Calendar of Events Winter/Spring 2008

SFEC Programs |Other programs

SFEC Programs

January 16. 6th Forest and Wildlife Research Review.
University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN.
Cost: $135 ($65 SFEC).
Please see Featured Programs for SFEC workshop details.
February 5-7. Minnesota Society of American Foresters and The Wildlife Society joint annual meeting: Making a Place for Prescribed Fire in Managing Minnesota Ecosystems - Overcoming Technical, Social, and Cultural Barriers.
Ruttgers Sugar Lake Lodge, Grand Rapids, MN.
Cost: $95 SAF & TWS members, $50 students, $125 non-members.
Please see Featured Programs for SFEC workshop details.
March 26. Making Your Voice Heard: Improving the Effectiveness of Natural Resource Communication.
Cloquet Forestry Center, Cloquet, MN.
Cost: $135 ($65 SFEC, $40 FSP-approved consulting foresters)
Please see Featured Programs for SFEC workshop details.
April 2. POSTPONED - New date TBA. Large Scale Wind and Fire in Northern Minnesota Forests.
Cloquet Forestry Center, Cloquet, MN.
Cost: $135 ($65 SFEC)
Please see Featured Programs for SFEC workshop details.
June. Minnesota Site-level Biomass Harvesting Guidelines.
June 3 - Cloquet Forestry Center
June 10 - Grand Rapids, Wendigo Lodge
June 12 - Bemidji, Hampton Inn
Cost: $45 ($20 SFEC)
Please see Featured Programs for SFEC workshop details.

Other programs

May 20, 21, and 22. At the Water's Edge: Current State of Riparian Forest Management Research in Minnesota.
Location: UMN North Central Research and Outreach Center, Grand Rapids, MN

Please see workshop brochure (.pdf) for details.

For more information please contact: Charlie Blinn, (612) 624-3788 or cblinn@umn.edu
Agroforestry training workshops for Natural Resource Professionals.
  • March 20. Willmar, MN
  • June 5. Lanesboro, MN

Please see workshop flyer (.pdf) for details.

Bemidji Area Natural Resources Continuing Education Consortium

All seminars held from 3:00 to 4:00 PM at BSU CRI Custom College, 3801 Bemidji Avenue North, Suite 4, Bemidji.

Please see schedule for details. (.pdf)

  • December 17. Wolves/Cougars. John Erb, MN DNR.
  • January 28. Big B.A.F. Cruising (A very efficient sampling method for cruising timber). George Deegan, MN DNR.
  • February 25. Tree Improvement – Seed Source Selection. Carrie Pike, UMN.
Grand Rapids Area Natural Resources Seminar Series
All seminars held from 3:00 – 4:30 PM at the UMN North Central Research and Outreach Center Multi-purpose room, Grand Rapids.

Please see schedule for details. (.pdf)
  • December 6. Reconstructing climate from tree-rings in MN: challenges & opportunities. Kurt Kipfmueller, UMN.
  • January 27. Geographic variation in leaf traits among boreal tree species. Roy Rich, UMN.
  • February 12. Scaling up while scaling down in MN DNR aerial photography. Bill Befort, MN DNR.
  • March 6. Firewood restrictions – the burning issue. Val Cervenka, MN DNR.
Project Learning Tree
Please visit the PLT website for details: www.dnr.state.mn.us/plt; or contact Laura Duffey by phone, 651-259-5263, or toll-free at 888-646-6367, or by e-mail: laura.duffey@dnr.state.mn.us.

How to Teach Forestry to Kids
  • December 13. Forest History Center, Grand Rapids
  • January 23. Lake Bemidji State Park, Bemidji
  • February 27. Heinz Center at Rochester Community College, Rochester