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May
2008
Upcoming events:

Measuring and Reading Your Forest
Winona, May 13

Intergenerational Land Transfer
St. Paul, Apr. 17 & May 13
Rochester, Apr. 1 & May 13

NE Community Forest Workshop
Cloquet, May 14

New Tree Inspector Certification Workshop
Cloquet, May 14

Forest Wildlife and Biodiversity
Baxter, May 15

Minnesota Forestry Association Spring Field Days
Owatonna, May 16 and 17

Wilderness Advanced First Aid
Sandstone, May 23-27

Silviculture: Growing and Tending Your Forest
Cloquet, May 28 & 29

Timber Stand Improvement
Grand Rapids, June 3

Agroforestry Training for Natural Resources Professionals
Lanesboro, June 5

Poem of the month

Today by Billy Collins
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Pointer MFA Spring Field Days May 16-17 in Owatonna
MFA logoFriday field site visits will address MN Land Trust Easements, forest and prairie restoration, hardwoods management, and tips on pruning and thinning. Saturday will focus in intergenerational land transfer planning. Learn more about this year's event.

Pointer Your input needed: 5 things every woodland owner needs to know.
Questions grow on treesFor this story, you're the expert. What do YOU think every woodland owner needs to know?  Add your thoughts now to help us build this story for our June update.


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Pointer Income taxes and family forests
My Minnesota Woods: Your source for Woodland Stewardship Advice"Give to Caesar what is Caesar's."  But how can woodland expenses and income impact what Caesar gets?  Learn all about income taxes and your family forest on our new page.

Pointer Tree planting season is here again
My Minnesota Woods: Your source for Woodland Stewardship AdviceRead one family forest owner's tree planting story on our discussion board, or visit our tree planting page for links and info.

Pointer Featured link: Preventing Tick-Borne Disease - MDH
tick mapTick-borne diseases can be very serious.  Visit Minnesota Department of Health's tick-borne disease prevention page for risk maps and other info.

Pointer Silviculture and Timber Stand Improvement workshops
MLEP and WA logosExtension and MLEP are offering a series of silviculture and timber stand improvement workshops in May and June. Landowners, loggers, and foresters are all invited to attend.

Even-aged silviculture: Cloquet, May 28
Uneven-aged silviculture: Cloquet, May 29
TSI: Grand Rapids June 3
 
Pointer Questions and Answers
Image by akeg.What's happening in your woods? Post and reply to questions on our discussion board! Read recent posts about property taxes, beaver damage, tree planting, conservation easements, brush control, climate change and more.
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