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MN-shadetree-shortcourse-logo-201250th Annual Minnesota Shade Tree Short Course March 20-21, 2012 Bethel University, Arden Hills Get session information, registration details, and everything else you need to know at the Shade Tree... Read More »
stmp mymnwoodsgraphicA new resource, years in the making By Sean Peterson Several years ago, arborist Ken Simons and University of Minnesota Prof. Gary Johnson first set out to define what practical... Read More »
Click to view the presentation now.On August 27, 2011 Jeff Hahn and Angela Gupta of the University of Minnesota delivered the following presentation through the University of Minnesota Extension’s 2011 Woodland Webinar series. Click here... Read More »
On March 8, 2011, Bob Fitch, executive director of the Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association and Bill Sayward, the owner of Itasca Greenhouse in Cohasset, Minnesota testified before the Senate... Read More »
Six Resource DirectoriesAs part of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Rapid Response Community Preparedness Project, an online directory of companies is now available. Functioning in the same way as a category in... Read More »
stsc 2011March 15-16, 2011 Bethel University, Arden Hills This is a two-day course for everyone involved in urban forestry and arboriculture. ISA Certified Arborist CEUs are available for all sessions. Please... Read More »
By Julie Miedtke and Angie Gupta, UMN Extension and Mike Albers, MN DNR We know that Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is a significant invasive forest pest.  EAB has the potential to cause extensive... Read More »
Eli Sagor photoMinnesota now has more ash trees than any other state, a claim held by Michigan until emerald ash borer (EAB) arrived there and destroyed millions of ash beginning in 2002.... Read More »
Passing along an announcement from Jill Johnson at the US Forest Service. (Dieback in Black Walnut and Pecan in Missouri, Iowa, and Minnesota) USDA Forest Service specialists, in cooperation with... Read More »
Current status: High risk. as of 10am March 18, 2012   Q:  Why the early transition to the high risk period in 2012? A:  Forecasted temperatures of 65° F to 76°... Read More »
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