Meetings and Presentations

Past Meetings and Presentations:

2017 Landowner Workshop, June 9, Wolf Ridge ELC

• Coastal Forests and Climate Change – Stephen Handler of Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science.  (PDF of presentation, including notes)
• DNR Programs for Private Woodland Owners – Amber Jungwirth of MN DNR Private Lands Forestry.
• Presentations from Field Trips (Wolf Ridge Forest Restoration and Native Plant Communities) are not available on-line)

NSFC Desired Future Conditions Presentation

• Presentation:  Dave Ingebrigtsen, DNR Assistant Wildlife Manager. Presentation to NE Landscape Committee of Minnesota Forest Resources Council March 17, 2017

MN DNR Private Lands Forestry Presentation – Assistance for Landowners.

• Webinar (1 hour) John Carlson, Private Forest Management Coordinator
• Slides only from above presentation

2016 Fall General NSFC Meeting – November 18, 2016, Beaver Bay, MN

• Featured Speaker – Cory Holden of Holden Logging
• Meeting Notes (PDF)

2016 Landowner Workshop, June 10.  Two Harbors, MN

• Featured Speaker – North Shore Tree  Insects and Diseases – Brian Schwingle, DNR Tree Insect & Disease Specialist (PDF)
• Presentations giving brief overview of programs for Landowners
• Introduction to Native Plant Communities – Brooke Haworth, DNR Regional Plant Ecologist (PDF)
• Natural Resource Conservation Service Programs – Will Bomier, District Conservationist, NRCS (PDF)
• University of MN Extension Programs – Mike Reichenbach, UMN Extension (PDF)
• Firewise Program – Todd Armbruster, Cook County Firewise (PDF)

2015 Accomplishment Report

• 2015 NSFC Accomplishment Report

Fall NSFC Meeting October 29, 2015 

• Meeting Notes (PDF)
• DNR –  State Forest Resource Management Planning for Northern Superior Uplands section (PDF)
• The Nature Conservancy – Adaptation Forestry in Minnesota’s North Woods (adaptation for climate change) (PDF)
• Fact Sheet – Adaptation Forestry (PDF)

January 2015 public meetings – Presentations and Handouts

• The North Shore Forest Collaborative  slide show (PDF)
• Key Projects List (PDF)
• List of Land Managers in the North Shore landscape (PDF)

Fall NSFC Meeting October 24, 2014 

• White tailed Deer on the North Shore (PDF)
• Deer Impacts on People and Forests (PDF)
• Managing a Landscape with Deer (PDF)

Landowner Workshop  June 13, 2014

• Introduction (PDF)
• Suitability of Trees in Native Habitats (PDF)
• Restoring the Forest (PDF)
• Let’s Make a Plan (PDF)
• Fighting Invasive Plants (PDF)