2018 Work Session on Future of North Shore Forest Restoration. This was a session to identify and plan actions to take to continue and promote restoration efforts. February 9, Beaver Bay Town Hall.
- Overall Meeting Notes
- Work Session 1 Results (Actions to take, Barriers to Overcome)
- Work Session 2 Results (How to implement, How to fund)
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
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)