University of Minnesota forest ecologist Lee Frelich continues to foresee a transition from forest to savanna taking place at the margins of Minnesota's north woods. Newly published research suggests that within the century, the climate and ancillary factors will make significant changes to the state's prairie/forest border.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Timber put up for sale by public landowners is often going unsold to loggers who find themselves with reduced opportunities to sell cut wood due to the depressed market for new homes and the closure of some northern Minnesota wood mills.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
University of Minnesota forestry experts recently published findings predicting the transformation of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to Oak Savanna.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
The Minnesota DNR has allowed for an additional thirty days of public comment on a resources management plan intended to promote forest health in four northern Minnesota ecological subsections.
Friday, July 17, 2009
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is continuing it's aerial spraying efforts to stop the spread of invasive gypsy moths in northeastern Minnesota.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has sprayed pesticide this week along the North Shore to slow the spread of invasive gypsy moths. The agency applied BTK via aircraft near Tofte and Lutsen.
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Thursday, September 2, 2010