"Weather whiplash leaves forest ecologists worried for Minnesota's trees" on Kare 11
"I'm really worried about the future of trees in Minnesota with these extremes," Forest Resources researcher Lee Frelich shares in a piece that aired on Kare 11 this past weekend. Read or watch the full piece to learn more.
To grow Minnesota’s future forests, an effort to collect seeds takes root
MPR journalist Dan Kraker visited the Cloquet Forestry Center to observe one of three Tree Seed Collection workshops hosted by the Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative (SFEC) in September. 'The sessions are part of a larger effort aimed at addressing a crucial shortfall in the state’s reforestation efforts — there aren’t enough seeds, nor the people to collect them, to grow the trees needed in a changing climate," Kraker writes.
The gem that is College Park
Learn about College Park, a "teaching park" designed by our department's first dean, in this article published by the Park Bugle community newspaper.
Treewilding book quotes Forrest Fleischman
Associate Professor Forrest Fleischman is one of the experts quoted in the new book Treewilding: Our Past, Present and Future Relationship with Forests by Jake Robinson. Per its description, the book, "navigates the intricate web of forest restoration. It reveals how a nuanced approach is required – one that integrates the latest scientific advancements (for instance in microbial ecology, acoustic technology and epigenetics), Indigenous leadership and a holistic understanding of the interconnectedness of life within these vital ecosystems."
Soil respiration response to decade-long warming modulated by soil moisture in a boreal forest
Forest Resources researchers, including Raimundo Bermudez, Rebecca Montgomery and Peter Reich, contributed to this new paper published in Nature Geoscience.
Forest Scene Newsletter - Issue 31
The Forest Scene newsletter is published biannually in the spring and fall, featuring stories and updates from the Department of Forest Resources.
Faculty Retirement: Andy David
"Try to keep up with him” is something many students have said about Andy David. In May, he retired from UMN, where he taught Dendrology for 26 years and served as director of the Cloquet Forestry Center and the Hubacheck Wilderness Research Center for nine years.
From Our Archives
Check out a 1960s aerial photograph of Green Hall taken by UMN alum Ted Beise, Class of 1964.
Students Observe Prescribed Burn at the Cloquet Forestry Center
Field Silviculture students in the Advanced Field Session got to observe a prescribed understory burn in the Otter Creek unit, a 50-year-old red pine stand at the Cloquet Forestry Center (CFC).