USDA Forest Service

Superior National Forest

 

Fisheries and Aquatics Program
 
Non-Native Invasive Species
 
1999 Blowdown
 
Monitoring
 
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
 
Botany
 
Urban Connections
 
 
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Superior National Forest
8901 Grand Ave Pl
Duluth, MN 55808

Phone: (218) 626-4300
FAX: (218) 626-4398

United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service.

About Us

Over 445,000 acres or 695 square miles of the forest is surface water. In addition, more than 1,300 miles of cold water streams and 950 miles of warm water streams flow within the boundaries of the Superior. Fish species such as walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, lake trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, and brown trout can be found in abundance in these waters. The northern forest community thrives with its pine, fir and spruce trees and is home to numerouse wildlife species including deer, moose, the gray wolf, and black bear. Northern Minnesota is the last stronghold of the gray wolf in the lower 48 states. Approximately 300-400 wolves continue to roam within the boundaries of the Superior National Forest today.

2007 UPDATE

This is our update to you about the many activities we are involved in and our progress implementing the revised Forest Plan. (click here for pdf version of the 2007 Superior National Forest UPDATE)

HISTORY People have been living within the current boundaries of the Superior National Forest for more than ten thousand years, since shortly after the glacier retreated from the region.   MORE

NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE FOREST

Three million acres of land, water, rock, and trees cover the Superior National Forest.  This landscape is home to a variety of plant, fish and wildlife species.

Wildlife

Water

Forest Vegetation

NICHE STATEMENT

The Superior National Forest is known locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally for providing a variety of quality recreation opportunities.   The Superior is the eighth most visited national forest in the nation.

The Superior is renowned for its vast remote settings, as well as the million-acre Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. More.

POINTS OF PRIDE
Employees, Landscape, External Relations and Accomplishments. More.

FOREST FACTS
Statistical data about the forest. More.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Forest Supervisor Orders More.

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW
The Forest is made up of the following staff areas. More.

OPPORTUNITIES
Superior National Forest volunteering opportunities: "Gain While You Give".More.
Employment opportunities with the USDA Forest Service. More.

Plant-A-Tree Program

Urban Connections

OTHER NEARBY OUTDOOR RECREATION AREAS
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Minnesota State Parks and Forests
Quetico Provincial Park

LOCATION INFORMATION

USDA Forest Service - Eastern Region
Last modified: Thursday, 08 January 2009
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