MN Forests

Christopher Smith, conservation committee chair for the Minnesota Herpetological Society, discusses how salamanders use dead and dying trees. The series is produced by Mark Jacobs.

Cones from the state tree are expected to be particularly prolific this year.

The Department of Natural Resources reported forest tent caterpillars have damaged the leaves of 60,000 acres of foliage around Aitkin County in 2026.

Jonathan Schilling, a mycologist with the U of MN, discusses wood-eating fungi. The dead and dying trees series is produced by Mark Jacobs.

The St. Louis County Land & Minerals' forestry division oversaw the planting of red and white pine seedlings over about 48 acres of tax-forfeited land that had burned.

Radovich will serve the Council as the forest products industry representative. The 17-member body aims to coordinate diverse forest interests in managing the state's timber stands.

They are also the only native Minnesota birds in the "perching duck" tribe, which is distinguished by their long, clawed toes — perfect for perching in trees.

Fresh wounds on Minnesota's oak trees in warmer seasons increase the risk of spreading oak wilt, an invasive fungal disease deadly to all the state's oak species.

The stated goal of the series is to help landowners create healthy, resilient forests, even after severe weather events.

State and federal agencies are partnering for a biological control effort to slow the spread of invasive emerald ash borer in the Chippewa National Forest.