Geospatial Resources

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Below are statewide and program specific geospatial resources for RIM programs. This  list includes shapefiles needed in order to submit RIM applications and complete scoresheets for each program. 

RIM Interactive Map:

The RIM Interactive map displays existing easement boundaries and lists eligible RIM programs for locations after they are manually selected. There is a search by address and township/section/range feature within the map tool. 
RIM Interactive Map

Resources for all RIM Easement Program Applications:

• Minnesota Geospatial Commons 
• RIM Easement Programs – Interactive Map
• Public Waters (PW) Basin and Watercourse Delineations
• Buffer Protection Map
• Mapping Tool : Minnesota Natural Resource Atlas (mnatlas.org)
• MnTOPO – High-resolution elevation data
• Historic Aerial Photos

Permanently Protected Lands:

• RIM Public Boundaries (exclude limited duration and expired easements) 
• State Administered Lands – DNR Management Units 
• NRCS Easements –
• BWSR Wetland Bank Sites 
• USFWS Shapefiles & USFWS – National Realty Tracts

Shapefiles for Non-Statewide RIM Program Eligible Areas:

• ACUB.zip
• CREP.zip
• Pine & Leech Watershed Shoreland Protection.zip
• RIM Critical Shorelands.zip
• RIM Reforestation.zip
• Wild Rice.zip

Program Specific Shapefiles:

CREP:

• Additional Wildlife Benefits (zip)
• MN Prairie Plan Core and Corridors (zip)
• Drinking Water Management Supply Area (DWSMA) Vulnerability
• Wellhead Protection Areas
• MN Wildlife Action Plan WAN Layer
• Minnesota Biological Survey Sites of Biodiversity Significance
• LSOHC Planning Sections

RIM Wetlands:

• RIM Wetlands Additional Wildlife Benefits (zip)
• Potentially Restorable Peatlands Mapping Tool
• MN Prairie Conservation Plan Core and Corridors (zip)
• Minnesota Biological Survey Sites of Biodiversity Significance
• Additional resources to help identify restorable wetlands: 
  • MnTOPO – High-resolution elevation data
  • Historic Aerial Photos

RIM Riparian & Floodplains:

• RIM Additional Wildlife Benefits (zip)

RIM 1W1P:

• Additional Wildlife Benefits (zip)
• MN Wildlife Action Plan WAN Layer

RIM Grassland Reserve:

• Minnesota Biological Survey Sites of Biodiversity Significance
• MNDNR Native Plant Communities
• MNDNR Native Prairies
• MN Prairie Conservation Plan Core and Corridors (zip)
• Potentially Undisturbed Land

RIM Groundwater (Wellhead) Protection:

• Drinking Water Management Supply Area (DWSMA) Vulnerability ("High" or "Very High")
• Wellhead Protection Areas 

RIM Grazing:

• Additional Wildlife Benefits (zip)
• Drinking Water Supply Management Area Vulnerability
• MN Important Bird Areas
• MN Wildlife Action Plan WAN Layer
• Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) and Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) Project Boundaries