UFOR and Extension collaborate to plant urban-tolerant, climate-ready trees

December 11, 2024
A group of ten people smile in a tree nursery and hold shovels.
UFOR faculty, staff, and student workers collaborated with UMN Extension Forestry experts to plant field trials for urban-tolerant, climate-ready tree species. Photo by Megan Guerber.

The Urban Forestry and Outreach (UFOR) Laboratory and UMN Extension Forestry planted field trials for urban-tolerant, climate-ready trees on campus in November. It just may have been the most beautiful day in November, too, which made the planting extra fun. Tree species for the trial were selected from Extension's Recommended Trees for Climate-Ready Woodlands list and donated by a member of Extension's Minnesota Woodland Steward program.

~ This article is part of the Fall 2024 Forest Scene newsletter (Issue 32). Access additional articles in the table of contents that follows the image description.

Image description: A group of 10 people stand with a tree nursery. Some of them hold shovels. They are a mix of ages, genders, sizes, and ethnicities. Everyone is smiling and giggling. They wear pants and sweatshirts or coats. It is sunny out and the sky is bright blue.


Cover of Forest Scene Issue 32, Fall 2024.

The Forest Scene newsletter is published biannually in the spring and fall, featuring stories, research briefs, and updates from the Department of Forest Resources. 

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