Minnesotans work together to support both diverse outdoor recreation opportunities and conservation of our state’s natural features

Minnesotans value our wonderfully diverse natural world, with its outstanding land and water resources and recreational opportunities. We also count on the diversity of people and organizations that care for Minnesota’s outdoors, from government agencies with statewide responsibilities, like the DNR to local groups or individuals focused on a single place special to them.  These people and organizations can benefit Minnesota by embracing the complexities, looking for ways to work together, and lifting up what each person or organization does best.

Key aspects for the future of critical collaboration include: 

• The relationship between conservation and recreation uses and spaces is fully understood and accounted for in decision making
• DNR and other Minnesota conservation and outdoor recreation organizations work together effectively, with the complexities of interconnected decision making well understood 
• Resources are managed in a manner that fosters innovation and adaptation to changing ecological, social, and technological conditions

What thoughts or feedback do you have on this piece of the vision? What solutions might move us forward towards achieving this future?