The People
Board Members 2011

Crow Wing – Paul Thiede
Itasca - Davin Tinquist(Vice Chair)
Beltrami - Jack Frost
Aitkin – Brian Napstad
Clearwater – Dean Newland
Hubbard - Lyle Robinson (Chair)
Cass – Neal Gaalswyk (Secretary/Treasurer)
Morrison - Tom Wenzel
Staff
Pam Kichler
Technical Advisory Committee
Terry Neff – Aitkin County
William Patnaude - Beltrami County
Paul Fairbanks – Cass County
Dan Hecht - Clearwater County
Chris Pence – Crow Wing County
Eric Buitenwerf – Hubbard County
Don Dewey – Itasca County
Mark Anderson – Morrison County
Organization Contact Directory
U.S.D.A. Forest Service - Chippewa National Forest
Supervisor's Office
200 Ash Ave. NW
Cass Lake, MN 56633
218-335-8600

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Headwaters District Office
34385 W Highway 2
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
218-326-6128

Minnesota Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
500 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-4025
651-259-5073
ww.dnr.state.mn.us

Region 1 Headquarters (NW)
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Lake Itasca State Park, Lake Bemidji State Park
2115 Birchmont Beach Road NE
Bemidji, MN 56601
218-308-2700

Region 2 Headquarters (NE)
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Schoolcraft State Park
1201 East Highway 2
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
218-327-4455

Region 3 Headquarters
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Cuyuna Country Recreation Area,
Crow Wing State Park,
Charles A. Lindbergh State Park
1601 Minnesota Drive
Brainerd, MN 56401
218-828-2561
Central Region
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Morrison Country,
1200 Warner Rd.
St. Paul, MN 55106
651-259-5800

Regional Headquarters
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
1800 College Rd. St.
Baxter, MN 56425
218-828-2492

Minnesota Indian Affairs Council
3801 Bemidji Ave. North
Bemidji, MN 56601
218-755-3825

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
6530 Highway 2 NW
Cass Lake, MN 56633
218-335-8200

Leech Lake Heritage Sites Program
6530 Highway 2 NW
Cass Lake, MN 56633
218-335-8095
Aitkin County
Environmental Services Planning and Zoning
218-927-7266
209 2nd Street NW - Rm. 100
Aitkin, MN 56431

Land Department and County Parks
218-927-7364
209 2nd Street NW - Rm. 206
Aitkin, MN 56431

Extension Service
218-927-2538
217 2nd St. NW - Rm. 134
Aitkin, MN 56431

Aitkin County Soil and Water Conservation District
Local Water Plan
218-927-6565
130 Southgate Drive
Aitkin, MN 56431

Historical Society
218-927-3348
20 Pacific Street SW
Aitkin, MN 56431


Aitkin Chamber of Commerce
218-927-2316
10 3rd St. NE
Aitkin, MN 56431
Beltrami County
Environment Services Office
701 MN Ave. NW
Bemidji, MN 56601
218-333-4157

Natural Resource Management Land Department
218-759-4210

County Recorder
619 Beltrami Avenue NW
Bemidji, MN 56601

Minnesota Extension Service
218-444-5722
7223 Fairgrounds Rd. NW
Bemidji, MN 56601

Soil and Water Conservation District
Local Water Plan
218-333-4158
701 MN. Ave. NW, Ste. 113
Bemidji, MN 56601

Historical Society
218-444-3376
130 MN Ave. SW
Bemidji, MN 56601

Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce
218-444-3541
300 Bemidji Avenue N
Bemidji, MN 56601

Bemidji Visitor and Convention Bureau
218-759-0164
300 Bemidji Ave.
Bemidji, MN 56601

Northern Minnesota History Reference Materials
Minnesota Historical Society
A.C. Clark Library
218-755-2001
Bemidji State University
Bemidji, MN 56601
Cass County
Environmental Services - Planning and Zoning
Soil and Water Conservation District
Local Water Plan 218-547-7241
Extension Service 218-587-8280
Historical Society 218-547-7251

Courthouse
218-547-3300
P.O. Box 3000
Walker, MN 56484

Land Department
218-947-3338
Backus, MN 56435

Leech Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
Walker, MN 56484
218-547-1313

Cass Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
218-335-2250
422 Birch Avenue NW
PO Box 548
Cass Lake, MN 56633
Historical Society
201 MN Ave. West
Walker, MN 56484
218-547-7251
Clearwater County
Zoning Office
Enviromental Services
218-694-6183

Land Department
218-694-6227

Extension Office
218-694-6151

Court Recorder
213 Main Ave. N
Bagley, MN 56621

Soil And Water Conservation District
Local Water Plan
218-694-6845
312 Main Ave. N. - Ste. 3
Bagley, MN 56621

Historical Society
218-785-2000
PO Box 241
Bagley, MN 56621

Bagley Area Chamber of Commerce
218-694-2865
P.O. Box 178
Bagley, MN 56621
Crow Wing County

Enviromental Services
Local Water Plan
218-824-1125
Court Recorder
PO Box 383
Brainerd, MN 56401

Extension Service
218-824-1065
322 Laurel Street - Ste. 22
Brainerd, MN 56401

Land Department
218-824-1124
301 Laurel Street - Complex West Ste. 14
Brainerd, MN 56401

Historical Society
218-829-3268
320 Laurel Street
Brainerd, MN 56401

Soil and Water Conservation District
218-828-6197
322 Laurel, Ste. 13
Brainerd, MN 56401

Brainerd Lakes Chamber of Commerce
218-829-2838
Brainerd, MN 56401

Crosby Chamber of Commerce
218-546-8131
Box 23
Crosby, MN 56441
Hubbard County
Zoning Office
Local Water Planner
218-732-3890

Land Department
218-732-4270

Extension Service
218-732-3391

Soil Water Conservation District
218-732-0121
Court Recorder
301 Court Avenue
Park Rapids, MN 56470

Historical Society
218-732-5237
301 Court Avenue
Park Rapids, MN 56470

Park Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce
218-732-4111
South Highway 71
Park Rapids, MN 56470
Itasca County

Courthouse
123 4th Street NE
Grand Rapids, MN 55744

Planning and Zoning Office 218-327-2857
Land Department 218-327-2855
Extension Service 218-327-7486

Soil and Water Conservation District
Local Water Plan
218-326-0017
1889 East Highway 2
Grand Rapids, MN 55744

Historical Society
218-327-6431
Grand Rapids, MN 55744

Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce
One NW 3rd Street
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
218-326-6619

Grand Rapids Area Visitor and Convention Bureau
1 3rd Street NW
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
218-326-9607

Minnesota Historical Society
218-326-6431
Morrison County

Planning and Zoning - Local Water Plan
320-632-0171
Government Center
213 SE 1st Avenue
Little Falls, MN 56345

Extension Service
320-632-0161
Government Center
213 SE 1st Avenue
Little Falls, MN 56345

Soil and Water Conservation District
320-616-2479
Agricultural Service Center
16543 Haven Road, Suite 2
Little Falls, MN 56345

Historical Society
320-632-4007
Weyerhauser Museum
Lindbergh Drive
Little Falls, MN 56345


Little Falls Area Chamber of Commerce
320-632-5155
200 1st Avenue SW
Little Falls, MN 56435

Camp Ripley
320-616-2699
Minnesota Department of Military Affairs
15000 Highway 115
Little Falls, MN 56345