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The Spring 2022 edition of the Forest Scene newsletter is out, featuring stories of the department's students, alumni, and faculty.

Trey Feuerhelm received the Student Leadership Award, Ryan Murphy received the Little Red Oil Can Award, and Matt Russell received the Outstanding Club Advisor Award.

Ryan Murphy and other MITPPC-funded researchers are strategically wrangling the charismatic trees’ innate ability to fend off Dutch elm disease.

Director of the Center for Forest Ecology, Dr. Lee Frelich provides insights on the effectiveness of prescribed burns and explains how this strategy could make a difference in the nation's wildfire crisis going forward.

Mass planting trees to meet carbon neutrality goals isn't always what it seems. Dr. Forrest Fleischman is quoted in a New York Times article on what pledges to plant a billion trees really mean.

"The University of Minnesota stands in support of all those in our community who are affected or outraged by the invasion of Ukraine. This is an atrocity, and I share your deep concern for those impacted. I also write to begin what will be an ongoing conversation about resources and support."

Where does change begin? For the individuals and communities who continue to make Black history at the University of Minnesota and beyond, change starts with the driven. Explore their stories.

"The boreal [ecosystem] of Minnesota is going to look more like Kansas in the decades ahead if it’s business as usual with carbon emissions," says Dr. Lee Frelich

Get to know forest resources mentee Luiza Lucena in the NRSM program and her mentor Randy Kolka, project leader and soil scientist with the USDA Forest Service.

From the Fall 2021 edition of the Forest Scene newsletter: A letter from Dr. Mike Kilgore, professor and head of the Department of Forest Resources, to our community.