Department of Forest Resources at the University of Minnesota

Goldy the Gopher peaking out from behind a column.

Want to have class outside?

So do we. We'll take you beyond the classroom and into the forest for learning experiences that you'll never forget.

Let's Go Get our Hands Dirty

Upcoming Events

Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty Screening and Discussion
Thursday, March 20, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Join us for a documentary screening, discussion, and light meal to learn about one of the most effective environmental public officials in US history: Stewart Udall, Secretary of the Interior from 1961 - 69. RSVPs required for those who want a meal.

News

Dr. Danielle Ignace to Work with Coeur d'Alene Tribe on Climate-Safe and Salmon-Safe: Natural Climate Solutions in the Inland Northwest
February 27, 2025

The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation announced a $937,212 grant to the Coeur d’Alene Tribe to develop Palouse restoration strategies, including native grasslands and alternative grains, to better understand their potential as natural climate solutions. Dr. Danielle Ignace, associate professor with the University of Minnesota Department of Forest Resources and a Coeur d’Alene Tribal member, is a co-lead on the project. 

Environmental Variability Shapes Life History of Birds
February 25, 2025

Forest Resources Assistant Professor Adriana Uscanga contributed to new research on how environmental variability shapes the pace of life for non-migratory birds across the world. 

Continuity and change over four decades of forest restoration
February 21, 2025

New research led by Associate Professor Forrest Fleishman was recently published in the New Phytologist Foundation's journal Plants, People, Planet. For the project, he and the research team studied "35 years of data from Himachal Pradesh, India, to understand how forest restoration programs have changed over time and why, as well as what makes them effective," Fleishman shared in a thread on Bluesky.