About Us
Aaniin! Welcome! For our visitors, traveling to the Chippewa National Forest
means traveling "up north". The Forest, located in the heart of
northern Minnesota, is a celebration of seasons, culture, and environment.
This northern hardwood forest mixes between the western prairies and the northern
boreal forest to the north and east. It is a Forest with shared boundaries-red
oak to white pine, wild ginger to wild rice and Canada lynx to sandhill crane.
The border is also shared between governments as well, with the Chippewa National
Forest working across shared borders with the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.
There is history here----of PaleoIndian people living along the lakeshore 10,000
years ago, Dakota and Anishinabe people, French Voyageurs and early loggers.
In 1902, Congress Passed the Morris Act and created the Minnesota Forest Reserve,
which in 1908 would become a National Forest. Today, the 666,542-acre Chippewa
National Forest employs over 150 people, working with very unique and diverse
cultural and natural resources. We invite you to learn more about our beautiful
northwoods, through this website or by traveling to the great north!
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HISTORY
People have inhabited the land we now know as the Chippewa
National Forest for thousands of years. In 1908, President
Theodore Roosevelt signed the papers making the Chippewa the
first National Forest established east of the Mississippi
River. Originally know as the Minnesota National Forest, the
name was changed in 1928 to honor the original inhabitants.
Today, the Forest and the Leech Lake Indian Reservation share
boundaries and offer visitors a chance to experience Anishinabe
culture as well as a rich history, ranging from prehistoric
times to the early logging era and CCC days.
CHIPPEWA CELEBRATES CENTENNIAL
NICHE STATEMENT
Outstanding cultural resources, premier
habitat for aquatic, riparian and terrestrial
wildlife and plants, leaders in conservation
of the bald eagle and in protections for
vast wetland resources...
POINTS OF PRIDE
The major characteristics, unique features,
special issues and management activities
of the Chippewa National Forest form the
four major themes which are woven through
the programs on the Forest...
FOREST FACTS
Statistical data about the Chippewa...
ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW
The Chippewa National Forest is made up
of the following staff areas...
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
An answer to all the frequently asked questions about
the Chippewa...
CURRENT ISSUES...
CHIPPEWA UPDATE...
DRIVING DIRECTIONS...
OTHER...
Urban
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LOCATION INFORMATION
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