The Forest Friendly Brewery Project, or Forest to Tap, is a nonprofit-based project planned and support by a diverse group of partners that include natural resources professionals and breweries across Northern Minnesota.
The idea is that good forest management, including planting, harvesting and stewardship results in clean and healthy water for wildlife, communities and businesses, including local craft beer.
From 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 25, 10 local breweries will give out free red and burr oak saplings.
Breweries include:
- Jackpine Brewery in Baxter
- Roundhouse Brewery in Nisswa
- Portage Brewing Co. in Walker
- Klockow Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids
- Big Axe Brewing Co. in Nisswa
- Block North Brew Pub in Aitkin
- Cuyuna Brewing Co. in Crosby
- Rapids Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids
- Bemidji Brewing in Bemidji
- Rendezvous Brewing in Hackensack
Forest to Tap is supported by Dovetail Partners, the Minnesota Forest Resources Partnership and the Sustainable Forest Initiative Minnesota Implementation Committee. Seedlings donated by the Nature Conservancy.
Listen to our conversation with Mark Jacobs about Forest to Tap above!
What do the forests mean to you? Let us know!
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Contributed/Ely Film FestivalWith the Oscars ceremony March 15, 2026, we want to hear about your moviegoing experiences this week! What are your early memories? What are your favorite snacks? -
Events this week include a senior citizens' lunch in Pengilly, a choir concert in Baxter and a maple syrup talk at Lake Bemidji State Park. -
Andrew Dziengel/KAXEHeather Johnson and Andrew Dziengel discuss their picks for the 2026 Academy Awards. Special guest Julie Crabb joins in to discuss the films up for Best Picture. -
Contributed/Village of HopeVillage of Hope is teaming up with other housing shelters in the Bemidji area for the March to Support Shelter Care starting at noon March 14, 2026. -
Contributed/Allison Barta via KAXE-KBXE Season Watch Facebook groupDuring the Phenology Report for the week of March 10, 2026, Staff Phenologist John Latimer remarks on raccoons, star-nosed moles, and the season's first butterflies. -
Contributed/Chad KaddatzDuring the week of March 10, 2026, we enjoy reports of migrating birds and the distinctive (and divisive) smell of spruce trees. Staff phenologist John Latimer responds. -
Contributed/LeAnn Plinske via iNaturalistPam Perry, retired DNR non-game wildlife biologist, stops by each month to talk about Minnesota phenology with KAXE staff phenologist, John Latimer. -
Events this week include an open house for Superior National Forest in Aurora and the start of a new season of Bemidji Adventures in Lifelong Learning.
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Kari Hedlund/KAXEEven though it's March, Minnesotans know that we could still see large amounts of snow. This week, we've been collecting stories about the ways snowstorms have affected you. -
Contributed/Community Presbyterian ChurchEveryone is invited to a sing-along for unity and healing at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Community Presbyterian Church in Grand Rapids.
