Workshops & Seminars
Since 2011, the North Shore Forest Collaborative has held landowner workshops and professional natural resource seminars. The highlights of these sessions is included here.
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Why Workshops?
One of the key goals of the North Shore Forest Collaborative is to connect landowners and resource professionals with key educational opportunities and hands-on learning in real world forest settings.
Past Landowner Workshops:
2019 Landowner Workshop, October 11, Two Harbors.
Feature presentation: North Shore Forest Management for Wildlife
Duane Fogard, American Bird Conservancy Private Lands Forester
Intro to North Shore Restoration & Prep Now for Spring
Molly Thompson, Sugarloaf: The North Shore Stewardship Association
Stewardship Plans and assistance through MN DNR
Thor Pakosz, MN DNR Private Forestry program — NEED FILE —
Private Forest Landowner assistance through NRCS
John Sellnow, Natural Resource Conservation Service
Working with your Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Michaela Clingaman, Cook County SWCD; Mackenzie Hogfeldt, Lake County SWCD
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
2016 Landowner Workshop, June 10. Two Harbors, MN
Featured Speaker – North Shore Tree Insects and Diseases
Brian Schwingle, DNR Tree Insect & Disease Specialist
Natural Resource Conservation Service Programs
Will Bomier, District Conservationist, NRCS