Spotlights

  • Current Timber Sales

    Information on current Chippewa National Forest timber sales, and bid results.

  • Memorial Tree Planting Site

    The Chippewa National Forest has had a successful tree planting partnership with the National Forest Foundation, American Forests, and Arbor Day Foundation.

  • Tribal Relations

    The unique geographic relationship links the Chippewa National Forest with the social, economic, and cultural well-being of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.

  • Rules And Regulations

    Know before you go. 

  • Timber Sales

    Explore latest timber sales and recent sales results. 

  • Monitoring Black Bear Populations on the CNF

    Honoring Our Forbears: Long-Term Monitoring of Black Bear Populations in the Chippewa National Forest Prove Critical to Management

  • Chippewa Cross-Country Ski Trails

    The first ski tracks seen on the Forest this winter appeared in late autumn!

  • 2021 Northeast Interagency Support Cache (NEK)

    Unlike the past few fire seasons, the 2021 fire season was a busy one in the Eastern Region.

  • A little about BAER: By: Anna Plumb

    BAER is a rapid assessment (typically 7-10 days) made up of a team typically of Hydrologists, Soil Scientists, Geologists, Engineers, and a team lead.

  • Decades of Ecological Work in Northern MN Coming Together By: Dave Morley, SNF

    The US Forest Service (FS) classifies, maps, and describes ecosystems using the National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units.

  • Happy Camper

    Camping is a great activity for getting out into nature, spending time with friends and family, and relaxing. 

  • SOIL DYNAMIC PROPERTIES

    The Natural Resource Conservation Service and the Forest Service has partnered and are working together on a Soil Dynamic Properties project for forested areas in the Lake States.

  • Blooming in the Forest

    The spring wildflowers are getting ready to add a little color to the forest, making it a perfect time to get out on the trails.

  • PIO's Gather Information

    Public Information Officers (PIO's) are responsible for providing clear, accurate and timely information during incidents.

  • Wonders of the Night Sky

    The Northern Lights, which are also known as the Aurora Borealis, is a phenomenon known throughout the northern skies.

  • If it is a good place to camp...

    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.

  • Cheer your Peers – Past, Present, and Future

    Last week Chippewa National Forest employees took some time out of their busy schedules to celebrate a very productive and successful year (FY 19). 

  • Miami to Minnesota: Connecting Youth to Healthy Lifestyles

    It’s not unusual to see Minnesotans heading south to spend their winters in Florida, but it is unique to welcome someone from Miami to the Forest for the winter.

  • Water Quality Best Management Practices Monitoring

    The Chippewa National Forest monitors water quality best management practices (BMPs) for a wide range of natural resource projects it implements in any given year.

  • Nanda-gikendan, seek to know it, seek to learn it

    Millie Baird, acting Forest tribal relations liaison, and her family attended the second annual Nanda-gikendan, seek to know it, seek to learn it, event.

  • Free Books for Outdoor Kids!

    One of the great things about working on the Forest over the years is the relationships developed with people and communities.

  • New Acquisition Parcels on the Chippewa

    This summer the Chippewa National Forest completed acquisitions of two new parcels adding 47.2 acres to Forest managed lands now totaling 672,167.2 acres.

  • A visit to Marcell Experimental Forest

    Over two dozen folks from the Chippewa and Superior National Forests, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Youth Conservation Corps, and GeoCorps visited the Marcell Experimental Forest.

  • A moment of science please.

    For the 34th  year, middle school students put on their thinking caps, wrote a hypothesis and conducted experiments; and Forest employees were there to be a part of it.

  • Bats and Kids on the Night Trail

    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?

  • GIS Efforts

    September 11, 2001 is a day that many will never forget. After the terrorist attacks on our World Trade Center and the Pentagon, three Chippewa employees were there to help.

  • WOMEN IN WILDLAND FIRE PROGRAM

    Angela Schmitt, Senior Firefighter on the Deer River District, recently completed an assignment as a mentor for the Women in Wildfire (WIWF) program on the Cibola National Forest.

  • Naturalist Life

    We are Kasey and Maggie, the summer naturalists. This summer we served in the Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa in partnership with Chippewa National Forest.

  • Things are buzzing on the Chippewa National Forest

    Things have been buzzing on the Forest as US Forest Service employees have been conducting bee surveys throughout the Chippewa National Forest.

  • Smokey’s 75th Birthday Celebrated Across the Forest!

    Every August, the Chippewa National Forest celebrates Smokey’s birthday with cake and a song, but this year, with Smokey turning 75, we needed to do a little extra.

  • Firewood Restrictions

    CLOSURE ORDER bans the possession, storage, or transport of any firewood.  Don't move firewood!  Burn it where you buy it!

  • Women’s History Month Celebrated on the Chippewa National Forest

    March is National Women’s History Month, a month that acknowledges the rich history of vibrant women as part of the Forest Service and on the Chippewa National Forest.

  • Environmental Education in a Changing World By Michelle Heiker

    The last year and a half has certainly been a tremendous challenge with all facets of learning, and for the Chippewa National Forest.

  • Old Aspen Pilot Project By: Casey Goldsmith

    With an average rotation age of somewhere between 60-70 years, aspen has a substantially shorter lifespan than many of the other species present on the Chippewa National Forest (CNF).

  • Fishing on the Chippewa

    The 71st Annual Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener will be held May 11-13, 2018 in the Willmar Lakes Area, including the communities of Willmar, Spicer, and New London.