The Chippewa National Forest, located in the heart of northern Minnesota, is a celebration of seasons, culture and environment.
The Chippewa National Forest is the first National Forest established east of the Mississippi River in 1908 and is the home to more lakes and wetlands than any other National Forest. The forest was originally known as the Minnesota National Forest. The name was changed in 1928 to honor the original inhabitants. Today, the Forest and Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe share goals and offer visitors a chance to experience Anishinabe culture and learn about the past from prehistory to early, logging-era and Civilian Conservation Corps days. Learn more about the forest.
Mention tree planting on a national forest, and most people imagine pine seedlings. In 2019, the Chippewa National Forest planted 1.5 million seedlings, many of which were red and white pine.
I ask the same question every year to volunteers at the annual Howl O Ween event at Shingobee Hills on the Chippewa National Forest. What do pumpkins have to do with a Forest Service program?
There is an old adage that “if it’s a good place to camp today, then someone probably camped there before.” This “hypothesis” was recently explored on the Forest.
