TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Contractors and Nurseries 2022
Link to DNR Forest Stewardship Information
Link to DNR Private Lands Forestry Webinar on assistance to landowners
Invasive Plant Identification and Treatment
- Arrowhead Invasive Species Pocket Guide – PDF
Identification guide for common invasive plants of the MN Arrowhead - List of current MN prohibited noxious weeds
- Native thistle photos and thistle identification chart
- Arrowhead Invasives Species Management calendar
Chart showing when and how to treat select invasive species
KEY CONTACTS for FOREST LANDOWNER ASSISTANCE
- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) 218-720- 5209
- Thor Pakosz, (Private Forest Management Forester), MN DNR 218-723-4791, ext. 232
- Your Local Soil And Water Conservation District
- Lake County 218-834-8370
- Cook County 218-387-3647
TREE SEEDLING SOURCES
Link to sources to purchase tree seedlings
TREE PLANTING INFORMATION
MN DNR brochures on how to plant trees
Video on bare root tree planting and erecting deer fencing
Woody Plant Seed Manual – great resource for growing trees from seed
WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING
My Minnesota Woods – U of M Forest Resources Extension A website that has resources and information for private woodland owners and also has a calendar of upcoming trainings and webinars hosted by Extension.
PUBLICATIONS
Restoring Lake Superior’s Coastal Forest – A Primer for Landowners and Land Managers
Beyond the Suburbs: A Landowner’s Guide to Conservation Management (MN DNR publication)
Sustainable Forestry: A Management Guide for Private Forest Landowners (MLEP publication)
Eastern Spruce Budworm: Management Approaches in Minnesota’s Forests
VIDEOS
North Shore forest restoration videos
CLIMATE CHANGE INFORMATION ABOUT NORTHERN MN FORESTS AND TREES
We are fortunate to have the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS) located relatively nearby in Houghton, Michigan. Working with many scientists and land managers, NIACS has developed several studies and documents that are helpful when making decisions about forest management in a time of a changing climate.
The following documents may be most helpful to landowners and land managers in northern Minnesota:
Summary of The Forest Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment for Northern Minnesota http://www.forestadaptation.org/MN_FEVAS_Summary
Minnesota forest vulnerability assessment: http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/45939
Adaptation planning guide (print version): http://forestadaptation.org/far
Online Adaptation Workbook: www.adaptationworkbook.org
Video presentation on climate change impacts for Northwoods forests: NIACS Climate Change Video
Example of climate adaptation from the Superior National Forest north shore restoration project: http://forestadaptation.org/NorthShore