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2023-2024 Biennial Report
Minnesota Climate Action Framework Input
Estimating Current and Future Carbon Stocks and Emissions in Minnesota Forests and Forest Products under Multiple Management Scenarios
2023 Public Concerns Registration Process Report
Biennial Report 2021-22
Forests and Carbon in Minnesota: Opportunities for Mitigating Climate Change
Interagency Information Cooperative (IIC) Biennial Report 2021-2022
2022 Landscape Program Biennial Report
IIC Projects and Accomplishments 2021-2022
Public Concerns Registration Process 2022 Annual Report
Carbon in Minnesota's Forests Current Status and Future Opportunities
Timber Harvesting and Forest Management Guidelines on Public and Private Forest Land in Various Watersheds in Minnesota: 2020 and 2021 Monitoring Implementation Results
2021- East Central Landscape Forest Resources Plan
Public Concerns Registration Process 2021 Annual Report
NRRI – MFRC Update, Discover the Economy of the Future
Forest carbon: emerging opportunities for Minnesota
Overview of the Minnesota Lidar Plan and an Update to Forest Inventory
A Watershed Approach to Site-level Forest Guideline Monitoring: Summary Results for 2014-2018
New High Density Lidar for Minnesota: Implications for Forestry
2019-20- Biennial Report
MFRC History and Early Years
Interagency Information Cooperative: A 2020 Update and Plans for 2021
2021-23- Strategic Plan
Site-Level Forest Management Committee Strategic Plan 2021-2023
Landscape Advisory Committee Strategic Plan 2021-2023
Policy and Information Committee Strategic Plan 2021-2023
Personnel and Finance Committee Strategic Plan 2021-2023
Public Concerns Registration Process: 2020 Annual Report
Climate Change and Minnesota's Forests: Executive Summary
Climate Change and Minnesota's Forests
2020- Climate Change and Minnesota's Forests
Update on Lake States Forest Management Bat Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP)
Guideline Monitoring Report
Emerging Market Opportunities for Minnesota’s Forest Products Industry
Memorandum of Understanding Between the USFS and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Arrowhead Pilot A SHARED-STEWARDSHIP PROJECT
MFRC Research Advisory Committee Update and Status
MFRC History and Early Years
Finding Local Wood in a Forested Landscape - Presentation
Public Concerns Registration Process: 2019 Annual Report
North Central Landscape Update
2017-18- Biennial Report
Priority Research to Sustain Minnesota Forest Resources
Emerald Ash Borer Deregulation
Evidence of Rapid Forest Change in Minnesota
2016 & 2017 Monitoring Implementation Results
Forests and Fisheries
North Central Brochure 2018
2018- Monitoring Implementation Results
Minnesota Moose Habitat
Sustainable Timber Harvest Analysis 2017
TNC: Freshwater Program
Wood Biomass Markets: Current Status and Statewide Uses
Minnesota's Outdoor Heritage Fund: A Process to Define Outcomes and Impacts
2017- North Central Landscape Management Plan
Overview of Selected MFRC Research Projects
DNR Sustainable Timber Harvest Analysis Project Update Project website
Assessing Relative Risks for Water Quality Concerns
Minnesota Forest Health Report
County Forest Management in Cass and Surrounding Counties
2017- North Central Timberland Growing Stock Mortality White Paper
2017- North Central Forest Policy Inventory Report
2017- North Central Demographic Data Report
2017- North Central Conditions and Trends Report
One Watershed, One Plan
The Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center: Research for Results
2015-16- Biennial Report
Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine
Collaborative Service Delivery to Private Landowners that Increase Public and Private Benefits
2016- Ecological Pathways Presentation
2016- Ecological Pathways Outline
Priority Policy Issues: Recommendations from the MFRC Regional Committees
MFRC Stakeholder Survey Presentation
MFRC and Camp Ripley Partnership
Minnesota Forest Resource Council's Strategic Planning Effort
Update on the Northern Long-eared Bat in Minnesota
Are the Guidelines Effective
Overstory treatment and planting season affect survival of replacement tree species in emerald ash borer threatened Fraxinus nigra forests in Minnesota, USA
Site-Level Guideline Monitoring
Sap Flow of Black Ash in Wetland Forests of Northern Minnesota, USA: Hydrologic Implications of Tree Mortality Due to Emerald Ash Borer
Characterizing Forest Disturbance at the Watershed Scale
2014- Annual Report
Report on the Competitiveness of Minnesota’s Primary Forest Products Industry
2014- Mississippi River – Winona Watershed Landscape Stewardship Plan
2014- Southeast Landscape Plan
2014- Northeast Landscape Management Plan
Initial soil respiration response to biomass harvesting and green-tree retention in aspen-dominated forests of the Great Lakes region
Water table response to harvesting and simulated emerald ash borer mortality in black ash wetlands in Minnesota, USA
2014- Kettle River Watershed Landscape Stewardship Plan
2014- Northeast Resource Atlas
Ad Hoc Committee Recommendations on Guideline Implementation Goals
Minnesota's Forest Management Guidelines: Quick Reference Field Guide
2014- Southeast Region Current Trends and Conditions
2014- Demographic Data Report
2014- Northeast Geospatial Modeling of Native Plant Communities of Minnesota's Laurentian Mixed Forest (NRRI)
2013- Annual Report
2014- Northeast Conditions and Trends Report
2013- Policy Inventory
2013- Summary of Geospatial Modeling of Native Plant Communities of Minnesota's Laurentian Mixed Forest (NRRI)
2013- Northeast Forest Policy Inventory
2013- Northeast Minnesota Forestry Analysis: 10-Year Projections
2013- Key Stakeholder Focus Groups Report
2013- Northeast Minnesota Forestry Analysis
2013- Key Stakeholder Survey Report
Net Growth of Timber in Northeast Timberland Wood Zones
2013- Climate Change and Minnesota Trees
Removals of Timber in Northeast Timberland Wood Zones
Volume of Wood in Northeast Timberland Wood Zones
2013- Wood Zones Around Mills in the MFRC Northeast Landscape: FIA Data on Timberlands
Acres of Timberland in Northeast Wood Zones
Ecological Impacts of Energy-Wood Harvests: Lessons from Whole-Tree Harvesting and Natural Disturbance
2013- Northeast Forest Policy Inventory
2013- Northeast Demographic Data Report
Impacts of post-harvest slash and live-tree retention on biomass and nutrient stocks in Populus tremuloides Michx.-dominated forests, northern Minnesota, USA
Report on the Status of Consulting Forestry in Minnesota: 2013
Private Forestland Management Study and Recommendations
2012- Annual Report
2012- Northeast Trends Exploration Report (BFCRP)
Public Concerns Registration Process: 2012 Annual Report
Impacts of woody biomass harvesting on saproxylic communities, nutrient availability, and productivity in aspen ecosystems
Sustaining Minnesota Forest Resources: Voluntary Site-Level Forest Management Guidelines for Landowners, Loggers and Resource Managers
2011- Annual Report
Minnesotas Forest Resources Research: Assessment and Needs
Public Concerns Registration Process: 2011 Annual Report
2013- Economic Analysis - Northern Minnesota Forestry Analysis
A Model Forest Resources Element for Local Plans
Other Regional and Federal Climate Change Activities Regarding Forest Resources
State Climate Change Policy Across the Country
Climate Change and Forest Systems
Climate Change Observed and Projected
Developing a Climate Change Res ponse Framework for Northern Minnesota
2010- Annual Report
Forest Land Parcelization in Northern Minnesota: A Multicounty Assessment
Forest Land Parcelization in Northern Minnesota: A Multicounty Assessment
Forest Land Parcelization in Northern Minnesota: A Multicounty Assessment
Public Concerns Registration Process: 2010 Annual Report
Other Policy Tools in Maintaining the Forest Land Base
Land Acquisition, Land Exchange and Conservation Easements
Using Land Use Planning and Zoning to Maintain Minnesota’s Forestland
Using taxation to maintain Minnesota’s forestland base
Summary - Maintaining the Forestland Base in Minnesota
Appendix D: Other Policy Tools in Maintaining the Forest Land Base
A National Review of State Timber Sale Programs and An Analysis of Factors Influencing Minnesota State Stumpage Prices
A National Review of State Timber Sale Programs and An Analysis of Factors Influencing Minnesota State Stumpage Prices
2009- Annual Report 2009
Assessing Forestation Opportunities for Carbon Sequestration in Minnesota
Protecting Minnesota Forests from Parcelization with Conservation Easements
Protecting Minnesota Forests from Parcelization with Conservation Easements
Assessing Forestation Opportunities for Carbon Sequestration in Minnesota
Economic Analysis of Potential Changes to the Riparian Forest Management Guidelines
Public Concerns Registration Process: 2009 Annual Report
2009- Strategic Policy Framework: Northeast Landscape Plan
Strategic Policy Framework: Northern Landscape Plan
2009- Strategic Policy Framework: East Central Landscape Plan
2009- Strategic Policy Framework: Southeast Landscape Plan
2009- Strategic Policy Framework: West-Central Landscape Plan
2009- Strategic Policy Framework: North-Central Landscape Plan
2009- Northeast Brochure - Managing Forests at the Landscape Level
Northern Brochure - Managing Forests at the Landscape Level
2009- East Central Brochure - Managing Forests at the Landscape Level
2008- Annual Report
2009- Southeast Brochure
2009- North Central Brochure - Managing Forests at the Landscape Level
Spatial impacts of soil disturbance and residual overstory on density and growth of regenerating aspen
Public Concerns Registration Process: 2008 Annual Report
Timber Harvesting and Forest Management Guidelines on Public and Private Forest Land in Minnesota: Monitoring for Implementation 2004, 2005, 2006 Results Compared to Baseline Monitoring Report
2007- Annual Report
St. Louis County Business Plan (2008)
Forest Protection Plan Task Force Forest Protection Plan
Constraints on Pine Regeneration in Northern Minnesota: Causes and Potential Solutions
Public Concerns Registration Process: 2007 Annual Report
Analysis of the Current Science Behind Riparian Issues
Forest Products Industry Survey Project: West Central Landscape Region
Assessing Trends in Forest Parcelization and Development in Minnesota: An Itasca County Case Study
Report to the Governor on the Competitiveness of Minnesota's Primary Forest Products Industry
Lake County Working Management Plan
Impacts of Skidding Traffic Intensity on Soil Disturbance, Soil Recovery, and Aspen Regeneration in North Central Minnesota
2006- Annual Report
Final Report to the Governor on the Competitiveness of Minnesota's Primary Forest Products Industry
Public Concerns Registration Process: 2006 Annual Report
2005- Annual Report
Costs and Benefits of Riparian Forest Management: A Literature Review
Public Concerns Registration Process: 2005 Annual Report
Windfirmness of residual riparian trees following upland clearcutting and riparian thinning in Itasca County, Minnesota
Windfirmness of residual riparian trees following upland clearcutting and riparian thinning in Itasca County, Minnesota
2001- East Central Region Current Trends and Conditions
2005- East Central Landscape Management Plan
2003 Minnesota Decorative Spruce Top Production and Market Survey
Public Concerns Registration Process: 2004 Annual Report
2004- Northern Landscape Management Plan (amended 2010)
2004- West-Central Landscape Management Plan
Harvesting impacts on soil and understory vegetation: the influence of season of harvest and within-site disturbance patterns on clear-cut aspen stands in Minnesota
2004- North Central Landscape Management Plan
2004- Annual Report
2003- Annual Report
Contemporary Forest Composition and Spatial Patterns of North Central and Northeastern Minnesota: An Assessment Using 1990s Landsat Data
Changes in Disturbance Frequency, Age, and Patch Structure From Pre-Euro-American to Settlement to Present in North Central and Northeastern Minnesota
Project Summary: Results from the Minnesota Forest Spatial Analysis and Modeling Project
Relationships between forest spatial patterns and plant and animal species in northern Minnesota
Scheduling Old Forest Interior Space and Timber Production: Three Large-Scale Test Cases Using the DPspace Model to Integrate Economic and Ecological Objectives
Potential Future Landscape Change on the Nashwauk Uplands: An Examination of Alternative Management Scenarios Using LANDIS
Changes in Forest Spatial Patterns from the 1930s to the Present in North Central and Northeastern Minnesota: An Analysis of Historic and Recent Air Photos
Public Concerns Registration Process: 2003 Annual Report
2003- Southeast Landscape Management Plan
2003- Northeast Landscape Management Plan
2002- Annual Report
2003- West-Central Brochure - Managing Forests at the Landscape Level
Forestry Bottleneck Analysis: Summary and Technical Report
Public Concerns Registration Process: 2002 Annual Report
Forest Road Geographic Information System (GIS) Data Collection Process and Summary of Road Data
Minnesota’s Sustainable Forest Incentive Act: A Landowner’s Guide
2001- Annual Report
Comparing Riparian Management Zones to Riparian Areas in Minnesota (Pilot Study)
The Timber Harvest and Forest Management Guideline Implementation Goals for 2000: A Progress Report March 2001
Impacts of Harvesting on Regeneration, Productivity, and Floristic Diversity of Quaking Aspen and Northern Hardwood Ecosystems
2001- West-Central Region Current Trends and Conditions
2001- Northern Region Current Trends and Conditions
2000- Annual Report 2000
Wildlife Species: Responses to Forest Harvesting and Management in Riparian Stands and Landscapes
Wildlife Species: Responses to Forest Harvesting and Management in Riparian Stands and Landscapes
A Tax System That Makes Sense for Minnesota: Forestry Tax Reform
2000- North Central Region Current Trends and Conditions
2000- Southeast Region Current Trends and Conditions
1999- Annual Report 1999
1999- Northeast Region Current Trends and Conditions
Effects of Timber Harvest on Archaeological Sites
Evaluating Riparian Area Dynamics, Management Alternatives and Impacts of Harvest Practices
Status of Minnesota Timber Harvesting and Silvicultural Practice in 1996
1997- Regional Forest Resource Committees: Implementing the Landscape-Based Planning and Coordination Program
Regional Forest Resource Committees: Implementing the Landscape-Based Planning and Coordination Program
1997- Landscape-Level Planning and Coordination Process: Principles and Goals
1997- Landscape-Level Planning and Coordination Process: Principles and Goals
Landscape-Level Planning and Coordination Process: Principles and Goals
Response to the Report of the White Pine Regeneration Strategies Work Group
Minnesota Timber Harvesting Roundtable: A Case of Negotiated Natural Resources Policy Development
Criteria and Procedures for Addressing Forest Resource Policy Issues
Criteria and Procedures for Addressing Forest Resource Policy Issues
Statute 89A
Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) on Timber Harvesting and Forest Management in Minnesota