)/Type/Annot/AP>endobj883 0 obj/Encoding>endobj884 0 objendobj885 0 objendobj886 0 objendobj887 0 objendobj888 0 objendobj889 0 objstream The new classification is described in three field guides available from the MNDNR:įield Guide to the Native Plant Communities of Minnesota: The Laurentian Mixed Forest Provinceįield Guide to the Native Plant Communities of Minnesota: The Eastern Broadleaf Forest Provinceįield Guide to the Native Plant Communities of Minnesota: The Prairie Parkland and Tallgrass Aspen Parklands Provincesįor more information, contact Kurt Rusterholz, DNR Division of Ecological and Water Resources Forest \Ecologist, at 65 or. The new classification is integrated with Minnesota's Ecological Classification System and is substantially different from the classification presented in this document, especially for forested communiti\es. This classification of the native plant communities of Minnesota has been replaced by a classification based largely on analysis o\f plot data from over 5,000 sites across the state.
