NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT: COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE

An Inventory of Its Alexander (Commissioner Joseph N.) Files at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator:Minnesota. Department of Natural Resources. Commissioner's Office.
Title:Alexander (Commissioner Joseph N.) files.
Dates:circa 1940s-2008.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Files of Alexander documenting his tenure with the Department of Natural Resources, including his service as Special Assistant, Assistant Commissioner, Acting Commissioner, and Commissioner. The files pertain to all aspects of departmental administration and natural resources management issues. There are also materials documenting his private life before and after his government work.
Quantity:50.85 cubic feet (51 boxes and 1 partial box).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Department of Natural Resources. Commissioner's Office. Alexander (Commissioner Joseph N) Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: 980-65; 982-6; 985-122; 988-159; 991-143; 994-119; 2009-40

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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Location
127.K.1.3BSubject files:
Administration Department.
Advisory Commission on Management and Personnel Development, Governor’s.
Advisory Council, DNR. 3 folders.
Assistant Commissioner: Engagements.
Assistant Commissioner: Miscellaneous.
All-terrain vehicles.
Bureau of Business Management.
Bureau of Engineering.
Bureau of Information and Education.
Division of Enforcement and Field Service.
Division of Game and Fish.
Division of Lands and Forestry.
Division of Parks and Recreation.
Division of Waters, Soils, and Minerals.
Legislative Advisory Council.
Employees Policy Committee.
Environmental education.
Environmental Education Steering Committee.
Expense accounts [general].
Interdepartmental Transportation Task Force.
Indian Affairs Commission.
Indian correspondence: Leech Lake. 2 folders.
License Center.
L.E.A.P. [Loaned Executives Action Program].
Merit awards.
Muskies, Inc.
Department of Economic Development.
Youth Conservation Corps.
Personnel [general].
Regional Headquarters: Brainerd, Bemidji, Grand Rapids.
Scouting material.
Snowmobiles.
State Fair.
State Planning Agency.
Upper Great Lakes Regional Commission.
Watercraft.
Reading file:
October-November 1971.
1972. 2 folders.

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Location
127.K.1.3BSubject files:
No. 1300, Natural Resources Advisory Council.
No. 1310, Agendas and minutes [for 1300].
No. 1400, Department organization.
No. 1410, Department reorganization.
No. 1440, Department meetings.
No. 1520, Commissioner’s delegation orders.
No. 1600, External relations.
No. 1610, Legislation.
No. 1610-1, State.
No. 1620, Governor’s Office.
No. 1630, Advisory groups.
No. 1630-2, Interdepartmental Transportation Task Force.
No. 1630-4, Affirmative Action Program.
No. 1630-5, Employees Policy Committee.
No. 1630-13, International Snowmobile Industry Association.
No. 1630-14, Minnesota Conservation Officers Association.
No. 1640, State departments.
No. 1640-2, Department of Administration.
No. 1660-1, Upper Great Lakes Regional Commission. 3 folders.
No. 1660-2.1, Leech Lake controversy. 2 folders.
Location
127.K.1.4FNo. 1680, Other groups.
No. 1680-2, Explorer Scouts.
No. 2100-2.1, Achievement awards.
No. 2100-2.2, Merit Award Board (Administration Department).
No. 2100-2.3, Commissioner’s awards.
No. 2200, Property management.
No. 2300, Fiscal control.
No. 2400, Licensing.
No. 2420, Fishing licenses.
No. 2440, Watercraft licenses.
No. 2450, Snowmobile licenses.
No. 2500, Office management.
No. 2510, Office administration.
No. 2510-1, Centennial Office Building.
No. 2700, Public relations.
No. 2810-2, Environmental education.
No. 2950-1, State residence rentals. 2 folders.
No. 3200, Land control.
No. 3300, Game management.
No. 3500, Outdoor recreation.
No. 3500-2, Snowmobile information. 3 folders.
No. 3500-2.1, Noise certification. 3 folders.
No. 3500-3, All-terrain vehicle information.
No. 3600, Watersheds.
No. 4200, Water quality.
No. 4700-1, Public access.
Reading file.

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Location
127.K.1.4FSubject files:
No. 1200, Legal services.
No. 1300, Natural Resources Advisory Council.
No. 1310, Agenda and minutes [for 1300].
No. 1400, Department organization.
No. 1410-1, Organization Task Force.
No. 1410-1.1, St. Paul office.
No. 1420-1, Secretaries’ meeting.
No. 1500, Policy Directives System.
No. 1510, Commissioner’s delegation orders.
No. 1600, External relations.
No. 1610, Legislation.
No. 1620, Governor’s Office.
No. 1620-2, Affirmative Action Program.
No. 1620-2.1, DNR Compliance Committee.
No. 1630, Advisory groups.
No. 1640, State departments.
No. 1640-1, Department of Administration.
No. 1660, Federal agencies.
No. 1660-1, Upper Great Lakes Regional Commission.
No. 1660-2.1, Leech Lake information. 4 folders.
No. 1660-2.2, White Earth information.
Location
127.K.1.5BNo. 1680, Other groups.
No. 1680-7, Minnesota State Sheriffs Association.
No. 1680-8, Minnesota Conservation Officers Association.
No. 2100, Personnel [general].
No. 2100-.1, Department Controller.
No. 2100-1, Department of Personnel.
No. 2100-2, Awards.
No. 2200, Property management.
No. 2300, Fiscal control.
No. 2310, Budgets. 2 folders.
No. 2320, Purchasing.
No. 2400, Licensing.
No. 2420, Fish.
No. 2430, Game.
No. 2440, Watercraft licenses.
No. 2450, Snowmobile licenses.
No. 2500, Office management.
No. 2510-1, DNR operations (St. Paul).
No. 2510-1.1, Energy. 3 folders.
No. 2510-1.2, Headquarters relocation.
No. 2510-2, DNR operations (field).
No. 2600, Data processing.
No. 2700, Public relations.
No. 2900, Engineering.
No. 2930, Electrical communications.
No. 2950-1, State residence rentals. 2 folders.
No. 2950-2, New Ulm headquarters.
No. 3200, Land control.
No. 3500, Outdoor recreation.
No. 3500-2, Snowmobile information.
No. 3500-2.2, Snowmobile hearing information.
No. 3500-2.1, Noise certification.
No. 4200, Water quality.
No. 4300, Water supply systems.
No. 4500, Water management.
No. 4600, Fish and aquatic life.
No. 4700, Recreation, water-based.
No. 4720, Boating and canoeing.
No. 9300, Aid programs.
Reading file.

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Location
127.K.1.6FSubject files:
No. 1200, Legal services.
No. 1300, Advisory Council.
No. 1400, Department organization.
No. 1410, Department meetings.
No. 1600-1, Leech Lake Reservation.
No. 1630, Advisory groups.
No. 1630-1, Minnesota Conservation Officers Association.
No. 1630-2, Minnesota State Sheriffs Association.
No. 1640, State departments.
No. 1640-1, Department of Administration.
No. 1640-3.1, Affirmative Action Program.
No. 1640-3.2, State Employees Merit Award Board.
No. 1640-4, Minnesota Indian Affairs Intertribal Board.
No. 1660-1, Upper Great Lakes Regional Commission.
No. 1660-2, Coast Guard.
No. 1680, Other groups.
No. 2100, Personnel [general].
No. 2100-1, Awards.
No. 2200, Property management.
No. 2260, State residence rentals.
No. 2300, Fiscal control. 2 folders.
No. 2400, Licensing. 2 folders.
No. 2500, Office administration.
No. 2700, Public relations.
No. 3200, Land control.
No. 3500, Outdoor recreation.
No. 3500-2, Snowmobile information.
No. 4200, Water quality.
No. 4500, Water management.
No. 4600, Fish and aquatic life.
No. 4700, Recreation, water-based.
No. 4710, Boating information.
No. 9300, Aid programs.
Reading file.

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Location
127.K.1.7BSubject files:
No. 1200, Legal services.
No. 1400, Department organization.
No. 1530, Commissioner’s orders.
No. 1600-1, Leech Lake.
No. 1600-2, Other reservations.
No. 1610, Legislation.
No. 1630, Advisory groups.
No. 1630-1, Minnesota Conservation Officers Association.
No. 1630-2, Minnesota State Sheriffs Association.
No. 1640, State departments.
No. 1640-1, Department of Administration.
No. 1640-3, Department of Personnel.
No. 1640-3.1, Affirmative Action Program.
No. 1640-3.2, State Employees Merit Award Board.
No. 1650, Local governments.
No. 1660-1, Upper Great Lakes Regional Commission.
No. 1660-2, Coast Guard.
No. 1670, General contracts and agreements.
No. 2100, Personnel [general].
No. 2100-1, Awards.
No. 2200, Property management.
No. 2300, Fiscal control. 2 folders.
No. 2400, Licensing.
No. 2500, Office management.
No. 2700, Public relations.
No. 2800, Information services.
No. 2900, Engineering.
No. 3200, Land control.
No. 3500, Outdoor recreation.
No. 3500-2, Snowmobile information.
No. 4200, Water quality.
No. 4500, Water management.
No. 4600, Fish and aquatic life.
No. 4700, Recreation, water-based. 2 folders.
No. 4710, Boating information.
No. 5600, Fire control.
No. 9200, Planning.
No. 9900, Miscellaneous.
Reading file.

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Location
127.K.1.8FSubject files:
No. 1400, Department organization.
No. 1410, Department meetings.
No. 1600-1, Leech Lake Reservation.
No. 1600-2, Other reservations.
No. 1610, Legislation.
No. 1610-1, Legislative Advisory Commission.
No. 1620, Governor’s Office.
No. 1630, Advisory groups.
No. 1630-1, Minnesota Conservation Officers’ Association.
No. 1630-2, Minnesota State Sheriffs’ Association.
No. 1640-1, Department of Administration.
No. 1640-2, Department of Finance.
No. 1640-3, Department of Personnel.
No. 1640-3.1, Affirmative Action Program. 2 folders.
No. 1640-3.2, State Employees Merit Award Board.
No. 1650, Local governments.
No. 1660-2, Coast Guard.
No. 1680, Other groups.
No. 2100, Personnel [general].
No. 2200, Property management.
No. 2260, State residence rentals.
No. 2300, Fiscal control.
No. 2400, Licensing.
No. 2500, Office administration.
No. 2600, Data processing.
No. 2700, Public relations.
No. 2900, Engineering.
No. 3300, Game management.
No. 3400, Forest management.
No. 3500, Outdoor recreation.
No. 3500-1, Snowmobile information.
No. 4200, Water quality.
No. 4500, Water management.
No. 4700, Recreation, water-based.
No. 4710, Boating information.
No. 5000, Enforcement.
No. 9900, Miscellaneous.
Reading file.

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Location
131.C.4.4FSpecial Assistant to the Commissioner subject files:
No. 1200, Legal services.
No. 1400, Department organization.
No. 1520, Commissioner's delegation orders.
No. 1600.1, Leech Lake Reservation.
No. 1600.2, Other reservations.
No. 1610, Legislation.
No. 1610.1, Legislative Advisory Commission.
No. 1620, Governor's Office.
No. 1630, Advisory groups.
No. 1630.3, Aesthetic Environment Program.
No. 1630.4, Citizen Participation Program.
No. 1640, State departments.
No. 1640.1, Department of Administration.
No. 1640.1.1, State Employee Merit Award Board.
No. 1640.2, Department of Finance.
No. 1640.3, Department of Personnel
No. 1640.3.1, Affirmative Action Program.
No. 1640.5, Rural Development Council.
No. 1640.6, Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.
No. 1660.2, Coast Guard.
No. 1670, General contracts and agreements.
No. 1680.1, NASBLA [National Association of State Boating Law Administrators].
No. 1680.6, Lower St. Croix Management Commission.
No. 1680.7, Minnesota-Wisconsin Boundary Area Commission.
No. 2100, Personnel.
No. 2100.1, Awards.
No. 2200, Property management.
No. 2260, State residence rentals.
No. 2300, Fiscal control.
No. 2330.1, Expense accounts.
No. 2330.2, Out-of-state travel.
Location
131.C.4.5BNo. 2400, Licensing.
No. 2500, Office management.
No. 2700, Public relations.
No. 3200, Land control.
No. 3300, Game management.
No. 3500, Outdoor recreation.
No. 3500.1, Snowmobile information.
No. 4200, Water quality.
No. 4500, Water management.
No. 4600, Fish and aquatic life.
No. 4700, Recreation, water-based.
No. 6100, Special committees.
No. 9300, Aid programs.
No. 9900, Miscellaneous.
[Hunting and Fishing] Seasons Advisory Committee.
State water planning.
Unfiled letters, reports, and memorandums.
Acting Commissioner subject files:
No. 1000, General administration.
No. 1100, Rules and regulations.
No. 1200, Legal services.
Permit dispute: C. C. Rogers Co., Forest Lake, [1978-1979].
No. 1400, Department organization.
No. 1410, Department meetings and hearings.
No. 1500, Policy directives system.
No. 1510, Operational orders.
No. 1520, Commissioner's delegation orders.
No. 1530, Commissioner's orders.
No. 1600, External relations.
No. 1600.1, Leech Lake Reservation.
No. 1600.2, Other reservations.
No. 1600.3, Tort claims.
No. 1610, Legislation. 4 folders.
No. 1610, Coastal zone management. 2 folders.
Location
131.C.4.6FNo. 1610.1, Legislative Advisory Commission.
No. 1620, Governor's Office. 3 folders.
No. 1620.1, Governor's Task Force on Waste and Mismanagement.
No. 1630, Advisory groups.
No. 1630.3, Aesthetic Environment Program.
No. 1630.4, Citizen participation.
No. 1640, State departments.
No. 1640.1, Department of Administration.
No. 1640.1.1, State Employees Suggestion Board.
No. 1640.2, Department of Finance.
No. 1640.3, Department of Personnel.
No. 1640.3.1, Affirmative action.
1640.4, Minnesota Indian Affairs Intertribal Board.
No. 1640.6, Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.
[Executive Order No. 157] Assigning Emergency Responsibilities to State Agencies.
No. 1660, Federal agencies.
No. 1660.2, Coast Guard.
No. 1670, General contracts and agreements.
No. 1680, Other groups.
No. 1680.8, The Willet hearings.
No. 1700, Reports.
No. 2100, Personnel. 4 folders.
No. 2100, Conservation Officer interview and notes, May 23, 1978.
Location
131.C.4.7BNo. 2120, Work rules.
No. 2150, Training.
No. 2160, Collective bargaining.
No. 2200, Property management.
No. 2210, Inventory.
No. 2260, State residence rentals.
No. 2300, Fiscal control.
No. 2310, Budgets.
No. 2320, Purchasing.
No. 2400, Licensing.
No. 2420, Fish.
No. 2430, Game.
No. 2440, Watercraft licenses.
No. 2500, Office management.
No. 2510, Office administration.
No. 2700, Public relations. 2 folders.
No. 2800, Information services.
No. 2810, Information and education programs.
No. 2860, Federal Register.
No. 2950, Structures.
No. 2960, Roads.
No. 3000, Land resources.
No. 3200, Land control.
No. 3210, Plans.
No. 3210.1, Wetlands
No. 3220, Fee acquisition.
No. 3240, Sale of state land.
No. 3250, Leases and rentals.
No. 3260, Land exchange.
No. 3300, Game management. 3 folders.
No. 3310, Surveys.
No. 3320, Special management.
No. 3330, Habitat management.
No. 3350, Maintenance.
No. 3370, Damages.
No. 3400, Forest management.
No. 3420, Forestation.
No. 3440, Marketing and utilization.
No. 3460, Public timber sales.
No. 3470, State forests.
No. 3500, Outdoor recreation.
[No. 3500], Medicine Lake: Public access.
No. 3510, Planning.
No. 3520, Development.
No. 3530, Operations.
No. 3550, Interpretation.
Location
131.C.4.8FNo. 3565, State parks.
[No. 3565], Kilen Woods State Park.
No. 3600, Watersheds.
No. 3700, Minerals.
No. 3700.1, Reserve Mining, 1976. 2 folders.
No. 3800, Other land resources.
No. 3900, Soils.
No. 4000, Water resources.
No. 4200, Water quality.
No. 4210, Pollution investigations.
No. 4220, Drainage basins.
No. 4260, Aquatic nuisance control.
No. 4310, Public water supply systems.
No. 4330, Water Planning Board.
No. 4500, Water management.
No. 4520, Lakes and rivers.
No. 4550, Shoreland and floodplain zoning.
No. 4570, Wild rivers.
No. 4580, Dams.
No. 4590, Upper Mississippi.
[No. 4590], Upper Mississippi designation: Federal-State.
No. 4600, Fish and aquatic life.
No. 4610, Surveys.
No. 4620, Species management.
No. 4640, External relations.
No. 4650, Commercial fishing.
No. 4660, Fish culture.
No. 4670, Stocking.
No. 4680, Fish control.
No. 4700, Recreation, water-based.
No. 5000, Law enforcement.
No. 5100, Arrests.
No. 5300, Investigations.
No. 5500, Pesticides.
No. 5600, Fire control.
No. 5640, Suppression.
No. 6000, Environmental protection.
No. 6100, Special committees.
No. 6200, Scientific and natural areas.
No. 6400, Environmental impact statements.
No. 6500, Forest damages.
No. 9100, Research.
No. 9250, Water and related land resources planning.
No. 9300, Aid programs.
No. 9900, Miscellaneous.
Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources semi-annual status reports, Department of Natural Resources, July-December 1978. 1 volume.

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Location
101.F.20.10FSubject files:
Management by objectives, 1973-1979.
Includes biennial report data.
Biennial budget questions, 1979-1981. 1 volume.
DNR responses to questions raised at Governor's budget hearings, November 29 and December 1, 1978. 1 volume.
No. 1000, [Administration, general].
No. 1100, Rules and regulations.
No. 1200, Legal services. 2 folders.
No. [1200?], Great Lakes Water Diversion by Illinois, 1978-1979.
No. 1400, Department organization.
No. 1410, Department meetings and hearings.
No. 1500, Policy directive system.
No. 1520, Delegation orders.
No. 1600, External relations.
No. 1600-1, Leech Lake.
No. 1600-2, Other reservations.
No. 1610, Legislation. 5 folders.
No. 1610-1, Legislative Audit Commission.
No. 1610-3, Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources. 2 folders.
Location
101.G.5.1BNo. 1620, Governor's Office
No. 1625, Capitol for a Day.
No. 1625, Capitol for a Day, Rochester, September 27, 1979.
No. 1630, Advisory groups.
No. 1640, State departments. 3 folders.
No. 1640-1, Department of Administration.
No. 1640-2, Department of Finance.
Location
101.G.5.2FNo. 1640-3, Department of Personnel.
No. 1640-3.1, Affirmative Action Committee.
No. 1660, Federal agencies.
No. 1660-3, Corps of Engineers.
No. 1670, General contracts and agreements.
No. 1680, Other groups.
No. 1690, Other states and countries.
No. 1700, Reports.
No. 2100, Personnel. 8 folders.
No. [2100], Report of DNR Task Force on Personnel/Payroll Decentralization. 1 volume.
No. 2200, Property management.
No. 2300, Fiscal control. 2 folders.
No. 2310-1, Department head account.
Location
101.G.5.3BNo. 2400, Licensing.
No. 2500, Office management.
No. 2700, Public relations. 4 folders.
No. 2800, Information services.
No. 2900, Engineering.
No. 3000, Land resources.
No. 3200, Land control. 3 folders.
No. [3200], Resource 2000.
No. 3300, North Oaks (wildlife management).
No. 3300, Game management. 5 folders.
Location
101.G.5.4FNo. 3300, Game management.
No. 3400, Forest management. 2 folders.
No. 3520, Development (trails). 2 folders.
No. 3500, Outdoor recreation. 3 folders.
No. 3565, State parks.
No. 3600, Watersheds.
No. 3700, Minerals. 3 folders.
No. [3700], Hanna Mining tailings basin.
No. 3800, Other land resources.
No. 3900, Soils.
No. 4300, Water supply systems.
No. 4330, Water Planning Board.
No. 4500, Water management, January-April. 2 folders.
Location
101.G.5.5BNo. 4500, Water management, May-December. 4 folders.
No. 4570, Wild and scenic rivers. 4 folders.
No. 4580, Dams. 2 folders.
No. 4600, Fish and aquatic life. 2 folders.
No. 4700, Recreation, water-based.
No. 5000, Enforcement. 3 folders.
No. 5100, Arrests.
No. 5500, Pesticides.
No. 5600, Fire control.
No. 5700, Solid waste disposal.
No. 6000, Environmental protection.
No. 6100, Special committees.
No. 6200, Scientific and natural areas.
No. 6300, Transmission lines.
No. 6400, Environmental impact statements.
Location
127.K.2.3BNo. 7100, Gasoline conservation practices.
No. 9200, Planning.
No. 9300, Aid programs.
No. 9310, Young Adult Conservation Corps.
No. 9900, Miscellaneous.
RARE II [Roadless Area Review and Evaluation], 1979.
Miscellaneous reports, 1978-1980.
Environmental Assessment of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway Ecosystem Study Team [EAGLE], 1979.
LCMR and resource 2000 1979-1981 Biennial Budget Requests. 2 folders.
Includes supplemental information (computer printout).

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Location
127.K.1.11BSubject files:
No. 1200, Legal services.
No. 1250, Hearing Examiner's Office.
No. 1400, Department organization.
No. 1550, Delegation orders.
No. 1600, External relations.
No. 1610, Legislation.
No. 1610-1, Financial audit.
No. 1610-2, Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources.
Includes DNR semi-annual status reports, July-December 1979.
No. 1620, Governor's Office.
No. 1625, Capitol for a Day.
No. 1630, Advisory groups.
No. 1640, State departments.
Primarily U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
No. 1660, Federal agencies.
No. 1670, General contracts and agreements.
No. 1680, Other groups.
Location
127.K.1.12FNo. 2100, Personnel [general].
No. 2200, Property management.
No. 2300, Fiscal control.
No. 2400, Licensing.
No. 2500, Office management.
No. 2700, Public relations.
No. 2900, Engineering.
No. 3000, Land resources (general).
No. 3200, Land control.
No. 3300, Game management.
No. 3320, Timber wolves.
No. 3330, North Oaks.
No. 3400, Forest management.
No. 3500, Outdoor recreation. 2 folders.
No. 3520, Trails and waterways development. 2 folders.
Location
127.K.1.13BNo. 3565, State parks (general).
Tettegouche State Park (proposed development).
No. 3570, Snowmobile matters.
No. 3700, Minerals.
No. 3900, Soils.
No. 4210, Pollution.
No. 4260, Aquatic nuisance control.
No. 4300, Water supply systems.
No. 4500, Water management. 5 folders.
No. 4570, Wild rivers (Upper Mississippi).
No. 4600, Fish and aquatic life.
No. 4700, Recreation, water-based.
No. 5000, Enforcement. 2 folders.
Location
127.K.1.14FNo. 5800, Air pollution control.
No. 6000.2, Endangered species.
No. 9200, Planning (general).
No. 9900, Miscellaneous.
Miscellaneous correspondence. 2 folders.

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Location
127.K.1.14FSubject files:
No. 1200, Legal services.
No. 1400.1, Commissioner's delegation orders.
No. 1500, Policy Directives System.
No. 1600.1, Indian reservations.
No. 1600.2, Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
No. 1600.3, Voyageurs National Park.
No. 1610, Legislation.
No. 1610.1, Legislative Audit Commission.
No. 1610.2, Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources.
Includes DNR semi-annual status reports, July-December 1980.
No. 1620, Governor's Office (response for signature). 3 folders.
No. 1620, Governor's Office (miscellaneous).
No. 1630, Advisory groups.
Location
127.K.2.1BNo. 1630, Affirmative Action Committee.
No. 1630, State Fair Committee.
No. 1630.1, Golden anniversary activities.
No. 1640, State departments.
No. 1640.1, Department of Administration.
No. 1640.2, Department of Finance.
No. 1640.3, Department of Personnel.
No. 1640.4, State Planning Agency.
No. 1660.1, Corps of Engineers.
No. 1670, General contracts and agreements.
No. 2100, Personnel [general].
No. 2200, Property management.
No. 2300, Fiscal control.
No. 2400, Licensing.
No. 2500, Office management.
No. 2700, Public relations.
No. 2800, Information services.
No. 2900, Engineering.
No. 3200, Land control. 2 folders.
No. 3200, Bureau of Land Management land transfer.
No. 3300, Game management. 2 folders.
No. 3300.1, Timber wolves.
Location
127.K.2.2FNo. 3400, Forest management.
No. 3500, Outdoor recreation. 2 folders.
No. 3500, Moose Lake to Carlton Trail.
No. 3500.1, Snowmobile races.
No. 3600, Watersheds.
No. 3700, Minerals.
No. 3800, Other land resources.
No. 4200, Water quality.
No. 4300, Water supply systems. 2 folders.
No. 4500, Water management. 2 folders.
No. 4600, Fish and aquatic life.
No. 4700, Recreation, water-based, January-June.
Location
127.K.2.3BNo. 4700, Recreation, water-based, July-December.
No. 4700.1, Round Lake public access.
No. 5000, Law enforcement.
No. 5000.1, Operation Game Thief.
No. 5500, Pesticides.
No. 5600, Fire control.
No. 5700, Solid waste disposal.
No. 5800, Air pollution control.
No. 6000, Environmental protection.
No. 6000, Ridgewood Mall-Hermantown [environmental protection].
No. 9300, Aid programs.
No. 9900, Miscellaneous. 2 folders.

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Location
109.E.10.4FSubject files:
1200, Legal services.
No. 1400, Department organization.
No. 1400.1, Commissioner's delegation orders.
No. 1600.1, Indian reservations.
No. 1600.2, Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
No. 1600.3, Voyageurs National Park.
No. 1610, Legislation.
No. 1610.1, Legislative Audit Commission.
No. 1610.2, Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources.
No. 1620, Governor's Office, response for signature. 3 folders.
No. 1620, Governor's Office, miscellaneous. 3 folders.
No. 1620.1, Governor's Task Force to Reduce State Mandates on Local Governments.
No. 1620.2, Task Force on Impact of Federal Budget Reductions.
No. 1630, Advisory groups.
No. 1640, State departments.
No. 1640.1, Department of Administration.
No. 1640.2, Department of Employee Relations.
No. 1660, Federal agencies.
No. 1670, General contracts and agreements.
No. 2100, Personnel. 2 folders.
No. 2200, Property management.
No. 2300, Fiscal control.
No. 2400, Licensing.
No. 2500, Office management.
No. 2700, Public relations.
No. 2800, Information services.
No. 2900, Engineering.
Location
109.E.10.5BNo. 3200, Land control. 2 folders.
No. 3200, Bureau of Land Management.
No. 3300, Game management. 2 folders.
No. 3300, Fort Snelling deer problem.
No. 3300, Timber wolf control.
No. 3400, Forest management.
No. 3500, Outdoor recreation.
No. 3500.1, Snowmobile races.
No. 3700, Minerals.
No. 3800, Other land resources.
No. 4200, Water quality.
No. 4300, Water supply systems.
No. 4500, Water management. 2 folders.
No. 4500, Ten Mile Lake.
No. 4600, Lake of the Woods fishing.
No. 4600, Fish and aquatic life.
Location
109.E.10.6FNo. 4700, Recreation, water-based. 2 folders.
No. 4700, Lake Minnetonka public access.
No. 5000, Law enforcement.
No. 5000, TIP [Turn in Poachers].
No. 5000, Beaver depredation.
No. 5500, Pesticides.
No. 5700, Solid waste disposal.
No. 5800, Air pollution control.
No. 6000, Environmental protection.
No. 9300, Aid programs.
No. 9900, Miscellaneous. 2 folders.

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Location
109.E.10.6FSubject files:
No. 1200, Legal services.
No. 1400, Department organization.
No. 1400.1, Commissioner's delegation orders.
No. 1600.1, Indian reservations.
No. 1600.2, Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
No. 1600.3, Voyageurs National Park.
No. 1610, Legislation.
Location
109.E.10.7BNo. 1610.1, Legislative Audit Commission.
No. 1610.2, Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources.
No. 1620, Governor's Office. 2 folders.
No. 1630, Advisory groups.
No. 1630, Task Force on Disposal of Railroad Ties.
No. 1630, Task Force on Disposal of High Level Radioactive Waste.
No. 1630, Task Force on Disposal of Low Level Radioactive Waste.
No. 1640, State departments.
No. 1640.1, Department of Administration (Executive Council).
No. 1640.2, Department of Finance.
No. 1640.3, Department of Employee Relations.
No. 1660, Federal agencies.
No. 1670, General contracts and agreements.
No. 2100, Personnel. 2 folders.
No. 2200, Property management.
No. 2300, Fiscal control.
No. 2400, Licensing. 2 folders.
No. 2500, Office management.
No. 2700, Public relations.
No. 2800, Information services.
No. 2900, Engineering.
Location
109.E.10.8FNo. 3200, Land control. 2 folders.
No. 3200, Bureau of Land Management.
No. 3300, Game management. 4 folders.
No. 3400, Forest management.
No. 3500, Outdoor recreation. 2 folders.
No. 3500.1, Snowmobile races.
No. 3700, Minerals.
No. 3800, Other land resources.
No. 3900, Soils.
No. 4200, Water quality.
No. 4300, Water supply systems.
No. 4500, Water management. 2 folders.
No. 4600, Fish and aquatic life, January-March.
Location
109.E.10.9BNo. 4600, Fish and aquatic life, April-December. 3 folders.
No. 4600, Minnesota/Ontario negotiations. 2 folders.
No. 4700, Recreation, water-based. 2 folders.
No. 4700, Lake Minnetonka.
No. 5000, Law enforcement. 2 folders.
No. 5000, Beaver depredation.
No. 5000, TIP [Turn in Poachers].
No. 5500, Pesticides.
No. 5600, Fire control.
No. 5700, Solid waste disposal.
No. 6000, Environmental protection.
No. 9300, Aid programs.
No. 9900, Miscellaneous. 2 folders.

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Location
109.E.10.10FSubject files:
No. 1200, Legal services.
No. 1400, Department organization.
No. 1600.1, Indian reservations.
No. 1600.2, Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
No. 1600.3, Voyageurs National Park.
No. 1610, Legislation.
No. 1610.1, Legislative Audit Commission.
No. 1610.2, Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources.
No. 1620, Governor's Office. 2 folders.
No. 1620, Subcabinet.
No. 1630, Advisory groups.
No. 1630, Citizens' Commission to Promote Hunting and Fishing in Minnesota.
No. 1630, Task Force on High Level Radioactive Waste.
No. 1630, Task Force on Low Level Radioactive Waste.
No. 1630, Task Force on Disposal of Railroad Ties.
No. 1640, Executive Council.
No. 1640, State departments.
No. 1660, Federal agencies.
No. 1670, General contracts and agreements.
Location
109.E.11.1BNo. 2100, Personnel.
No. 2200, Property management.
No. 2300, Fiscal control.
No. 2400, Licensing.
No. 2500, Office management.
No. 2700, Public relations.
No. 2800, Information services.
No. 2900, Engineering.
No. 3200, Land control.
No. 3200, Bureau of Land Management.
No. 3300, Game management. 2 folders.
No. 3300, Timber wolves.
No. 3400, Forest management.
No. 3500, Outdoor recreation.
No. 3500.1, Snowmobile races.
Location
109.E.11.2FNo. 3700, Minerals.
No. 3800, Other land resources.
No. 3900, Soils.
No. 4200, Water quality.
No. 4300, Water supply systems.
No. 4500, Water management. 2 folders.
No. 4600, Fish and aquatic life. 2 folders.
No. 4600, Minnesota/Ontario border concerns.
No. 4700, Recreation, water-based.
No. 4700, Lake Minnetonka.
No. 5000, Law enforcement.
No. 5000, TIP [Turn in Poachers].
No. 5000, Beaver control.
No. 5500, Pesticides.
No. 5600, Fire control.
No. 5700, Solid waste disposal.
No. 5800, Air pollution control.
No. 6000, Environmental protection.
No. 6000, Ridgewood Mall-Hermantown.
No. 9300, Aid programs.
Location
103.E.12.8FNo. 9900, Miscellaneous. 2 folders.

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Location
103.E.12.8FSubject files:
No. 1200, Legal services.
No. 1400, Department organization.
No. 1600.1, Indian reservations.
No. 1600.2, Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
No. 1600.3, Voyageurs National Park.
No. 1610, Legislation.
No. 1610.1, Legislative Auditor
No. 1610.2, Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources.
No. 1620, Governor's Office.
No. 1620.1, Governor's Economic Crisis Commission.
No. 1620.2, STEP Program.
No. 1620.3, Subcabinet.
No. 1630, Advisory groups.
No. 1630, Citizen's Commission to Promote Hunting and Fishing.
No. 1630, Minnesota Zoo Task Force.
No. 1630, Task Force on High Level Radioactive Waste.
No. 1640, State departments.
No. 1640, Executive Council.
No. 1660, Federal agencies.
Location
103.E.12.9BNo. 1670, General contracts.
No. 2100, Employee right-to-know information.
No. 2200, Property management.
No. 2300, Fiscal control.
No. 2400, Licensing.
No. 2400, Senior citizens fishing licenses.
No. 2500, Office management.
No. 2700, Public relations.
No. 2800, Information services.
No. 2900, Engineering.
No. 3200, Land control. 2 folders.
No. 3200, Bureau of Land Management.
No. 3300, Game management. 3 folders.
No. 3300, Elk.
No. 3300, Timber wolves.
No. 3400, Forest management.
No. 3400, Hovland Forestry office.
Location
103.E.12.10FNo. 3400, Moose Lake Area Forest.
No. 3400, Timber permits.
No. 3500, Outdoor recreation. 2 folders.
No. 3500, Trout lily/dwarf.
No. 3700, Minerals.
No. 3800, Other land programs.
No. 4200, Water quality.
No. 4300, Water supply systems.
No. 4500, Water management. 3 folders.
No. 4500, Bear Lake.
No. 4500, Herkal, Ken & Marilyn (permit complaint).
No. 4500, Lake Pulaski.
No. 4600, Fish and aquatic life. 2 folders.
No. 4600, Minnesota/Ontario border concerns.
No. 4700, Recreation, water-based.
No. 4700, Lake Minnetonka.
No. 4700, Christmas Lake.
Location
103.E.13.1BNo. 5000, Law enforcement.
No. 5000, Beaver control.
No. 5000, TIP, Inc.
No. 5500, Pesticides.
No. 5600, Fire control.
No. 5700, Solid waste disposal.
No. 6000, Environmental protection.
No. 9300, AID programs.
No. 9900, Miscellaneous. 3 folders.

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Location
103.E.13.1BSubject files:
No. 1200, Legal services.
No. 1400, Department organization.
No. 1600.1, Indian reservations.
No. 1600.3, Voyageurs National Park.
No. 1610, Legislation.
No. 1610.1, Legislative Auditor.
No. 1610.2, Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources.
No. 1610.3, Reinvest in Minnesota [RIM].
No. 1620, Governor's Office.
No. 1620, Commission on Minnesotans Outdoors [COMO].
No. 1620, Subcabinet.
No. 1630, Advisory groups.
No. 1640, State departments.
No. 1640, Executive Council.
No. 1660, Federal agencies.
No. 1690, Minnesota/Wisconsin cooperation.
No. 2200, Property management.
No. 2300, Fiscal control.
Location
103.E.13.2FNo. 2400, Licensing.
No. 2500, Office management.
No. 2500, Focus groups.
No. 2800, Information services.
No. 2900, Engineering.
No. 3200, Land control. 2 folders.
No. 3200, Bureau of Land Management.
No. 3300, Game management. 2 folders.
No. 3300, Elk.
No. 3300, Timber wolves.
No. 3400, Forest management. 2 folders.
No. 3500, Outdoor recreation.
No. 3500.1, Snowmobile races.
No. 3700, Minerals.
No. 4200, Water quality.
No. 4300, Water supply systems.
No. 4500, Water management. 2 folders.
No. 4600, Fish and aquatic life, January-June.
Location
103.E.13.3BNo. 4600, Fish and aquatic life, July-December.
No. 4700, Recreation, waterbased.
No. 4700, Christmas Lake.
No. 4700, Lake Minnetonka.
No. 5000, Law enforcement.
No. 5000, Beaver control.
No. 5500, Pesticides.
No. 5600, Fire control.
No. 5700, Solid waste disposal.
No. 5800, Air pollution control.
No. 6000, Environmental protection.
No. 9300, AID programs.
No. 9900, Miscellaneous. 3 folders.

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Location
103.E.13.3BSubject files:
No. 1200, Legal services.
No. 1400, Department organization.
No. 1400, Touche Ross.
No. 1400, Parks and trails and waterways consolidation.
No. 1400, Delegation orders.
No. 1600.1, Indian reservations.
No. 1610, Legislation.
No. 1610, Legislative proposals.
No. 1610, Environmental Trust Fund.
No. 1610, Reinvest in Minnesota [RIM].
No. 1610.1, Legislative Auditor.
No. 1610.2, Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources.
Location
103.E.13.4FNo. 1620, Governor's Office.
No. 1620, Celebrate Minnesota, 1990.
No. 1620, Commission on Minnesotans Outdoors [COMO].
No. 1620, Subcabinet.
No. 1630, Advisory groups.
No. 1640, State departments.
No. 1640, Executive Council.
No. 1660, Federal agencies.
No. 1670, General contracts.
No. 1690, Other states.
No. 2200, Property management.
No. 2200, Fleet management.
No. 2300, Fiscal control.
No. 2300, Audits.
No. 2400, Licensing.
No. 2500, Office management.
No. 2500, Directions.
No. 2500, Focus.
No. 2500, Public responsiveness.
No. 2700, Public relations.
No. 2800, Information services.
No. 2900, Engineering.
No. 3200, Land control. 2 folders.
No. 3200, Bureau of Land Management.
No. 3200, National Guard facility.
No. 3300, Game management, January-June.
Location
103.E.13.5BNo. 3300, Game management, July-December.
No. 3300, Elk.
No. 3300, Swan Lake project.
No. 3400, Forest management. 2 folders.
No. 3400, Minnesota Forest Resources Plan, 1987-1991.
No. 3400, Aitkin move.
No. 3500, Outdoor recreation. 2 folders.
No. 3700, Minerals.
No. 3800, Other land programs.
No. 3900, Gravel pits.
No. 4200, Water quality.
No. 4500, Water management. 2 folders.
No. 4500, Shoreland regulations.
No. 4500, Mississippi River.
No. 4600, Fish and aquatic life. 2 folders.
No. 4600, Minnesota/Ontario border concerns.
No. 4600, Leeching in state parks.
No. 4700, Recreation, water-based.
No. 4700, Sanborn Lake.
No. 4700, Lake Minnetonka.
No. 5000, Law enforcement.
Location
103.E.13.6FNo. 5500, Pesticides.
No. 5600, Fire control.
No. 5700, Solid waste disposal.
No. 5800, Air pollution control.
No. 6000, Environmental protection.
No. 9300, AID programs.
No. 9900, Miscellaneous. 2 folders.
No. 9900, Alternative dispute resolution.

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Location
103.E.13.6FSubject files:
No. 1200, Legal services. 2 folders.
No. 1400, Department organization. 2 folders.
No. 1400, Delegation orders.
No. 1600, Indian reservations. 3 folders.
No. 1610, Legislation. 3 folders.
No. 1610, Legislative Auditor.
No. 1610, Environmental Trust Fund.
No. 1610, Minnesota Future Resources Commission.
No. 1610, LCMR.
No. 1620, Governor's Office.
No. 1620, Subcabinet on State/Federal Relations.
No. 1620, Monthly highlight reports.
No. 1630, Advisory groups.
No. 1630, Exotic Species Task Force.
No. 1630, Affirmative Action Committee.
No. 1630, Innovation Board.
No. 1630, PERT [Planning Environmental Review Team].
No. 1630, Rewards and Recognition Task Force.
No. 1630, Executive Affirmative Action Committee.
No. 1630, River Clean-up Task Force.
Location
103.C.14.9BNo. 1630, Gravel Pits Task Force.
No. 1640, State departments.
No. 1640, Executive Council/land exchange. 2 folders.
No. 1660, Federal agencies.
No. 1660, Corps of Engineers.
No. 1660, Fish and Wildlife Service.
No. 1660, Western States Water Council.
No. 1690, Other states.
No. 2100, Personnel. 7 folders.
No. 2200, Property management.
No. 2300, Fiscal control.
No. 2400, Licensing. 3 folders.
Location
103.C.14.10FNo. 2500, Office management. 2 folders.
No. 2500, Strategic planning/directions.
No. 2500, Earth Day.
No. 2700, Public relations. 2 folders.
No. 2800, Information services.
No. 2900, Engineering.
No. 3200, Land control, 1988.
No. 3200, Segner v DNR, 1988.
No. 3200, Newbloom letters, 1988.
No. 3200, Land control, 1989-1990. 3 folders.
No. 3300, Game management, 1988. 4 folders.
Location
103.C.15.1BNo. 3300, Game management, 1989. 2 folders.
No. 3300, Grasshopper control, 1989.
No. 3300, Game management, 1990. 2 folders.
No. 3400, Forest management. 3 folders.
No. 3500, Outdoor recreation. 4 folders.
Location
103.C.15.2FNo. 3700, Minerals. 4 folders.
No. 3800, Other land programs.
No. 4200, Water quality. 4 folders.
No. 4500, Water management. 7 folders.
Location
103.C.15.3BNo. 4600, Fish and aquatic life. 4 folders.
No. 4600, Cass Lake designation, 1988.
No. 4600, Ontario border concerns, 1988.
No. 4700, Recreation, water-based. 3 folders.
No. 5000, Enforcement. 3 folders.
No. 5500, Pesticides, 1989.
No. 5600, Fire control.
No. 5800, Air pollution control.
No. 6000, Environmental protection.
No. 9300, Aid programs.
No. 9900, Miscellaneous, January-May 1988. 2 folders.
Location
103.C.15.4FNo. 9900, Miscellaneous, June-December 1988. 3 folders.
No. 9900, Lilydale Regional Park cleanup, 1988.
No. 9900, Marketing, 1988.
No. 9900, Awards, 1988.
No. 9900, Miscellaneous, 1989. 4 folders.
No. 9900, Miscellaneous, 1990. 4 folders.
No. 9900, Awards, 1990.

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Location
129.I.1.5BPhotographs, undated, circa 1950s-1990s. 2 folders.
Most are unidentified; includes black and white and color.
Awards and certificate ceremonies.
Family and portraits.
Fishing and hunting.
Gooseberry Falls Visitor Center, dedication of group activities.
Seventy-fifth birthday.
State Fair.
Location
142.H.3.6F-2Awards and certificates; some retirement items, undated, 1957-1991. 1 folder and 1 volume.
[0.4 cu. ft. empty]
Location
129.I.1.5BSubject files, undated, 1940s-2001. 14 folders.
Arranged alphabetically.
Alcoholics Anonymous, undated, 1983-2001.
Congratulatory letters upon commissioner appointment, 1978.
Correspondence, 1978, 1994.
Gooseberry Falls State Park Visitor Center, dedication of, 1999.
Includes brochures, presentations, and visitor center renaming committee minutes.
Memo, congratulatory upon retirement, 1991.
Carved in wood.
Memorial program, 1998.
Newspaper articles, 1963, 1979-1999.
Position papers on varied topics, 1977-1998.
Including wildlife management, Indian affairs, firearms management, environmental impact and executive and legislative liaison, and Minnesota Outdoor Heritage Alliance [MOHA].
Resume and assistant commissioner position description, undated, 1977.
Retirement scrapbooks, 1991. 2 folders.
Dismantled and foldered; include mostly photographs.
Scholarship, Joseph Alexander, statement of funds, guidelines, awardee update, 2007-2008.
Speech: A tribute to Governor Louis B. Nunn, 1991.
U.S. Army discharge and related papers, 1946-1963.
Location
129.I.1.6FEnvironmental Journal, 1990s. 109 videocassettes and 1 folder.
Produced by Media Rare, Inc.; the Environmental Journal television show was hosted by Alexander and partially funded by the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund.
Brief description of a limited number of programs. 1 folder.
Videocassettes:
No. 2.
County biological survey, prairie habitat, Boundary Water Canoe Area, exploring Brainerd.
No. 3.
Great storm of 1995, nature changes landscape, exploring Ely.
No. 4.
St. Croix Riverway, lumber camp in northern Minnesota with Vic Zugaynor, tips on reading a map, exploring Bemidji.
No. 5.
Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary, Soudan Underground Mine, rock climbing, firearm safety, exploring St. Cloud.
No. 6.
Hunting with physical challenges, Capable Partners, Isaak Walton League, environmental preservation.
No. 7.
Bell Museum of Natural History, safe and clean water supply while outdoors, exploring Mankato, Paul Bunyon Rails to Trails program in Brainerd.
There are issues with the sound in spots.
No. 8.
Rock climbing, how to build a fire, Itasca State Park, retrofitting metro parks.
There are issues with the sound in spots.
No. 9.
Ostrich farming, hypothermia, restoring wetlands to improve habitats (Re-Invest in Minnesota [RIM]), energy program using wind.
No. 10.
Peat bogs, Cannon River Watershed District, protecting yourself in the wilderness, exploring Duluth.
No. 11.
Adopt-a- river, St. Louis River, exploring Mankato, safety in winter when your car breaks down.
No. 12.
Moving the Longfellow House, Minnehaha Park Environmental Center, fish population density, snowmobiling safety tips.
No. 13.
American bison on the prairie, Science Museum of Minnesota, paved trails on St. Paul’s riverfront.
No. 14.
Fishing on public waters, DNR volunteers, marsh or swamp? Minnesota’s wetlands.
No. 15.
Green Street Exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota, DNR fisheries and sturgeon, recycling railway beds into trails.
No. 16.
Wildlife management areas in western Minnesota, paved trails near Rochester, wetlands susceptible to pollutants, Lac qui Parle County, invertebrate assessment study.
No. 17.
Computerized maps, Longfellow landmarks, ice fishing, exploring Mankato.
No. 18.
Songbirds, buff lands and erosion along the Mississippi River, St. Croix National Scenic River, exploring Brainerd.
No. 19.
Growth in population and its effect on our resources, prairie, Minnesota native grasslands, pine forests.
No. 20.
Timber harvesting management, generic environmental impact statement.
No. 21.
Raptor Clinic, environmental education resources, exploring Minneapolis/St. Paul.
No. 22.
Cross country skiing, predicting and preventing toxic spills, visiting Pipestone.
No. 23.
John Beargrease sled dog race, Twin Cities woodland restoration.
No. 24.
University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, plant life, database for Minnesota flora.
No. 25.
Taxidermy, geology relating to environmental issues.
No. 26.
Eurasian water milfoil, Mystery Cave in Forestville, prairie restoration area at the Tamarac Nature Center, White Bear Lake.
No. 27.
Timber harvesting, natural resources management.
No. 28.
Maple syrup at the Tamarac Nature Center, habitat preservation.
No. 29.
Christmas tree farms, natural resources careers, exploring Afton State Park.
No. 30.
Preservation of Minnesota Wetlands, Thurman Tucker and the Wildlife Forever Wings, quail: a vanishing species, game birds.
No. 31.
Bee keeping, replenishing oxygen in lakes.
No. 32.
Woodland stewardship program, students studying in Afton State Park.
No. 33.
Logging, sink holes in southeast Minnesota.
No. 34.
The making of environmental videos, mating practices of prairie chickens in the Blue Stem Prairie Area.
No. 35.
Grand Rapids logging camp, Forest History Center, Barnum Trail.
No. 36.
Adopt-a-Highway, forest birds, University of Minnesota Arboretum.
No. 37.
Fish stripping, artificial incubation, Frontenac State Park.
No. 38.
Roadside plantings of wildflowers and native grasses, single track mountain biking.
No. 39.
Como Lakeshore reclamation, campground hosts.
No. 42.
Take-a-kid fishing in Bemidji, environmental education training for teachers.
No. 43.
Trails in southern Minnesota, monarch butterflies.
No. 44.
Lake contamination and water quality, Bullhead Day in Waterville, Minnesota.
No. 45.
Great Blue Heron, farmlands restored back to wetlands.
No. 46.
Management of old-growth forests, spread of zebra mussels, Lake Pepin.
No. 47.
Naturalists in Sibley State Park and other state parks, shoreline access.
No. 48.
Prairie and wetland habitats, restoration of woodland in St. Cloud.
No. 49.
Protection of wetlands, frog deformities.
No. 50.
Forest song bird tracking, the Blanding’s Turtle.
No. 51.
Aitkin County Lang Lake Nature Conservation Center, prairie bush flower.
No. 52.
Gateway Trail from Washington County to downtown St. Paul, song birds, William O’Brian State Park.
No. 53.
Wild rice, cabin restoration.
Location
129.I.1.7BNo. 54.
Students working at St. Croix State Park, water education project.
No. 55.
Gypsy moths, Pheasants Forever, protect and enhance pheasant population.
No. 56.
Bats, Bloomington Beach, Interstate Park.
No. 57.
Gooseberry Falls, most visited state park, beekeeping.
No. 58.
Education curriculum project on conservation issues, Skydance, kiting.
No. 59.
Mercury contamination, Pinehaven Tree Farm.
No. 60.
Hot air balloon rally, students caring for the environment at Stillwater High School.
No. 61.
Coast Guard in Duluth, Cedar Park Trail.
No. 62.
Eden Lake Elementary School nature area, Big Island Rendezvous, trapping methods and techniques.
No. 63.
Formation of bluff lands in southeast Minnesota, Oliver Kelley Farm.
No. 64.
Fort Snelling State Park, recycling, protecting and enhancing our natural resources.
No. 66.
Changing colors of fall, Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, trails.
No. 67.
Metro area trail, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve and hawk migration.
No. 68.
Enjoying the parks system, urban sprawl in historic bluff lands region, Volksmarching.
No. 69.
Fishing Has No Boundaries: Angling for the Disabled Weekend in Bemidji, big woods forest preservation.
No. 72.
Angling, ice fishing, fish management.
No. 73.
Virgin forest, protecting Minnesota woodlands, protecting tree buds-bud capping.
No. 74.
Minnesota’s underground parks, Mystery Cave, Soudan Mine, bait industry.
No. 75.
Ice sculpting, controlling exotic pests in our waterways.
No. 76.
Cross country skiing, ice climbing.
No. 77.
Hardships of settling in southern Minnesota, trip back in time to Marnach House, camping in winter.
No. 80.
Future of our environment’s health, environmental indicators, tracing Minnesota roots at the Iron Range Research Center.
No. 81.
Volunteers reforest Itasca, urban boat builders.
No. 82.
Floods of 1997, students helping to enhance and protect our environment in outdoor classrooms.
No. 83.
Blue Mound State Park and American Bison, Mississippi River riverboats and paddle boats.
No. 84.
Cedar Lake Trail, Duluth.
No. 85.
Red shouldered hawk and its endangered habitat, outdoor skills workshop for women.
No. 86.
Trail linkages in the Metro, dog training.
No. 87.
Itasca State Park, Energy City at Elk River.
No. 88.
Cannon River watershed plan, Robinson’s Ice Cave.
No. 89.
Itasca cabin restoration, Sandhill Cranes at Carlos Avery.
No. 90.
Restoration of Heron Lake, urban boat builders.
No. 91.
A day in the life of a park manager, fire towers and spotters in our history, visiting Elba.
No. 92.
Minnesota frog watch, Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge.
No. 93.
Fire training, toxic emissions, boating safety.
No. 94.
Paul Bunyan State Trail, low impact camping.
No. 95.
Biological control of loosestrife, ghost towns on the Iron Range.
No. 96.
Urban wetland restoration, BWCA volunteers.
No. 97.
Canoeing, disposing of pollutants found in our homes.
No. 98.
Kayaking, Superior Hiking Trail on the shore of Lake Superior.
No. 99.
Tall Timber Days, Sherburne Wildlife Refuge.
No. 100.
Foley fishing, horseback riding.
No. 101.
Rare mussels at St. Croix, wild food gathering.
No. 102.
Sedge Meadow Restoration, Lake Superior agates.
No. 103.
Biological control of natural pests, die hard regatta.
No. 138.
Ironworld U.S.A. and Discovery Center, exploring state forests.
No. 139.
Indian conservation codes, Fond du Lac, turn in poachers.
No. 140.
Minnesota Artist VI, Jim Brandenberg, Dorothy Molter Museum.
No. 142.
Canoeing for rookies, straw house.
Location
129.I.1.5BNo. 143.
Metro trout streams, Sacred Run.
No. 144.
Boat House Community, cooperative stores.
No. 145.
Wind power, Lindbergh House/State Park.
No. 146.
Gavia, Broken Wing pheasant hunt.
No. 147.
Beaver Dam leveler, Hinkley Fire Museum.
No. 148.
Apple orchards and processing, ruffed grouse and woodcock habitat.
No. 149.
Covered wagon tour, Mississippi canoe race.
No. 150.
Master gardeners, muskies man.
No. 151.
Fall colors walking tour, cranberries.
No. 197.
Tape dedicated to the career and achievements of Alexander, who died in October 1998; hosted by Joe Day, Executive Director of the Indian Affairs Council.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Conservation of natural resources -- Minnesota.
Forests and forestry -- Minnesota.
Mines and mineral resources -- Minnesota.
Outdoor recreation -- Minnesota.
Parks -- Minnesota.
Public lands -- Minnesota.
Wildlife conservation -- Minnesota.
Persons:
Alexander, Joseph N.
Organizations:
Minnesota. Department of Natural Resources -- Administration.
Minnesota. Department of Natural Resources -- Officials and employees.
Document Types:
Videocassettes.

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