To grow Minnesota’s future forests, an effort to collect seeds takes root

MPR News 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. Read his article to learn about tree seed collection, how UMN Extension experts are educating the public about it, and why this is important for the future of our state's forests: "To grow Minnesota’s future forests, an effort to collect seeds takes root."