DNR manages 15% of Hubbard County’s land base

DNR manages 15% of Hubbard County’s land base

Itasca State Park. Six state forests. Twenty-three aquatic management areas. Twenty-seven public water accesses. Hundreds of miles of state recreation trails. “We really have a large portfolio of DNR-managed lands here in Hubbard County, totalling just under 100,000 acres, which is about 15% of your county land base,” said Ben Bergey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) northwest regional director. He’s headquartered in Bemidji. Berg…