forests

Northern forests of the future

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Doug and Julie Kmoch stop to look at understory plants after checking on the trees they have planted since buying the Cook County property. Volunteers help identify, cultivate trees expected to thrive in warmer woodlands When ice...

Managing forests to sustain soil biodiversity

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Soil is the foundation of forests. Soils are living, breathing ecosystems! Forest soils provide many essential services: they serve as a place for trees and other plants to grow, store and filter water, cycle nutrients that are essential...

Do the forests of Kentucky offer a glimpse of Minnesota’s future?

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu We could see more tulip poplar growing in regions of Minnesota. As Minnesota’s climate shifts warmer and wetter, we know that we will see our forests change in response. Boreal species at the southern edge of their current range will...

Frozen forests

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Winter has become my favorite season to be out in the woods. I find the winter landscape to be shockingly beautiful and peaceful. I developed this affinity for forests during the winter as a graduate student at the University of...

Managing forests of the future

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu When creating a stewardship plan for your land, you are managing your woodlands not only in their current state, but their future state as well. The concept of managing forests of the future is not new in the world of forestry. However,...

Classifying Minnesota’s forests

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu It’s common to apply a series of classifications to land in order to convey more specific information about it. Take, for example, political boundaries. You may work in St. Paul, which is a city in Ramsey County, within the state of...