Department of Natural Resources

The Wildlife Program enhances wildlife areas and natural environments.

Kelly Applegate
Fisheries/Wildlife Biologist
Email

763-221-0320

The fisheries program prepares and coordinates with inter-agencies pertaining to fishery management.

Carl Klimah
Fisheries Biologist
Email

320-532-7733 or 320-733-0837

George BigBear
Fisheries Technician
Email

This program utilizes Band game wardens to enforce game, fish and environmental laws.

The Mille Lacs Band provides Band members with licenses to hunt and fish on tribally-owned land or off the reservation. Issuers can also assist people with other natural resource issues.

Environmental Programs operates, administers and coordinates activities associated with the Environmental Protection Agency and Band funded programs. In addition, inspections of NPDES (stormwater) and Underground Storage Tanks are conducted to ensure environmental resource protection. Environmental Programs includes an air program, ground/surface water program, a water quality lab and a Brownfield Response Program.

Real Estate services are provided to Band members who have questions about land leases, purchases, or other real estate activities

This program works to preserve archaeological sites and repatriate artifacts.

The tribal government’s archives department collects and preserves written materials for the Band and makes them available to researchers and other interested people.

The Wildland Program is responsible for maintaining and enhancing wildlands and for preventing and fighting wildfires.

The Tribal Enrollments Office assists people who want to enroll as a Mille Lacs Band member. It also provides enrolled Band members with tribal identification cards. For more information on Tribal Enrollments, please see Enrollments.

Enrollments Manager: 320-532-7440.

Enrollment Application