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MyMinnesotaWoods is a collaboration between University of Minnesota Extension and the University of Minnesota Department of Forest Resources. Site development was funded by the Blandin Foundation, based in Grand Rapids, MN. More...

About the new MyMinnesotaWoods

We’ve just completed a major upgrade of MyMinnesotaWoods. The changes will make it easier to find and discuss content, get to know authors, get new content notifications, and find and... Read More »

Sign up for Conservation Stewardship Program by Sept. 30

ST. PAUL, Minn. (9/9/2009) —Registration for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) is taking place now until Sept. 30, 2009. The CSP is a voluntary program through the USDA Natural... Read More »

Free webinar August 19, 2009: Conservation Stewardship Program

Passing along an announcement from the American Society for Agronomy and the Soil Science Society of America. The new Conservation Stewardship Program will be of interest to many Minnesota family... Read More »

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 »

Community Supported Forestry

Like the idea of Community Supported Agriculture? Looking for ways to make a few bucks from your woodland? A Wisconsin family is trying Community Supported Forestry. This is a pretty interesting... Read More »

Book review: Timber Tax Management for Family Forest Owners

By Mike Reichenbach, University of Minnesota Extension Forester Timber Tax Management for Family Forest Owners 2009 Edition for Filing 2008 Tax Returns William L. Hoover and Mark Koontz Timber Tax Management for Family Forest... Read More »

Final and official 2008 MN rural real estate data

[I received this notice in an email today and thought it would be of interest to some MyMinnesotaWoods readers. -ed.] We’ve just released the final and official 2008 Minnesota Rural Real... Read More »

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 »

Comment now on revised Tree Farm certification standards

All properties certified through the American Tree Farm System are required to conform to the American Forest Foundation’s Standards of Sustainability for Forest Certification. The AFF Standards focus on the issues... Read More »

Minnesota Conservation Funding Guide from MDA

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture just launched a web-based tool to assist farmers and ag professionals regarding conservation programs and practices. Here is the announcement from Barbara Weisman below: The Conservation... Read More »

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