https://mn.gov/ en-us https://mn.gov/ https://mn.gov/ 2025-07-25T21:17:03Z https://mn.gov/frc/reports/news/index.jsp?id=1162-699851 The Minnesota Forest Resources Council (MFRC) is hiring a Forest Policy Administrator to provide policy analysis and policy related information services to the Council. 2024-12-19T23:00:03Z https://mn.gov/frc/reports/news/index.jsp?id=1162-661512 The Minnesota Forest Resources Council has released a forest carbon report from the University of Minnesota that provides new insights into the role of forests in achieving the state of Minnesota’s climate action goals. Results indicate that Minnesota’s forestry sector is making greater strides to mitigate climate change than previously understood. 2023-07-11T19:41:54Z https://mn.gov/frc/reports/news/index.jsp?id=1162-584211 A May 25, 2023, U.S. Supreme decision in Tyler vs. Hennepin County has struck down provisions of Minnesota’s property tax forfeiture law with a unanimous opinion that they are in violation of the “takings clause” of the Constitution’s Fifth Amendment. According to Minnesota Forest Resources Council (MFRC) Chair Pete Aube, MFRC is concerned about how new tax forfeiture bills being introduced in the state legislature to fix the problem might also unnecessarily impact 2.8 million acres of previously forfeited forest lands now under the sustainable management and stewardship of Minnesota County governments. 2023-07-05T19:03:58Z https://mn.gov/frc/reports/news/index.jsp?id=1162-583560 The Council recently identified the need for a committee dedicated to private lands; consequently, the Family Forest Landowners Committee (FFL) was formed. 2023-06-21T18:49:35Z https://mn.gov/frc/reports/news/index.jsp?id=1162-582016 The Minnesota Forest Resources Council’s (MFRC’s) Northern Regional Landscape Committee is updating its regional landscape plan. The MFRC Northern Regional Landscape covers the forested regions of northern Beltrami, Koochiching, and Lake of Woods Counties. The committee expects plan update by June 30, 2024. 2023-04-06T19:37:16Z https://mn.gov/frc/reports/news/index.jsp?id=1162-572681 The University of Minnesota (UMN) has received a $319,820 grant from the Minnesota Forest Resources Council (MFRC) to assess carbon sequestration, storage, and emissions associated with Minnesota forests and forest products. MFRC awarded the grant in support of Governor Tim Walz’s 2022 climate action framework, a strategic statewide plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change. 2023-03-20T19:44:25Z https://mn.gov/frc/reports/news/index.jsp?id=1162-570137 MFRC Executive Director Eric Schenck weighs in on forests and carbon with WCCO. 2023-02-21T16:35:21Z https://mn.gov/frc/reports/news/index.jsp?id=1162-565836 The Minnesota Forest Resources Council (MFRC) is hiring a Forest Policy Analyst and Administrator to lead its work in shaping forest policy in the era of climate change. 2022-11-18T16:28:50Z https://mn.gov/frc/reports/news/index.jsp?id=1162-548639 The Minnesota Forest Resources Council is seeking proposals to develop a “cradle to grave” carbon life cycle assessment for Minnesota’s forestry sector with a companion baseline to monitor carbon stocks and carbon emissions associated with both forest and forest product carbon pools. The maximum award amount for this grant is $350,000 and 1 or 2 grants will be awarded. 2022-07-06T18:45:19Z https://mn.gov/frc/reports/news/index.jsp?id=1162-533167 Jaimé Thibodeaux is joining the Minnesota Forest Resources Council (MFRC) as Forest Planning and Coordination Administrator. Thibodeaux will assume leadership of MFRC’s regional landscape program which includes supporting a network of six regional committees responsible for landscape level forest planning and program coordination.