Contact or Visit NRRI Facilities

NRRI General Contact

General Information: [email protected] | (218) 788-2694 | TTY/TTD (800) 627-3529

Department Contacts

Direct contacts to NRRI Leadership and Central Staff

Department or PositionNameTelephoneEmail
Executive DirectorRolf Weberg(218) 788-2697[email protected]
Business PartnershipTim White(218) 788-2756[email protected]
External Affairs, MediaJamie Alexander(218) 788-2797[email protected]
Safety & QualityJean Cranston(218) 788-2626[email protected]
Human ResourcesJennie Ross(218) 788-2607[email protected]
Finance, Grants & ContractsLinda Klint(218) 788-2677[email protected]
Director of ResearchJoel Hoffman(218) 788-2689[email protected]
Technical OperationsKevin W. Kangas(218) 341-5933[email protected]

Visit NRRI Facilities

NRRI maintains three sites in Northern Minnesota, focused on informing sound, long-term decisions on the use and stewardship of natural resources.

NRRI Duluth

NRRI Duluth houses NRRI central administration as well as 19 research labs and flexible pilot space to meet the needs of land, wildlife, water and minerals research.

Address: 5013 Miller Trunk Hwy, Duluth, MN 55811 | Telephone: (218) 788-2694

Directions to NRRI Duluth: Turn on Cirrus Drive, by Northern Tool, and approach the NRRI building from behind. Once you arrive at the building you can drive around to the front entrance, which faces highway 53.

Parking and guest information: Guest parking is located in front of the building, in the parking lot facing Highway 53. A UMD parking pass is required at all other locations. Please enter the building at the front door to register and meet your party. To schedule a visit call (218) 788-2694.

NRRI Coleraine

The NRRI Coleraine facility is a 27-acre site focused on minerals, metallurgy and bio-based research.

Address: One Gayley Ave, Coleraine, MN 55722 | Telephone: (218) 667-4201

Mailing address: PO Box 188, Coleraine, MN 55722

Parking and guest information: Guest parking is located in front of the administration building. No parking pass is required. Please enter the building at the front door to register and meet your party. To schedule a visit call (218) 667-4201.

NRRI Fens

NRRI Fens is a 425-acre property near Zim, Minnesota, was acquired in 1986 to restore its function as a valuable peatland and fens bog after being drained in the 1950s for farmland. Decades of effort have restored the peatland - nature’s most effective carbon sequestration solution - and the restoration credits were sold to state agencies. Ongoing research on the site will continue to inform successful peatland restorations across the nation.

  • Study site for carbon flux, habitat, biodiversity
  • Define national/global wetland restoration goals

Address: 8760 St Louis Co 320, Zim, MN 55738