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Received from Kathleen Preece, publisher of Tree Farming for BetterFORESTS: Attached is the premier issue of a new, on-line-only newsletter for woodland owners who have forest management plans. The newsletter was... Read More »
By Julie Miedtke, University of Minnesota Extension, Itasca County Looking for local northern Minnesota woodlands information?  The Itasca County Private Woodland Committee has a brand new website that features: a calendar of... Read More »
Woodland Stewardship: A Practical Guide for Midwestern Landowners, 2nd Edition was published by the University of Minnesota Extension for use by private woodland owners in the Upper Midwest. This revised 2nd... Read More »
Thinnings, or intermediate treatments, can improve the health, safety, and productivity of conifer plantations and natural stands.  In our new video, Minnesota DNR forester Art Widerstrom and discusses and how to... Read More »
Bill Brink-Itasca County Firewise Coordinator with Alice Martwig and Norm Ford.By Julie Miedtke, University of Minnesota Extension-Itasca County Alice Martwig owns a little piece of heaven with a residence on Graves Lake located in the Suomi Hills area north of Grand... Read More »
By John Peterson, Delano, MN e have a 140 acre farm East of Delano with about 30 acres of a somewhat fragmented “Big Woods.” Last fall was the big start of... Read More »
Oren and Andrea DansonBy Julie Miedtke, UMN Extension Itasca County I often wonder what motivates people to work on their land.  Sometimes a conversation with a friend or neighbor may spark an interest.  People... Read More »
By Philip Potyondy, University of Minnesota Extension I recently visited the Ulschmid family woodland outside of Detroit Lakes, MN.  I brought a little video camera and had a conversation with Tom... Read More »
Passage of 2c Managed Forest Land tax classification Minnesota woodland owners scored a major victory this year with creation of a new property tax classification for vacant rural land.  The new... Read More »
By Beth Jones, Mark Ellison, Alan Olson and Art Widerstrom, MN DNR-Forestry October 16, 2008, was a beautiful fall day as approximately 45 landowners converged upon the Plymouth Creek Civic Center... Read More »
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