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Read an essay by UMN alum Richard (Dick) Waring about his career and time as a student. It is one of four essays written by alumni of the UMN Forestry Class of 1957 and dean of the former UMN College of Natural Resources (CNR), which became the College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS) in 2006. 

Read an essay by Susan G. Stafford, PhD, about her time as dean of the former UMN College of Natural Resources (CNR), which became the College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS) in 2006. It is one of four essays written by her and alumni of the UMN Forestry Class of 1957.

Read an essay by UMN alum Richard (Dick) Manly about his career and time as a student. It is one of four essays written by alumni of the UMN Forestry Class of 1957 and dean of the former UMN College of Natural Resources (CNR), which became the College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS) in 2006.

Read an essay by UMN alum Robert (Bob) Herbst about his career and time as a student. It is one of four essays written by alumni of the UMN Forestry Class of 1957 and dean of the former UMN College of Natural Resources (CNR), which became the College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS) in 2006. 

Forest Resources Research Professor and Distinguished McKnight University Professor Peter Reich is among the most cited researchers in the world in 2025. 

Alumni from the University of Minnesota Forestry Class of 1957 were awarded the inaugural Constellation Award at the Borealis Night of Excellence. Throughout their lives, this group has shown incredible care for and dedication to our nation’s forests. They've also provided invaluable support for the next generation of University of Minnesota-trained foresters through the Class of 1957 Undergraduate Scholarship.

PhD student and forester Gregory (Greg) Harris enjoys addressing understudied ecological questions with real-world management implications. Under his advisor Associate Professor Marcella Windmuller- Campione and with funding from Forest Carbon Works, he’s researching snag dynamics.

Sixteen years after its founding, the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) Network has grown to become the country’s biggest experimental silviculture program focused on climate adaptation, involving more than 200 land management and science collaborators at 14 sites across the United States and Canada.

Recent research led by Forest Resources Associate Professor John Zobel and funded by the Minnesota Forest Resources Council (MFRC) aims to help policy makers and land managers understand how carbon moves through the forestry sector by capturing the full, complex life cycle – all the way from the forest floor through the decay or recycling of a wood product. 

Hear from our new Department Head, Dr. Linda Nagel.