html30221englishMinnesota Office of School Trust Lands / Minnesota Office of School Trust Landstcm:1107-310555-64School trust lands are an important and broadly misunderstood category of land ownership. They were established in the Minnesota Constitution to be held in trust for a single and specific purpose: to generate revenue for public schools.Minnesota Office of School Trust LandsSchool trust lands are an important and broadly misunderstood category of land ownership. They were established in the Minnesota Constitution to be held in trust for a single and specific purpose: to generate revenue for public schools.2017-09-07T15:23:19.6630000Z2025-03-28T14:30:37.0523323Zeng,width=device-width, initial-scale=1.02025-03-28T09:30:37-0500 Working diligently on behalf of Minnesota?s school trust beneficiaries Advancing initiatives that balance revenue enhancement and resource stewardship Promoting ... html25872englishMinerals Management / Minnesota Office of School Trust Landstcm:1107-314356-64The school trust holds 3.5 million acres of mineral rights in Minnesota, consisting of 2.5 million acres of unified surface and mineral estate and one million acres of severed mineral rights (severed mineral rights occur when the state owns the subsurface rights but not the surface rights to a parcel of land). The trust's mineral interests?royalty and land rental payments?account for approximately 80 percent of historic school trust revenues. Iron ore and taconite mining remains the major source of revenue for the trust.Minerals ManagementThe school trust holds 3.5 million acres of mineral rights in Minnesota, consisting of 2.5 million acres of unified surface and mineral estate and one million acres of severed mineral rights (severed mineral rights occur when the state owns the subsurface rights but not the surface rights to a parcel of land). The trust's mineral interests?royalty and land rental payments?account for approximately 80 percent of historic school trust revenues. Iron ore and taconite mining remains the major source of revenue for the trust.2017-10-09T16:21:19.2430000Z2023-01-18T14:29:21.2112106Zeng,width=device-width, initial-scale=1.02023-01-18T08:29:21-0600
Minerals Management
The state owns 3.5 million acres of school trust mineral rights, consisting of 2.5 million acres of unified surface and mineral estate and ... html29939englishForest Management / Minnesota Office of School Trust Landstcm:1107-314353-64Approximately 1.5 million acres of school trust lands are considered commercial forest lands. The DNR?s Division of Forestry is responsible for the administrative duties of managing these productive timber lands including forest modeling, timber inventory, appraisals and sales, reforestation, and collecting and accounting of revenues. School trust timber sales account for approximately 46 percent of all DNR timber revenues annually.Forest ManagementApproximately 1.5 million acres of school trust lands are considered commercial forest lands. The DNR?s Division of Forestry is responsible for the administrative duties of managing these productive timber lands including forest modeling, timber inventory, appraisals and sales, reforestation, and collecting and accounting of revenues. School trust timber sales account for approximately 46 percent of all DNR timber revenues annually.2017-10-09T16:14:08.2130000Z2024-06-19T16:13:34.7482813Zeng,width=device-width, initial-scale=1.02024-06-19T11:13:34-0500
Forest Management
Approximately 1.5 million acres of school trust lands are considered commercial forest lands. DNR?s Division of Forestry is responsible for ... html22685englishReal Estate Management / Minnesota Office of School Trust Landstcm:1107-314354-64Currently, real estate revenue is generated from transactions such as lease contracts, easements, utility licenses, forest campground fees, and periodic auctions of trust lands. The trust also enters into land exchanges to consolidate ownership, improve management, or to take advantage of potential future revenue.Real Estate ManagementCurrently, real estate revenue is generated from transactions such as lease contracts, easements, utility licenses, forest campground fees, and periodic auctions of trust lands. The trust also enters into land exchanges to consolidate ownership, improve management, or to take advantage of potential future revenue.2017-10-09T16:16:33.2830000Z2023-01-23T13:42:25.6647063Zeng,width=device-width, initial-scale=1.02023-01-23T07:42:25-0600
Real Estate Management
Currently, real estate revenue is generated from transactions such as lease contracts , easements , utility licenses , forest campground ... html24597englishWetland Banking / Minnesota Office of School Trust Landstcm:1107-316747-64The Office of School Trust Lands is currently exploring the establishment of wetland banking credits on school trust lands. The fiduciary obligation of school trust land trustees requires that economic activity be undertaken on trust lands whenever possible. Taking advantage of wetland banking on currently unproductive trust lands with aquatic features furthers the fulfillment of this statutory duty.Wetland BankingThe Office of School Trust Lands is currently exploring the establishment of wetland banking credits on school trust lands. The fiduciary obligation of school trust land trustees requires that economic activity be undertaken on trust lands whenever possible. Taking advantage of wetland banking on currently unproductive trust lands with aquatic features furthers the fulfillment of this statutory duty.2017-10-30T14:39:18.3300000Z2023-01-18T15:59:12.0755539Zeng,width=device-width, initial-scale=1.02023-01-18T09:59:12-0600
Wetland Banking
The Office of School Trust Lands is currently exploring the establishment of wetland banking credits on school trust lands. The fiduciary obligation ... html24030englishHabitat Banking / Minnesota Office of School Trust Landstcm:1107-316748-64A habitat conservation bank is a parcel of land that supports the natural habitat of one or more species listed under the Endangered Species Act. These lands are conserved and permanently managed for species that are endangered, threatened, candidates for listing, or are otherwise species-at-risk. In creating a conservation bank on trust lands, trustees must identify lands for such a bank based on the biological criteria of the species involved and (often) a recovery plan. Designated lands are placed under a permanent conservation easement with third-party oversight.Habitat BankingA habitat conservation bank is a parcel of land that supports the natural habitat of one or more species listed under the Endangered Species Act. These lands are conserved and permanently managed for species that are endangered, threatened, candidates for listing, or are otherwise species-at-risk. In creating a conservation bank on trust lands, trustees must identify lands for such a bank based on the biological criteria of the species involved and (often) a recovery plan. Designated lands are placed under a permanent conservation easement with third-party oversight.2017-10-30T14:41:33.3300000Z2023-01-18T15:59:18.5258010Zeng,width=device-width, initial-scale=1.02023-01-18T09:59:18-0600
Habitat Banking
A habitat conservation bank is a parcel of land that supports the natural habitat of one or more species listed under the Endangered Species ... html24023englishCarbon Credits / Minnesota Office of School Trust Landstcm:1107-316749-64A carbon credit is a certificate or permit representing a reduction, removal, or avoidance of one metric ton of carbon dioxide or its equivalent in the atmosphere. As a large-scale forest landowner, carbon credit markets represent an emerging opportunity for school trust lands, especially for forested trust lands with the potential for carbon sequestration.Carbon CreditsA carbon credit is a certificate or permit representing a reduction, removal, or avoidance of one metric ton of carbon dioxide or its equivalent in the atmosphere. As a large-scale forest landowner, carbon credit markets represent an emerging opportunity for school trust lands, especially for forested trust lands with the potential for carbon sequestration.2017-10-30T14:43:55.3370000Z2023-01-18T16:02:03.5182363Zeng,width=device-width, initial-scale=1.02023-01-18T10:02:03-0600
Carbon Credits
Forests play a key role in meeting carbon emission reduction goals by capturing and storing carbon immediately, rapidly, in great quantity, and ... html1270144091Mar 28,
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