Past Events
This page lists past events in reverse chronological order (most recent first). Upcoming events are here.
2022:
Webinar: A Forest Optimization Tool for Modeling, Mapping, and Managing in Minnesota
July 19, 2022 online
Recording of July webinar
Webinar: Adaptive Silviculture Experiments in Midwestern Hardwood Forests
June 23, 2022 online
Recording of June webinar
Webinar: The Forest for the Bees
May 17, 2022 online
Recording of May webinar
Webinar: MN DNR Forest Health Update
April 19, 2022 online
Recording of April webinar
2022 Forestry and Wildlife Research and Practice Review and MNSAF Annual Winter Meeting
February 15-17, 2022 at the Cloquet Forestry Center and online
Event details
2021:
Webinar: It's Not Easy Being Green: Trees in a Changing Environment
December 21, 2021 online
Recording of December webinar
Symposium on Lake States Pine-dominated Forests
December 14-December 16, 2021 Online
Event details
Recordings of this symposium are available for a small fee. Reach out to sfec@umn.edu if you are interested in the recording.
54th North American Moose Conference and Workshop
November 30-December 1, 2021 Online
Event details
Technology and Forest Carbon Webinar Series
November 8-12
Details and recordings
Symposium on Lake States Lowland, Wet, and Floodplain Forests
October 26-28, 2021 Online
Event details
Webinar: Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Outreach
October 19, 2021
Recording of October webinar
Workshop: Silviculture and Carbon--Relationships between forest management, carbon storage, and carbon sequestration
October 14, 2021, Deer River MN, part of the Minnesota Forest Carbon Series
Event details
Symposium and field day: Carbon Markets
September 28-30, 2021 online and in Cloquet, MN, part of the Minnesota Forest Carbon Series
Event details
Webinar: An update on the Voyageurs Wolf Project
September 21, 2021
Speaker: Joseph Bump, UMN
Recording of September webinar
Webinar: Invasion Potential of Mountain Pine Beetle to Forests of the Lake States
September 14, 2021
Speaker: Brian Aukema, UMN
Recording of August (rescheduled) webinar
Workshop: Exploring Leave Trees in Minnesota
September 9, 2021 in St Louis County, MN
Event details
Webinar: Site-Level Forest Management Guideline Monitoring and Implementation Overview: 2014-2018
July 20, 2021
Speaker: David Wilson, MN DNR
Recording of July webinar
Workshop: To Leave or Not to Leave: Exploring Leave Trees in Minnesota
July 13, 2021 in Aitkin County, MN
Event details
Webinar: Alternative Revenue Sources from Forest Land: Credits and Spruce Tops
June 15, 2021
Recording of June webinar
Webinar: From Data to Dialogue: Effective Climate Change Communication
May 18, 2021
Speaker: Heidi Roop, UMN
Recording of May Webinar
Webinar: Silviculture, Forestry, and Ecology: A Conversation
April 20, 2021
Speakers: Klauss Puettmann, John Almendinger, and Eli Sagor
Recording of April Webinar
Symposium: Fire in Minnesota Ecosystems: Boreal Forests
April 6, 7, and 8, 2021 at the Cloquet Forestry Center
Speakers: Numerous
Event details
Webinar: Biological Control of Leafy Spurge and Spotted Knapweed in Minnesota
March 16, 2021
Speakers: Sascha Lodge (MN DNR) and Monika Chandler (MDA)
Recording of the March Webinar
Webinar: Why & How to Report Invasive Species
February 16, 2021
Speaker: Angela Gupta, UMN Extension
Recording of the February Webinar
Webinar: How to Add More "Carbon" to Your Vocabulary
January 19, 2021
Speaker: Matt Russell, UMN Extension and Department of Forest Resources
Recording of the January Webinar
Conference: MNSAF Annual Meeting and SFEC Forestry and Wildlife Research Review
January 12-14, 2021 online
Event details and recording access
2020:
Webinar: Forest Carbon and its Role in Greenhouse Gas Removals and Emissions
December 15, 2020
Recording of the December 2020 webinar
Symposium: Minnesota Forest Management and Wildlife Habitat Summit
December 8-10, 2020
Event details
Workshop: Woods Work: Digital Soil Mapping
December 3, 2020
Event details
Workshop: Woods Work: Climate Change Tree Atlas
November 24, 2020
Event details
Webinar: Forest Health Updates from Across Minnesota
November 17, 2020
Recording of the November 2020 webinar
Workshop: Woods Work: Seedlot Selection Tool
November 10, 2020
Event details
Workshop: Assisted Migration in Practice
October 15-20, 2020
Event details
Webinar: Practical Applications of an Indigenous Model of Sustainability
October 20, 2020
Recording of the October 2020 webinar
Webinar: Emerald Ash Borer: Current Status, Trends, and New Resources for Landowners and Managers
September 15, 2020
Recording of the September 2020 webinar
Webinar: The Future of the Forest Products Industry
August 18, 2020
Recording of the August 2020 webinar
Webinar: An Update on Northern Long-eared Bat and Canada Lynx Management and Monitoring on the Superior National Forest
July 21, 2020
Recording of the July 2020 webinar
Webinar: Operationalizing Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change
May 19, 2020
Recording of the May 2020 webinar
Webinar: Herbicide use in forestry
April 21, 2020
Recording of the April 2020 webinar
Webinar: Omashkooz: Status of Elk Restoration in Northeast Minnesota
March 17, 2020
Recording of the March 2020 webinar
Webinar: Site Matters! Quantifying Regeneration After Silvicultural Treatments in Black Ash Stands
February 18, 2020
Recording of the February 2020 webinar
Symposium: Fire in Minnesota Ecosystems
January 29 & 30, 2020
Details, slides, recordings, and other resources
Webinar: Thinking Like a Pond: Beavers and Watershed Management in the Western Great Lakes
January 21, 2020
Recording of the January 2020 webinar
Symposium: 2020 Forestry and Wildlife Research Review
January 11, 2020
Details, slides, recordings, and other resources
2019:
2019 SFEC and UMN Extension Webinar Series
Monthly during 2019
Details and recordings
Webinar: Ruffed grouse and forest management
Tuesday December 17, 2019 from noon-1pm
Speaker: Jon Steigerwaldt, Ruffed Grouse Society
Recording of the December 2019 webinar
Webinar: All-lands Forest Stand Mapping
Tuesday November 19, 2019 from noon-1pm
Speaker: Chris Beal, Superior National Forest
Recording of the November 2019 webinar
Webinar: Expanded Climate Adaptation Resources from NIACS
Tuesday October 15, 2019 from noon-1pm
Speakers: Stephen Handler and Danielle Shannon, USDA NIACS
Recording of the October 2019 webinar
Workshop: Remote Sensing Tools for Timber Sale Prep and Administration
Tuesday October 8, 2019
Remote sensing tools workshop details
Workshop: Superior National Forest Climate Change Pocket Guide
Wednesday October 2, 2019
Climate Change Pocket Guide Workshop details
Webinar: On-the-job Experimentation: How to Learn More from Your Daily Woods Work
Thursday September 19, 2019
Speaker: Eli Sagor, University of Minnesota, Cloquet Forestry Center
September 2019 details and recording
Workshop: Adaptive Silviculture in the Driftless Area
Thursday September 5, 2019
Adaptive silviculture in the Driftless workshop details
Webinar: Understanding family forest landowners in the Lake States
Tuesday August 20, 2019
Speaker: Stephanie Snyder, USDA Forest Service-Northern Research Station
August 2019 details and recording
Webinar: Oak Wilt: Biology, Distribution, and Management Approaches
Tuesday July 16, 2019
Speakers: Jennifer Juzwik, USFS-NRS, Laura Reuling, UMN-Forest Resources, and Ben Walker, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
July 2019 details and recording
Webinar: Treaty Rights and the Chippewa National Forest
Tuesday June 18, 2019
Speaker: Doug Thompson, US Forest Service
June 2019 details and recording
Workshop: Spruce Budworm and Wildfire Risk on the North Shore
Tuesday June 11, 2019
Spruce budworm and wildfire risk workshop details
Webinar: Understanding Treaty Rights and Obligations
Tuesday May 21, 2019
Speaker: Joseph Bauerkemper, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota Duluth
May 2019 details and recording
Workshop: Dwarf Mistletoe on Black Spruce: Practical Management Options
Wednesday May 15, 2019
Dwarf mistletoe on black spruce workshop details
Workshop: Tribal Cultural Landscapes and Natural Resource Management
Thursday May 2, 2019
Tribal cultural landscapes workshop details
Webinar: An update on invasive plants in Minnesota’s forests
Tuesday April 16, 2019
Speaker: Monika Chandler, Noxious and Invasive Weeds Specialist, MN Department of Agriculture
April 2019 details and recording
Workshop: Small UAS in Forestry and Land Management
Wednesday April 3, 2019
Instructor: Dan Heins, UMN Remote Sensing Lab
Small UAS workshop details
Webinar: Structured Decision Making: An approach to solving problems in natural resources
Tuesday March 19, 2019
Speaker: Mike Larson, Supervisor & Decision Analyst, Forest Wildlife Research, MN DNR
March 2019 details and recording
Workshop: Lidar and Object-based Image Classification for Forest Management
Wednesday and Thursday March 13-14, 2019
Instructors: Trevor Host and Keith Pelletier, UMN Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis Laboratory
Lidar and object-based image classification workshop details
Webinar: Understanding Minnesota's Changing Climate
Tuesday February 12, 2019
Speaker: Kenny Blumenfeld, MN State Climatology Office
Details and recording
Webinar: An update on the health of Minnesota's forests
Tuesday January 15, 2019
Speaker: Brian Schwingle, Forest Health Specialist, MN DNR
Details and recording
Symposium: 2019 Forestry and Wildlife Research Review
Thursday January 10, 2019
Details and event resources
2018:
2018 SFEC and UMN Extension Webinar Series
Monthly, during 2018
Details and recordings
Webinar: A Fisheries Perspective on Timber Sale Design
Tuesday December 18, 2018
Speaker: Jeff Tillma, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Details and recording
Webinar: Forest Inventory with LiDAR: Minnesota's Approach
Tuesday November 20, 2018
Speaker: Dennis Kepler, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Details and recording
Workshop: Tribal Cultural Landscapes and Forest Management
October 25, 2018
Location: Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
Workshop details
Webinar: An Update on Minnesota's Deer Management Plan
Tuesday October 16, 2018
Speaker: Erik Thorson, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Details and recording
Workshop: Forest Road Construction and Maintenance
October 9, 2018
Location: Tettegouche State Park, Silver Bay, MN
Workshop details
Workshop: Timber Sale Design from a Wildlife Habitat Perspective
September 25, 2018
Location: Grand Rapids, MN
Workshop details
Webinar: Genetic Impacts of Harvesting and Regeneration
Tuesday September 18, 2018
Speaker: Andy David, University of MN Forest Resources and Cloquet Forestry Center
Details and recording
Workshop: Adaptive Management for Climate Change
August 29-30, 2018
Location: Itasca Community College, Grand Rapids, MN
Workshop details
Cohort Course: Ecosystem Silviculture 2017-2018
October 2017-August 2018
Course details
Webinar: Update on DNR's Sustainable Timber Harvest Analysis
Tuesday August 21, 2018
Speaker: Jon Drimel, MN DNR Forestry
Details and recording
Workshop: Forest Health: Practical Approaches
Thursday August 16, 2018
Location: Cloquet Forestry Center, Cloquet, MN
Details
Workshop: Forest Road Construction and Maintenance
Wednesday August 8, 2018
Location: Blandin Foundation, Grand Rapids, MN
Details
Workshop: Forest Health: Practical Approaches
Tuesday July 24, 2018
Location: Sanford Center, Bemidji, MN
Details
Webinar: Managing Deer Browse for Forest Health: Insights from the Great Lakes Silviculture Library
Tuesday July 17, 2018
Speakers: John Geissler, St. John’s Abbey Arboretum and Christel Kern, US Forest Service Northern Research Station
Details and recording
Workshop: Forest Road Construction and Maintenance
Tuesday June 26, 2018
Location: Long Lake Conservation Center, Palisade, MN
Details
Webinar: Urban Forest Inventory and Analysis in Minnesota
Tuesday June 19, 2018
Speakers: Chris Edgar, UMN Department of Forest Resources and Mark Majewsky, USDA Forest Service
Details and recording
Workshop: Timber Sale Design from a Wildlife Habitat Perspective: Focus on Fire Dependent Forest Systems
Tuesday June 12, 2018
Location: Cloquet Forestry Center
Workshop details
Webinar: Update on Silvicultural Practics and the Logging Sector in Minnesota
Tuesday May 15, 2018
Speaker: Marcella Windmuller-Campione and Charlie Blinn, UMN Forest Resources
Details and recording
Hybrid Course: Advanced Silviculture for the Lake States
Online April 2,5,9,12,16,19 and in-person April 23-27
Course directors: Marcella Windmuller-Campione, UMN Forest Resources and Eli Sagor, UMN Cloquet Forestry Center
Course details
Webinar: The Physiology of Tree Responses to Drought
Tuesday April 17, 2018
Speaker: Rebecca Montgomery, UMN Forest Resources
Details and recording
Webinar: Forest Canopy Disturber Update: Major events of 2017 and implications for 2018
Tuesday March 20, 2018
Speaker: Brian Schwingle, Minnesota DNR
Details and recording
Workshop: Smoke Tools
Tuesday March 13, 2018
Instructor: Trent Wickman, US Forest Service Eastern Region
Event details
Webinar: Seasonal Timing of Fire and its Influence on Succession
Tuesday February 20, 2018
Speaker: Eli Anoszko, UMN Forest Resources
Details and recording
Webinar: Changes to the SFIA Program: What it means for landowners and service providers
Tuesday January 16, 2018
Speaker: John Carlson, Minnesota DNR
Details and recording
2018 Forestry and Wildlife Research Review
Thursday January 11, 2018
Details and event content
2017:
2017 SFEC and UMN Extension Webinar Series
Monthly, during 2017
Details and recordings
Webinar: Wood Utilization Options for Urban Trees Infested by Invasive Species
Tuesday December 19, 2017
Speaker: Brian Brashaw, US Forest Service and Don Peterson, Sustainable Resources Institute
Details and recording
Webinar: Even the Healthiest Trees Harbor Fungi that will Eventually Kill Them
Tuesday November 21, 2017
Speaker: Johnathan Schilling, UMN Biosystems and Bioproducts Engineering
Details and recording
Webinar: Transitioning Black Ash Wetlands to an EAB Infested Future
Tuesday October 17, 2017
Speaker: Brian Palik, US Forest Service
Details and recording
Workshop: Exploring Opportunities in Forest Management to Benefit Wildlife Habitat
Tuesday and Wednesday October 10-11, 2017
Event overview
Workshop: Quicker-Cheaper Stand Assessments
Monday and Tuesday September 25-26, 2017
Instructor: Tom Burk, UMN Forest Resources
Event overview
Workshop: DNR Climate Adaptation
Wednesday and Thursday September 13-14, 2017
Instructor: Stephen Handler, US Forest Service Northern Research Station
Event overview
Webinar: SFEC at 20: Where We're Going
Tuesday September 12, 2017
Speaker: Eli Sagor, UMN-SFEC
Details and recording
Workshop: Forester-Logger Collaboration
Wednesday August 23, 2017
Event overview
Webinar: Ecological Forestry to Promote Healthy Forests
Tuesday August 15, 2017
Speaker: Marcella Windmuller-Campione, UMN Forest Resources
Details and recording
Webinar: Habitat for Minnesota's Forest-dependent Wildlife: Status and Trends
Tuesday July 18, 2017
Speaker: Mark Nelson, US Forest Service
Details and recording
Workshop: Desitgning Timber Sales for Wildlife
Thursday July 13, 2017
Event overview
Webinar: Timber Harvesting and Wildlife Habitat
Tuesday June 20, 2017
Speaker: Jodie Provost, MN DNR – Wildlife
Details and recording
Webinar: Life Cycle Assessment – An Essential Tool for Determining Environmental Impacts
Tuesday May 23, 2017
Speaker: Dr. Jim Bowyer, UMN Professor Emeritus and Dovetail Partners, Inc
Details and recording
Webinar: EAB and Minnesota’s Ash Resource
Tuesday April 18, 2017
Speakers: Mark Abrahamson, MDA and Colleen Matula, WI DNR, moderated by Marcella Windmuller-Campione, UMN Forest Resources Department
Details and recording
Workshop: Natural Resource Applications of Unmanned Aerial Systems
Thursday April 6 and Friday April 7, 2017
Instructors: Dan Heins and Andy Jenks, University of Minnesota Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis Lab and Department of Forest Resources
Event overview and photos
Workshop: Smoke Tools
Wednesday March 29, 2017
Instructor: Trent Wickman, US Forest Service, Eastern Region
Event overview and photos
Webinar: Two Scales Are Better than One – How to Monitor Forests for Adaptive Management without Breaking the Bank
Tuesday March 21, 2017
Speakers: Mark White and Meredith Cornett, The Nature Conservancy
Details and recording
Webinar: Status of Minnesota's Forest Health
Tuesday February 14, 2017
Speaker: Brian Schwingle, MN DNR Forest Health Specialist
Details and recording
Symposium: 2017 Forestry and Wildlife Research Review
Thursday January 10, 2017
Event overview and presenters’ slides
2016:
Webinar: Minnesota’s changing forests: 1935 to today
Tuesday December 13, 2016
Speaker: Alan Ek, UMN – Forest Resources
Details and recording
Workshop: Fire in Minnesota’s Forests
Thursday December 1, 2016 in Grand Rapids
Event overview, content, and photos
Webinar: Update on northern long-eared bat research in Minnesota
Tuesday November 15, 2016
Speaker: Morgan Swingen, UMD – Natural Resources Research Institute and Mark Jacobs, Aitkin County (MN) Land Department
Details and recording
Webinar: Oak and fire in Minnesota forests
Tuesday October 25, 2016
Speaker: Lee Frelich, UMN Department of Forest Resources
Details and recording
Webinar: Service Delivery Options for Private Woodland Owners Interested in Forest Stewardship
September 22, 2016
Speaker: John Carlson, MN DNR – Forestry
Details and recording
Workshops: Forest Health – Practical Management for Local Issues
September 20, 2016 in Bemidji
September 21, 2016 in Brainerd
Event overview and photos
Field day: Soils and Forest Management, Upland High-quality Soils
September 13, 2016
Event overview and photos
Webinar: Natural Resource Applications of Unmanned Aerial Systems
August 16, 2016
Speaker: Bill Anderson, UMN Department of Forest Resources
Details and recording
Webinar: Forest Disturbances in Minnesota: What Impacts Us Most?
July 19, 2016
Speaker: Matt Russell; UMN Department of Forest Resources and Extension
Details and recording
Webinar: Importance of Managed Forests to Minnesota’s Forest Birds
June 21, 2016
Speaker: Alexis Grinde, UMD – Natural Resources Research Institute
Details and recording
Field day: Soils and Forest Management, Upland Low-quality Soils
June 9, 2016
Event overview and photos
Webinar: EAB and Woodland Ash– Learning from the Michigan experience
May 17, 2016
Details and recording
Field day: Soils and Forest Management, Wetland Soils
April 26, 2016 in Deer River and Marcell
Event overview and photos
Symposium: Soils and Forest Management
April 21, 2016 at the Cloquet Forestry Center
Event overview and photos
Climate change and eastern larch beetle: A bad mix for tamarack in Minnesota
Tuesday April 19, 2016
Speaker: Brian Aukema, UMN Department of Entomology
Details and recording
Workshop: Natural Resource Applications of Unmanned Aerial Systems
April 12, 2016 at the Cloquet Forestry Center
Event overview and photos
Workshop: Practical Silviculture for Non-foresters
March 24, 2016 at the Cloquet Forestry Center
Event overview and photos
Webinar: Forest Management Effects on Water
March 15, 2016
Details and recording
Webinar: Practical Silviculture for Non-foresters
February 16, 2016
Details and recording
Webinar: Forest Insects and Diseases in Minnesota: Highlights from 2015
January 26, 2016
Details and recording
Workshop: 2016 Forestry & Wildlife Research Review
January 12, 2016 at the Cloquet Forestry Center
Event overview and photos
2015:
Webinar: Impacts of Deer Browse on Forest Regeneration across the Northern US
December 15, 2015
Details and recording
Webinar: Forest Management for Moose
November 17, 2015
Details and recording
Workshop: Natural Resource Applications of Unmanned Aerial Systems
October 27, 2015 at the Northland Arboretum, Brainerd
Event overview and photos
Webinar: How Can Minnesota’s Urban Forests Be More Functional?
October 20, 2015
Details and recording
Symposium: Red Pine Ecology and Management
October 14, 2015 at the Sanford Center, Bemidji MN
Event overview
Symposium and field days: Introducing the Great Lakes Silviculture Library
September 29 and 30, 2015 at Clyde Iron Works, Duluth MN
Event overview
2-day Workshop: DNR Climate Adaptation Workshop
September 22 and 23, 2015 at the Cloquet Forestry Center
Event overview
Workshops: Forest Health: Practical Management Options for Local Issues
Three workshops in September and October 2015, held in Two Harbors, International Falls, and Grand Rapids, MN
Event overview
Webinar: Hydrology of Black Ash Wetlands: Implications for management of the EAB threat
September 15, 2015
Webinar details (recording unavailable)
Workshops: Introduction and Application of the Forest Management Guidelines Quick Reference Guide
August 26 in Cloquet MN and September 15 in Bemidji MN, offered in partnership with the Minnesota Logger Education Program
Event overview
Webinar: A Historic Perspective on Forest Health: What killed trees in the “good old days?”
August 18, 2015
Details and recording
Webinar: Dead Wood and Decay: Implications for forest and wildlife managers
July 21, 2015
Details and recording
Webinar: Awareness of Genetic Principles Can Enlighten Silvicultural Practices
June 23, 2015
Details and recording
Workshops: Timber Sales from a Wildlife Habitat Perspective
Three workshops in June 2015: Wrenshall, Whitewater State Park, and Tettegouche State Park.
Event overview
Webinar: What You Need to Know about Vector-borne Diseases in Minnesota
May 19, 2015
Details and recording
Workshop: Applied LiDAR Analysis for Forest Inventory and Assessment
May 7 & 8, 2015 at the Cloquet Forestry Center
Event overview
Workshop: Incorporating Forest Health Attributes in Natural Resource Inventories
May 5 & 6, 2015 at the Cloquet Forestry Center
Event overview
Webinar: Minnesota’s Forest Management Guidelines: Revision, implementation, and monitoring
April 21, 2015
Details and recording
Workshop: Teaching Forestry to Kids
April 9, 2015 at the Northland Arboretum, Brainerd
Event overview
Webinar: Oak Wilt vs. Bur Oak Blight
March 17, 2015 online
Details and recording
Symposium: 2015 Forestry and Wildlife Research Review
February 24, 2015 at the Cloquet Forestry Center
Event details: Photos, slides, and program
Webinar: Minnesota’s Forest Health: Recent survey and monitoring results
February 17, 2015 online
Details and recording
2014:
Workshop: Applied LiDAR Analysis for Forest Inventory and Assessment
October 14 & 15, 2014 at the Cloquet Forestry Center
Event details
Workshop: Minnesota Forest Adaptation Planning and Practices
July 10 and 11, 2014 at the Cloquet Forestry Center
Event details
Workshop: The Nuts and Bolts of Carbon Sequestration Projects in Minnesota’s Forests
June 25, 2014 at the Cloquet Forestry Center
Event details
Workshop: Climate-Informed Forest Management
Wed. May 7-Thurs. May 8, 2014, Grand Rapids and Chippewa National Forest
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