DNR seeks expansion of Carlton County’s largest wildlife management area

DNR seeks expansion of Carlton County’s largest wildlife management area

WRENSHALL — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources plans to expand Carlton County’s largest wildlife management area by another 495 acres. The DNR is working to acquire land formerly owned by lumber company Potlatch, which previously owned the Sappi paper mill in Cloquet, that is adjacent to the 4,026-acre Blackhoof River Wildlife Management Area south of Wrenshall. “It's a rich site,” said Melissa Koelsch, an assistant area wildlife supe…