ST. PAUL — An audit found the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources failed to properly plan and document logging in the state’s wildlife management areas, making it unclear as to whether the agency followed the law. …“We found that a lack of plans, poor documentation, unclear guidance, and conflicting goals have resulted in uncertainty as to whether DNR has met these statutory requirements,” Legislative Auditor Judy Randall and Deputy Legislative Auditor Katherine Theisen wrote in an 80-page report released by the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor on Tuesday. …A survey conducted by the Legislative Auditor’s Office asked DNR field staff whose WMAs had timber harvests between January 2022 and April 2024 if that logging improved wildlife habitat in WMAs. …Some staff reported that cord goals, not wildlife management, drove timber harvest decisions.