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8.28.09

MN Women's Woodland Network

By Angela Gupta, University of Minnesota Extension, Rochester There’s been some exciting activity around engaging female forest landowners in Minnesota. For years there’s been anecdotal information about the lack of women... Read More »

8.17.09

Updated content on Minnesota Land Economics

[I thought this message might be of interest to some of our readers:] Dear Colleague: Three new things at Minnesota Land Economics: 1. 2009 assessor estimates of land values. Please be careful. From... Read More »

8.5.09

MyMinnesotaWoods is on Facebook

Last week we created a new MyMinnesotaWoods Facebook page.  If you’re on Facebook, and if you like what we do, visit the page and become a fan. Why Facebook?  One of... Read More »

5.8.09

Carbon trading and forests: Background and overview

By John DuPlissis, University of Wisconsin Extension Recently you may have heard people talking about “carbon credits,” “carbon trading,” “carbon sequestration,” and possibly even the “Kyoto Protocols.” These phrases and... Read More »

4.10.09

DNR Releases 2008 Minnesota’s Forest Resources Report

From Minnesota DNR U&M staff This report is compiled annually by the Minnesota DNR – Forestry Division Utilization & Marketing staff. Special thanks to Mohammed Iddrisu, who did... Read More »

4.7.09

Carbon credits and managed family forests: How it works

By John DuPlissis, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. As markets for Carbon Credits have emerged most of the focus for woodland owners has been on afforestation projects, the conversion of unforested... Read More »

4.4.09

How Much Does it Cost to Water This Tree?

View as a PDF: How Much Does it Cost to Water this Tree? By: Adam Flett, Department of Forest Resources Extension and Outreach, University of Minnesota Technical Advisors: Gary Johnson, Department... Read More »

3.17.09

MDNR's March 2009 Forest Insect & Disease Newsletter

Passing along an announcement from the Minnesota DNR, Division of Forestry: Greetings from MN DNR Forest Health! The March 2009 issue of the Forest Insect & Disease Newsletter, focusing on invasive... Read More »

3.5.09

Emerald ash borer and the future of the Minnesota woods

By Steve Katovich, US Forest Service, St Paul, with contributions from Mike Reichenbach, University of Minnesota Extension In 2002, a small emerald green beetle native to Asia was found killing ash... Read More »

12.12.08

Family forest radio & podcast series continues

The American Forest Foundation and Earth & Sky’s radio and  podcast series on family forest issues continues.  The podcasts are excellent and well worth a download.  This month’s series focuses... Read More »
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