3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Wright County, Minnesota.
Verified from official government sources
Wright County issues no general tree-removal permit for private upland trees in the townships. The permit-like control is shoreland zoning: removing vegetation in the shore impact zone of a lake or the Mississippi River needs county approval under MN Rules chapter 6120.
Minn. Rules 6120.3300, subp. 4
Intensive vegetation clearing within the shore and bluff impact zones and on steep slopes is not allowed.
Wright County designates no heritage or landmark trees and runs no specimen-tree program in the townships. The nearest protection is shoreland and bluff vegetation rules plus the county's authority over trees in the road right-of-way.
No Wright County ordinance forces you to replant a tree you remove on private upland. Replacement obligations arise only where shoreland zoning conditions a clearing approval, or a subdivision or development permit requires plantings.
1 cities in Wright County have their own tree protection rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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