expansion

5675920 · August 13, 2025
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Summary

The Wabasha County Board approved a Trust for Public Land proposal to acquire about 155 acres along the Zumbro River and donate it to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for forest restoration and public access; the vote passed after a roll call (4–1).

The Wabasha County Board of Commissioners approved a Trust for Public Land proposal to purchase roughly 155 acres on the Zumbro River and convey it to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to expand the Richard Dorr Memorial Hardwood Forest.

Representatives from the Trust for Public Land and the Minnesota DNR described the property as frequently flooded and partly in agriculture; the plan calls for restoring the land to floodplain hardwood forest to reduce erosion and nutrient…

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