APPENDIX A. Survey Use Estimates, Confidence Limits, Trail Descriptions and Maps

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1 APPENDIX A Survey Use Estimates, Confidence Limits, Trail Descriptions and Maps Survey Douglas Trail, Summer Gateway Trail, Summer Glacial s Trail, Summer Heartland Trail, Summer Luce Line Trail, Summer Paul Bunyan Trail, Summer 6 Paul Bunyan Trail segment near Bemidji State Park, Summer Root Trail, Summer Sakatah Singing Hills Trail, Summer Page State Trail Surveys in 6, &

2 Douglas Trail, Summer Season * % Confidence Interval of Total Seasonal Percent of Total Hours Miles User Hours Total Hours (± percent) of Trail Total Use Hours, (total miles) By Day of Week Weekend/Holidays, Weekdays 3,6. 3. By Trail Type** Paved Trail,06..0 Unpaved Trail,.3 6. By Trail Segment Rochester to Douglas, Douglas to Pine Island, By Trail Activity Biking, Skating, 6.0. Walking,.6 3. Running, Horseback Riding 3..6 Other 0.. * Summer extends from the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day. ** The paved and unpaved treadways extend over the entire trail. Description The Douglas State Trail is a. mile, multiple use state trail developed on an abandoned railroad grade. This trail crosses outstanding rural scenery, traversing some of the richest agricultural land in Minnesota. One treadway is paved for bicyclists, hikers, in-line skaters and skiers; the other is a natural surface for horseback riders and snowmobilers. The trail begins in northwestern Rochester, travels through the small town of Douglas (for which the trail is named) and terminates in Pine Island. Present trail access includes three parking lots with rest facilities. MN Department of Natural Resources

3 MAP Trail 60 Facilities ROSCOE Parking CENTER Picnic/Rest Area North Paved (Asphalt) Natural surface Campground 0 3 Scale in Miles Branch North PINE ISLAND Fork ZUMBROTA FOREST MILLS Location in Minnesota of map area Zumbro BEAR VALLEY Douglas State 3 Trail Dry Duluth Minneapolis/ St. Paul Run Creek MAZEPPA Mazeppa Goodhue & Olmsted Counties Creek Trail Distances in Miles Rochester.. 3. Douglas County Highway 3 Pine Island NORTH 63 GOODHUE CO. GOODHUE CO. WABASHA CO. OLMSTED CO. 3 Middle Creek Fork 3 Zumbro Shady ORONOCO STATE FOREST BOUNDARY Zumbro Harkcom DODGE CO. OLMSTED CO. Plum Creek Branch 3 Zumbro GENOA DOUGLAS DANESVILLE POST TOWN 63 MANTORVILLE Creek South Oxbow County Park 3 ROCHESTER KASSON 3 Masten BYRON 3 Cascade Creek 3 3 Silver Cr. State Trail Surveys in 6, &

4 Gateway Trail, Summer Season * % Confidence Interval of Total Seasonal Percent of Total Hours Miles User Hours Total Hours (± percent) of Trail Total Use Hours, (total miles) By Day of Week Weekends/Holidays,6.. Weekdays 0,.. By Trail Segment & Type Cayuga Street to I-6,3..3. I-6 to Pine Point Park** - total 3,0... I-6 to Pine Point Park - paved,.. I-6 to Pine Point Park - unpaved 3,0.. By Trail Activity Biking,. 3. Skating 3, Walking, Running, Horseback Riding, Other, * Summer extends from the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day. ** The paved and unpaved treadways extend over this entire trail segment. Description The Gateway State Trail is an. mile long, multiple use trail starting in St. Paul. This paved trail cuts through a cross-section of urban areas, parks, lakes, wetlands and fields in Ramsey and Washington Counties. Many trail users are surprised to find these rural landscapes so close to the metro area, while others appreciate the access it provides to downtown St. Paul and the State Capitol complex. Located on a former Soo Line Railway grade, the trail is very level and is wheelchair accessible. It provides access to other trail opportunities in Phalen-Keller Regional Park, connections to Stillwater and other destinations in Washington County. For. miles of the Gateway, between I-6 and the eastern end at Pine Point Park, the paved trail adjoins a separate, unpaved trail for horseback riding or carriage driving. These. miles are groomed for cross country skiing in the winter on the paved trail. Motorized vehicles are not permitted anywhere on the trail. MN Department of Natural Resources

5 MAP EXPLANATION Trail Paved (Asphalt) Horse Trail (Gravel) Other Trails (Asphalt) Facilities Parking Picnic/Rest Area Toilet 0 Scale in Miles Gateway State Trail Ramsey & Washington Counties Location in Minnesota of map area Duluth Minneapolis/ St. Paul Arlington Ave Wheelock Pkwy bridge Arcade Ave (Hwy 6) Phalen Park (Keller Cr) White Bear Ave bridge McKnight Rd bridge Century Ave (Hwy 0) I - 6 underpass Hwy 36 tunnel County Rd Hwy 6 Lansing Ave (Co Rd ) Manning Ave (Co ) Pine Point Pk (Co ) Cayuga St. (not in matrix) Trail Distances in Miles Cayuga St. 3E ROSEVILLE Larpenteur Ave. Arlington Ave. SAINT PAUL Westminster St. Mississippi 6 LITTLE 3E GEM CANADA VADNAIS LAKE 36 6 HEIGHTS 6 Arcade St. Phalen - Keller Regional Park Phalen White Bear Ave. Flicek Park MAPLEWOOD Robin Hood Park McKnight Rd. Maplewood Mall RAMSEY CO. WASHINGTON CO. 6 NORTH ST. PAUL Century Ave. WHITE BEAR LAKE 0 De Montreville Park OAKDALE PINE SPRINGS White Bear De Montreville LAKE ELMO DELLWOOD MAHTOMEDI WILLERNIE 36 6 Masterman STILLWATER Manning Ave. Pine Point Park NORTH 60 State Trail Surveys in 6, &

6 Glacial s State Trail, Summer Season* % Confidence Interval of Total Seasonal Percent of Total Hours Miles User Hours Total Hours (+/- percent) of Trail Total Use Hours 33, (total miles) By Day of Week Weekend/Holidays, Weekdays, By Trail Type** Paved Trail 33,6.. Unpaved Trail By Trail Segment Willmar to Spicer, Spicer to New London,6... New London to Hawick 3, By Trail Activity Biking 0,3 6.. Skating,. 30. Walking,6. 6. Running,66..0 Horseback Riding Other 0..3 * Summer extends from the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day. ** The paved and unpaved treadways extend the full length of the trail. Description The Glacial s State Trail is located on a former Burlington Northern Railroad grade, and is generally level and wheelchair accessible. The trail is paved with asphalt for miles between Willmar and New London. This segment has a parallel grass treadway for horseback riding. From New London to Hawick is a 6 mile long trail surfaced with crushed granite for hiking, biking, and horseback riding. The remaining miles, between Hawick and just past Richmond, is undeveloped and has the original railroad stones as a surface. Some railroad bridges have been removed. MN Department of Natural Resources 6

7 MAP Trail Paved (Asphalt) Horse trail Unpaved Future Trail Other Trails Facilities Parking Picnic/Rest Area Campground Scale in Miles Glacial s State Trail Kandiyohi & Stearns Counties Location in Minnesota of map area Duluth Minneapolis/ St. Paul Trail Distances in Miles Willmar Spicer New London Hawick Sibley State Park Paynesville Richmond SPRING HILL Sauk BROOTEN 3 ST. MARTIN POPE CO. STEARNS CO. BELGRADE North Fork LAKE HENRY ROSCOE no snowmobiling 3 (except on signed sections) Sauk RICHMOND COLD SPRING 3 KANDIYOHI CO. Middle Fork REGAL Crow 3 bridges out PAYNESVILLE Rice Norway 0 Sibley State Park Andrew Long Fish Hatchery Nest Mud SPICER NEW LONDON 3 0 Green Fishing Pier Kandiyohi County Park # HAWICK Crow Diamond Koronis Regional Park KANDIYOHI CO. Koronis Foot EDEN STEARNS CO. VALLEY MEEKER CO. Puerto Rico St. 0 3 Willmar High Avenue foot bridge land Avenue Civic Ce nte NORTH trailhead of Glacial s State Trail 3 r Road ATWATER KANDIYOHI 0 WILLMAR see inset 3 WILLMAR A recommended route along city streets to and from the downtown area. 6 State Trail Surveys in 6, &

8 Heartland State Trail, Summer Season* % Confidence Interval of Total Seasonal Percent of Total Hours Miles User Hours Total Hours (+/- percent) of Trail Total Use Hours, (total miles) By Day of Week Weekend/Holidays 60,. 3.0 Weekdays 6,60.. By Trail Type** Paved Trail,..3 Unpaved Trail By Trail Segment Park Rapids to Nevis,.3..0 Nevis to Akeley 6, Akeley to Walker 3, By Trail Activity Biking,0.. Skating, Walking,3.. Running, 0.. Horseback Riding Other * Summer extends from the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day. ** The paved and unpaved treadways extend the full length of the trail. Description The Heartland State Trail was one of the first rail-to-trail projects in the country. It is a mile, multiple use trail between Park Rapids and Cass. The trail is located entirely on a level abandoned railroad grade except for a four mile segment north of Walker, which is on sharply rolling terrain. The mile segment between Park Rapids and Walker has a paved surface. This segment also has a second grassy treadway for horseback riding and mountain biking. The remaining mile segment to Cass is primarily compacted gravel and railroad ballast with occasional sandy areas and can be used for hiking, horseback riding and mountain biking. The entire trail is groomed in the winter for snowmobiling, however studded tracks are prohibited on the pavement. The Heartland State Trail also provides connections to many miles of groomed snowmobile trails in the Hubbard county Grant-in-Aid trail system. MN Department of Natural Resources 63

9 6 Paul Bunyan & Heartland State Trails State Trail Surveys in 6, & Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard & Crow Wing Counties Heartland Trail Distances in Miles Park Rapids Dorset Nevis Akeley Walker Wilkinson Cass Cyclists can ride U. S. Highway shoulder to Itasca State Park. It is approximately 0 miles from Park Rapids. Paul Bunyan Trail Distances in Miles 0 BAXTER Perch Excelsior Road Fishhook DORSET PARK RAPIDS Mud Pine Backus Hackensack Walker Benedict Laporte Guthrie Nary Bemidji Bemidji St. Park Baxter Merrifield Nisswa Pequot s Jenkins TRAILHEAD OF PAUL BUNYAN STATE TRAIL 3 L. Irving Belle Taine Bemidji Bemidji State Park BEMIDJI GUTHRIE HEARTLAND 0 Mississippi BELTRAMI CO. NARY PAUL BUNYAN STATE 36 LAPORTE NEVIS 33 Kabekona Eleventh Crow Wing L. Gilbert Mississippi 6 3 Garfield TRAIL Benedict AKELEY Wolf Steamboat Paul Bunyan and Heartland State Trails share corridor. STATE Blue Ox Trail (MN Dept. of Transportation) 0 BRAINERD 3 6 HUBBARD CO. CASS CO. Andrusia WILKINSON CASS LAKE Swamp BENEDICT TRAIL HUBBARD CO. CASS CO. Rice HEARTLAND STATE TRAIL Steamboat WALKER 3 00 Big Kabekona Walker L. May Long PAUL Pike Tenmile Birch L. 6 HACKENSACK Pine Mountain Cass Agency Kitchi Traders BUNYAN Leech BACKUS STATE 3 00 PINE RIVER See Inset Map Norway MAP EXPLANATION Trails Location in Minnesota of map area Facilities JENKINS Parking Picnic / Rest Area CASS CO. CROW WING CO. TRAIL Gull Paved (Asphalt) Adjacent Horse Trail Unpaved Future Trail (Proposed) Other Trails Campground NORTH 0 Scale in Miles Upper Hay Duluth Minneapolis/ St. Paul Upper Whitefish PEQUOT LAKES Lower Culen NISSWA Lower Whitefish MERRIFIELD North Long Pelican BRAINERD BAXTER

10 Luce Line State Trail, Summer Season* % Confidence Interval of Total Seasonal Percent of Total Hours Miles User Hours Total Hours (+/- percent) of Trail Total Use Hours 6, (total miles) By Day of Week Weekend/Holidays 3,3..6 Weekdays 3,0.6. By Trail Type** Crushed-limestone Trail 63,06.. Unpaved Trail,. 6.0 By Trail Segment Plymouth to Cty, Cty to Winsted 3, By Trail Activity Biking 3,0.. Walking,..3 Running,. 6. Horseback Riding,0.. Other, * Summer extends from the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day. ** The crushed-limestone and unpaved treadways extend the full length of the trail. Description The Luce Line State Trail is a 63 mile long, former railroad grade which is developed for biking, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, snowmobiling, and skiing. The limestone-surfaced trail runs from Plymouth miles west to Winsted, with a parallel treadway for horseback riding. From Winsted to Cosmos (3 miles) the trail has a natural surface with 3 missing bridges. Snowmobiles are allowed on the trail west of Stubbs Road. MN Department of Natural Resources 6

11 66 State Trail Surveys in 6, & Thompson Luce Line State Trail COSMOS Hennepin, Carver, McLeod and Meeker Counties 30 Ann L.Emma Eastern Portion 3 Butler WINSTED Winsted Mary WRIGHT CO. MCLEOD CO. 6 South Western Portion CARVER CO. Boon 33 South 0 3 Fork CEDAR MILLS 6 Crow MEEKER CO. RENVILLE CO. Location in Minnesota of map area 0 MCLEOD CO. SUMMER ONLY Cedar South Duluth Minneapolis/ St. Paul 3 Fork WATERTOWN 0 3 Belle Crow Rice WRIGHT CO. CARVER CO. Trail Distances in Miles 0 Otter Oak Mud L. HENNEPIN CO. 6 6 Baker MAPLE Park PLAIN 0 Katrina PLYMOUTH 0 3 Reserve 6 6 INDEPENDENCE 6 6 Parkers SUMMER 6 ONLY LONG LAKE Gleason 6 Stubbs WAYZATA 3 Ox Yoke ORONO 3 6 MINNETRISTA Dutch West Whaletail MOUND MINNETONKA Arm Minnetonka Hook 6 HUTCHINSON Vicksburg Lane Trailhead Wakefield - Conry Rest Area Stubb s Road Trail Access Watertown Winsted Silver Hutchinson Thompson (near Cosmos) Swan MAP Trails Crushed Limestone Adjacent Horse Trail Undeveloped Paved (Asphalt) 0 3 SILVER LAKE Silver Scale in Miles Long Mud 3 Facilities Parking Picnic / Rest Area Campground Toilet NORTH Vicksburg Lane WINSTED 6 Winsted LESTER PRAIRIE

12 Paul Bunyan Trail, Summer Season 6* % Confidence Interval of Total Seasonal Percent of Total Hours Miles User Hours Total Hours (± percent) of Trail Total Use Hours, (total miles) By Day of Week Weekends/Holidays,66.3. Weekdays, By Trail Segment Baxter to Merrifield 0, Merrifield to Pequot s 6, Pequot s to Pine, Pine to Backus 3,. 3.. Backus to Hackensack 3,3...6 By Trail Activity Biking,00..0 Skating 3, Walking,. 0. Running,3. 3. Other * Summer extends from the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day. Description When completed, the Paul Bunyan State Trail will be a 0 mile long, multiple use trail between Brainerd /Baxter and Bemidji. Primarily located on a former Burlington Northern Railroad grade, the trail is generally level and is wheelchair accessible. Currently, 6. miles of the trail are paved, from Baxter to Hackensack and.3 miles from Bemidji State Park to Co. Rd. D and the Mississippi trestle. The remaining 3.6 mile section is undeveloped with variable surface material ranging from the original railroad ballast to sand. Main summer uses of developed portions of the Paul Bunyan State Trail include hiking, bicycling, and in-line skating. Snowmobiling is the primary winter use along both the paved and undeveloped sections of the trail. MN Department of Natural Resources 6

13 6 Paul Bunyan & Heartland State Trails State Trail Surveys in 6, & Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard & Crow Wing Counties Heartland Trail Distances in Miles Park Rapids Dorset Nevis Akeley Walker Wilkinson Cass Cyclists can ride U. S. Highway shoulder to Itasca State Park. It is approximately 0 miles from Park Rapids. Paul Bunyan Trail Distances in Miles 0 BAXTER Perch Excelsior Road Fishhook DORSET PARK RAPIDS Mud Pine Backus Hackensack Walker Benedict Laporte Guthrie Nary Bemidji Bemidji St. Park Baxter Merrifield Nisswa Pequot s Jenkins TRAILHEAD OF PAUL BUNYAN STATE TRAIL 3 L. Irving Belle Taine Bemidji Bemidji State Park BEMIDJI GUTHRIE HEARTLAND 0 Mississippi BELTRAMI CO. NARY PAUL BUNYAN STATE 36 LAPORTE NEVIS 33 Kabekona Eleventh Crow Wing L. Gilbert Mississippi 6 3 Garfield TRAIL Benedict AKELEY Wolf Steamboat Paul Bunyan and Heartland State Trails share corridor. STATE Blue Ox Trail (MN Dept. of Transportation) 0 BRAINERD 3 6 HUBBARD CO. CASS CO. Andrusia WILKINSON CASS LAKE Swamp BENEDICT TRAIL HUBBARD CO. CASS CO. Rice HEARTLAND STATE TRAIL Steamboat WALKER 3 00 Big Kabekona Walker L. May Long PAUL Pike Tenmile Birch L. 6 HACKENSACK Pine Mountain Cass Agency Kitchi Traders BUNYAN Leech BACKUS STATE 3 00 PINE RIVER See Inset Map Norway MAP EXPLANATION Trails Location in Minnesota of map area Facilities JENKINS Parking Picnic / Rest Area CASS CO. CROW WING CO. TRAIL Gull Paved (Asphalt) Adjacent Horse Trail Unpaved Future Trail (Proposed) Other Trails Campground NORTH 0 Scale in Miles Upper Hay Duluth Minneapolis/ St. Paul Upper Whitefish PEQUOT LAKES Lower Culen NISSWA Lower Whitefish MERRIFIELD North Long Pelican BRAINERD BAXTER

14 Segment of Paul Bunyan State Trail Near Bemidji State Park, Summer Season* % Confidence Interval of Total Seasonal Percent of Total Hours Miles User Hours Total Hours (+/- percent) of Trail Total Use Hours, (total miles) By Day of Week Weekend/Holidays,..0 Weekdays, By Trail Segment and Type (the survey was done in one segment, all of which is paved) By Trail Activity Biking, Skating, Walking 3,33..0 Running Other.. * Summer extends from the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day. See page 6 for description and page 6 for map. MN Department of Natural Resources 6

15 Root Trail, Summer Season * % Confidence Interval of Total Percent of Total Hours Miles Seasonal Hours Total Hours (± percent) of Trail Total Use Hours, (total miles) By Day of Week Weekends/Holidays, Weekdays 6, By Trail Segment Fountain to Preston 3,...0 Isinours to Whalan 3, Whalan to Peterson 3,. 3.. Peterson to Rushford, Rushford to Money Creek Woods 6, By Trail Activity Biking, Skating,.6. Walking, Running Other, * Summer extends from the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day. Description The Root State Trail is a 36 mile long, multiple use trail from Fountain to.3 miles east of Rushford at the DNR Forestry site at Money Creek Woods. Developed on an abandoned railroad grade, the entire trail is paved. The trail is generally level and wheelchair accessible as it descends from Fountain into the Root Valley. Bicycling, in-line skating, and hiking are the main summer uses of the trail. Cross country skiing is popular in the winter. One of two segments that comprise the Blufflands Trail System, the Harmony-Preston Valley State Trail is an mile long, multiple use trail connecting the communities of Harmony and Preston with the existing Root State Trail. The trail was completely paved with asphalt in the fall of. Main summer uses of the trail are hiking, biking, and in-line skating. The trail is groomed for cross country skiing in the winter. 0 State Trail Surveys in 6, &

16 Root State Trail & Harmony-Preston Valley State Trail Fillmore & Houston Counties 30 OLMSTED CO. WINONA CO. FILLMORE CO. 6 WINONA CO. HOUSTON CO. 3 MN Department of Natural Resources 0 FOUNTAIN to Forestville State Park South Branch PRESTON Root NORTH Root ROOT Isinours Forestry Unit BIG SPRING (Private) VALLEY HARMONY - PRESTON STATE PILOT MOUND (Private) HUTTON TRAIL. miles paved 3 30 Forest Resource Environmental Learning Center RIVER Fish Hatchery HARMONY 0 (Private) WHALAN LANESBORO 3 ARENDAHL STATE PETERSON TRAIL MAP EXPLANATION Trail Paved (Asphalt) Snowmobiling Allowed Future Trail Facilities Trail Center Parking Picnic/Rest Area Shelter Campground Toilet 0 3 Scale in Miles 30 6 BRATSBERG 3 3 Location in Minnesota of map area RUSHFORD RUSHFORD VILLAGE FILLMORE CO. HOUSTON CO. Duluth Minneapolis/ St. Paul 6 Money Creek Forestry Unit 3 Oak Ridge Forestry Unit South Fountain Isinours Junction Fork Trail Distances in Miles (Private) Root Root MONEY CREEK 6 to Beaver Creek Valley State Park HOUSTON Preston Lanesboro Whalan Peterson Rushford Money Creek Unit

17 Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail, Summer Season* % Confidence Interval of Total Seasonal Percent of Total Hours Miles User Hours Total Hours (+/- percent) of Trail Total Use Hours, (total miles) By Day of Week Weekend/Holidays, Weekdays,36.. By Trail Type** Paved Trail, Unpaved Trail, By Trail Segment Mankato to Madison 0,...3 Madison to Waterville 0, Waterville to Morristown, Morristown to Faribault 3, By Trail Activity Biking 3, Skating 6, 6.6. Walking, 3.3. Running,. 3. Horseback Riding Other * Summer extends from the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day. ** The paved treadway extends the full length of the trail; the unpaved treadway covers a portion of the segment from Mankato to Madison. Description The Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail is a 3 mile, multiple use trail from Mankato to Faribault which has been developed on an abandoned railroad grade. The trail lies in the transition zone between what was once the Big Woods and the vast prairies. Remnants of these plant communities can still be found scattered throughout what is now cultivated land. The trail has been developed for bicycling, hiking, in-line skating, horseback riding, skiing, and snowmobiling, however, studded tracks are prohibited. It begins at Lime Valley Road near Mankato and ends east of Interstate 3 at Faribault (trail users will need to use the signed route on city streets through Waterville). The Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail provides a paved treadway. A second treadway for horseback riding is completed from Lime Valley Road to Eagle. A second horseback segment travels from Sakatah State Park to Morristown. Sakatah State Park is along State Trail Surveys in 6, &

18 the trail and provides a separate bicycling campground, picnic grounds, swimming beach, boat access, and additional hiking trails. ST. PETER MANKATO KASOTA LE SUEUR CO. BLUE EARTH CO. EAGLE LAKE MADISON LAKE JANESVILLE ELYSIAN WATERVILLE WARSAW FARIBAULT Sakatah State Park RICE CO. BLUE EARTH CO. WASECA CO. NICOLLETT CO. LE SUEUR CO. RICE CO. WASECA CO. STEELE CO. Wita Eagle CLEVELAND Scotch Washington Ballantyne Duck Madison Jefferson German Francis Charles Tetonka Reeds KILKENNY Lower Sakatah L. Sakatah Elysion 3 WASECA Cedar Wells Cannon Eagle County Park Duck County Park Round Bray County Park Francis City Park Janesville Sportsman s Park 0 King s Mill City Park Velzke County Park Ackman County Park 3 Shager County Park 30 Cannon Morristown Centenial Park MORRISTOWN Cannon Minnesota 60 Le Sueur MAP EXPLANATION Trail Facilities Parking Paved (Asphalt) Natural Surface Picnic/Rest Area Primitive Campsite Wayside Rest/Facilities Campground Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail Blue Earth, Le Sueur & Rice Counties Location in Minnesota of map area Duluth Minneapolis/ St. Paul Faribault Warsaw Morristown Sakatah State Park. Waterville Elysian.0 Madison Mankato Scale in Miles Trail Distances in Miles NORTH MN Department of Natural Resources 3