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Ecoregions

Information: This page contains the following map showing Minnesota's ecoregions:

An ecoregion, is a geographical area where the land use (agriculture, forest, prairie, etc.), underlying geology, potential native plant community, and soils are relatively similar.

map showing ecoregions

Map showing Minnesota Level III and IV Ecoregions. For more information and access to shapefiles and a pdf version, click here

The map above replaced previous maps of Minnesota ecoregions. The following maps have been archived.

  • Map showing MPCA's ecoregions
  • Map showing Minnesota's ecoregions
  • Map showing the DNR's ecoregion provinces