Newsletter

The quarterly Woodland Advisor newsletter is mailed to everybody who has attended a Woodland Advisor class in the previous twelve months. Newsletter ideas or comments? Contact Angela Gupta at agupta@umn.edu or 888-241-4536.

    • CURRENT ISSUE:  Fall 2012 (475K PDF) Itasca County Chipper Days: Neighbors helping neighbors clean up after a windstorm; More mills closing permanently; Wanted: Peer educators; Invasive blitz; Fire policy on national forests, upcoming events, and more. 
  • Summer 2012 (680K PDF) A warmer Minnesota – what does that mean for us?, Woodland Advisor Program soul searching, Greg Solberg profile, MN timber industry in the news, Update on MN School Trust Lands, Options for Expiring CRP land, volunteer opportunities, events.
  • Spring 2012 (909KB PDF) Spring is in the air! Be safe and keep watch, Helping students learn, changing wood markets, State Trust Lands commentary, volunteer opportunities, events.
  • Winter 2011 (447K PDF) Challenging times for the program, Changes at the DNR, Tree Farm and the next Farm Bill, Volunteer opportunities, Upcoming events, and more.
  • Fall 2011 (PDF, 543KB) Forests in Transition: Wind & Fire, EAB in Winona County and Ash Management Guide Available, Leafsnap iPhone App, New Climate “Normal”, Tax News, Buckthorn Biocontrol, Volunteer opportunities, Upcoming events.
  • Spring 2011 (PDF, 460KB) Prioritizing invasive species removal, MNDNR Centennial celebration, Arbor Day, Volunteer opportunities, Upcoming events.
  • Winter 2010 (PDF, 410 KB) Healthy Pressurized Biomass Creates Plastics & Fuels, Barb Spears – Energy, Dedication, Hard work!, Oak in the Driftless Area, Eastern US Forests Resume Decline, Volunteer opportunities, Upcoming events.
  • Fall 2010 (PDF, 512KB) Woodland Advisor annual report, Neal Chapman – Volunteer, Visioning the Future of the North Shore Forests, Ash Management Guide for Family Forest Landowners, Volunteer opportunities, Upcoming events.
  • Summer 2010 (PDF, 729KB) Healthy walnuts? Watch for TCD!, 2010 Central Region Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year, Phenology, Wild Forest Goods, Black Ash Symposium, Berthiaume Logging of Cloquet 2010 National Outstanding Logger Award, Volunteer opportunities, Upcoming events.
  • Spring 2010 (PDF, 438 KB) MN Women’s Woodland Network, Lyle Keller – Volunteer, New map of approved Woodland Stewardship Plan writers, Help get kids outside, Volunteer opportunities, upcoming events.
  • Fall 2009 (PDF, 308 KB) MN Women’s Woodland Network, Dave Parent – Volunteer, Conundrum of a Tree Planter, 13 Moons, Volunteer Opportunities, Federal $ for Biomass, Upcoming Events
  • Summer 2009 (PDF, 496KB) Emerald Ash Borer In MN, Protecting Your Ash Trees, Building Fences & Partnerships, 2009 MN Northwest Tree Farmer of the Year, New Tools for Conservation Funding, EAB on the Move, Volunteer Opportunities, Ruffed Grouse Count Up, Upcoming Events.
  • Spring 2009 (624 KB) Ice Storm = Tax Implications?, Katie Dudley, Woodland Advisor Connections, Certification of Building Materials: Important or Not?, Volunteer Opportunities, Upcoming Events.
  • Winter 2008 (364 KB) Gypsy Moth, on the Move in MN, Students keep in step with Woodland Advisors, Study Reports Lawful Harvesting and Sustainability of US Hardwoods, New USDA Conservation Buffer Guidelines, Volunteer Opportunities, Sustainable Forestry Can Reduce Climate Change & Poverty, Upcoming Events.
  • Fall 2008 (500KB) Forest Roads, WI Woodland Leadership Institute, Help Save Ash Genes, Volunteer Opportunities, Riparian Birding, Upcoming Events.
  • Summer 2008 (864KB) Property Tax Changes, 4-H Nature Comes First, Sesquicentennial Forest, In the Eye of the Storm, Garlic Mustard, Purple Trap, Volunteer Opportunities, Biomass Guidelines, Greg Cuomo, Upcoming Events.
  • Spring 2008 (384KB) Spring Wildfire Season, The Gothards, WA GPS & Mapping classes, Tapping into Maple Resources, Volunteer Opportunities, Meet Carol Cartie.
  • Winter 2007 (316KB) Intergenerational Land Transfer, Stewardship at Horseshoe Lake, Carbon Credits, EAB First Detectors, Return Logs, Awards & Presentations, Changes at Extension, Upcoming Events.
  • Fall 2007 (408KB) Drought, Woodland Institute, Trespass & Hunting Laws, Flooding, Volunteering, Log Splitter Recall, Deer Ticks & Infections, Upcoming Events.
  • Summer 2007 (428KB) Don’t Move Firewood!, Dick Synhorst, 2007 Wildfire Season, Agroforestry in the Farm Bill, Volunteer Opportunities, Upcoming Events.
  • Spring 2007 (PDF, 1.37MB) WA and MFA Conferences
, MyMinnesotaWoods.org Website is Live!
, Ken Nichols: An Active and Committed Advisor
, Northstar Ethanol Plant – Shelterbelt Planting
, Volunteer Opportunities
, Meet A Woodland Advisor Instructor: Mel Baughman
, Upcoming Events.
  • Winter 2006 (PDF, 335KB) Timber markets: What happened?, Gordon Herbst: An extraordinary volunteer, Meet the MFA, Return your logs, Volunteer opportunities, Meet our woodland advisor assistant, Upcoming events.
  • Fall 2006 (PDF, 908KB) Forest land prices, BWCA wildfires, Keith Matson retires, Meet Jim Ballenthin, Volunteer opportunities, Upcoming events.
  • Summer 2006 (PDF, 410KB) Agroforestry options, A volunteer giving back: Priscilla Harvala, Emerald ash borer in Minnesota, Other things we do, Upcoming events, A growing program, Meet Diomy Zamora.
  • Spring 2006 (PDF, 322KB) Living Snow Fences, Chuck Erickson: Making a Difference, Volunteer Opportunities, Conferences, Suggested Reading, Meet Gary.
  • Winter 2005 (PDF, 428KB)–Volunteering as a Woodland Advisor, George Anderson: Active Woodland Advisor, Volunteering and Opportunities, School Forests and Woodland Advisors working together, Upcoming Events, Woodland Advisor Conference, Suggested Reading , Meet Angie, Gypsy Moth Brochure (PDF, 2.16 MB), Woodland Advisor 2006 Conference Update (PDF, 93 KB)
  • Fall 2005 (PDF, 428KB) Tax and Stewardship Planning, A Woodland Volunteer Reaching People, Earth worms, Volunteer Opportunities, School Forests, Upcoming Events, Million Acre II Woodland Advisor Conference, Suggested Reading, Meet Eli.
  • Summer 2005 (PDF, 477KB) Preparing your Property for Invasive Species, Woodland Advisor Volunteers, Woodland Leadership Institute, Volunteer Opportunities, Berries from the Forest and for the Table, Upcoming Events, Suggested Reading, Meet Mike
  • Spring 2005 (PDF, 283KB) Plant Your Trees the Right Way, Bob Sonneberg: an exemplary volunteer, Watch for Oak Wilt, Volunteer Opportunities, Help us with Photos and Calendar, Suggested Reading, About Us

Oct 20th 2009

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