 The Minnesota Forester is a publication of the Minnesota Society of American Foresters that is published a few times per year. The May 2023 (Vol. 42 no. 1) edition highlights some organizational changes to our state and national SAF governance structures, announces an Early Career Gap Funding award, a research highlight on detecting forest health threats during inventories, committee and district updates, and an essay titled "Thoughts on a Career Path" by John Segari, one of our regularly-serving local SAF leaders. Check out the newsletter via the link above or on our newsletter page.
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 Photo credit: Kyle Gill Date: August 11, 2022
Location: Leech Lake Reservation Theme: Fire in Forest Management Field Tour Thank you to our Headwaters Chapter for hosting the 2022 Minnesota SAF summer meeting and field tour! This year, the Headwaters Chapter will facilitate a tour of fire-related forest management projects at the Leech Lake Reservation. Participants should meet at 10:30 am at the MnDOT rest area parking lot located at 105 US-2, Cass Lake, MN 55633, south of Sailstar Marina. Plan to carpool and bring a lunch. The tour features three projects: prescribed burn prep, a prescribed burn completed in spring of 2022, and a wildlife prescribed burn for snowshoe hare habitat. Please contact Headwaters Chapter Chair Victoria Jari with questions at victoria.jari@state.mn.us. Date: February 15-17, 2022 Location: Cloquet Forestry Center Format: In-person, but virtual attendance available  The 2022 MN SAF winter meeting will again be a joint event with the Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative (SFEC) annual Forestry and Wildlife Research Review. The event is scheduled for February 15-17, 2022 and will be held at the Cloquet Forestry Center. Planning is underway and an agenda is forthcoming.
For more detailed information and registration, please visit SFEC's website. We look forward to this opportunity to connect with other natural resource management professionals and learn about current forestry and wildlife research and practice. August 24, 2021 3-5 pm Tour an Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change |
Crosby Farm Regional Park | Followed by happy hour at |
Greetings MN SAF members!
Please join us for a casual and informative MN SAF Summer Meeting in St. Paul on Tuesday, August 24th from 3-5pm (with optional happy hour after). We will tour an Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) project in Crosby Farm Regional Park in the floodplain forest along the Mississippi River. The project is a collaboration among the Mississippi Park Connection, The University of Minnesota, and the national ASCC program.
The tour will be a great chance to learn and see what the Mississippi Park Connection is doing to manage their urban forest where EAB and flooding have dramatically changed the forest canopy. The Park Connection will walk us through their treatments and approaches for planning this future in the context of climate change and finding suitable replacement canopy tree species for ash.
This event is for SAF members only. It is free but limited to 30 participants. Pr-registration is required via the online form below. This event has been rated for 1.5 Cat 1 CEUs.
Please join us for a casual and informative MN SAF Summer Meeting in St. Paul on Tuesday, August 24th from 3-5pm (with optional happy hour after). We will tour an Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) project in Crosby Farm Regional Park in the floodplain forest along the Mississippi River. The project is a collaboration among the Mississippi Park Connection, The University of Minnesota, and the national ASCC program.
The tour will be a great chance to learn and see what the Mississippi Park Connection is doing to manage their urban forest where EAB and flooding have dramatically changed the forest canopy. The Park Connection will walk us through their treatments and approaches for planning this future in the context of climate change and finding suitable replacement canopy tree species for ash.
This event is for SAF members only. It is free but limited to 30 participants. Pr-registration is required via the online form below. This event has been rated for 1.5 Cat 1 CEUs.
Click Here to Register
| Please join us for one of our upcoming networking sessions. Each session will connect a small group of students with professionals working in Minnesota forestry and natural resource management careers. Each session will focus on a particular sector within the field of forestry. Come learn more about each of these unique career paths and ask questions from working professionals. Both under-graduate and graduate students welcome! Details for each session are outlined. |  |
Public Land Management — February 3, 2021 3:00-4:00
Forest Ecology and Biology — February 10, 2021 3:00-4:00
Urban and Community Forestry — February 17, 2021 6:00-7:00
Private Land Management — February 24, 2021 3:00-4:00
Industrial Forestry — March 3, 2021 6:00-7:00
Forest Ecology and Biology — February 10, 2021 3:00-4:00
Urban and Community Forestry — February 17, 2021 6:00-7:00
Private Land Management — February 24, 2021 3:00-4:00
Industrial Forestry — March 3, 2021 6:00-7:00
 | Why do modern-day sluggers like Aaron Judge or Miguel Sano prefer maple bats over the traditional ash bats swung by Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, Harmon Killebrew and others? Why did the surge of broken bats in the early 21st century create a crisis for Major League Baseball and what steps were taken to address the issue? Are different woods being considered by players and manufacturers? Why do the forest management challenges of insect outbreaks, disease spread, and climate change pose a problem long-term? These and other questions are answered in this exhaustive examination of the history and future of wooden bats, written for both baseball fans and those interested in trees and wood. For more information on The Baseball Bat: From Trees to the Major Leagues, 19th Century to Today, see https://www.amazon.com/Major-League-Baseball-Century-TodayThe/dp/1476679282 STEPHEN M. BRATKOVICH is a retired forester and wood products specialist with the U.S. Forest Service and Dovetail Partners, Inc., in the Twin Cities. He has been an SAF member for nearly 50 years. All author royalties from The Baseball Bat will be donated to non-profit organizations. |
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The Minnesota Society of American Foresters is excited to announce the 2021 Annual Winter Meeting. This years event will be a collaborative event combining SAF’s Annual Winter Meeting with the Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative’s (SFEC) Forestry and Wildlife Research Review. By working collaboratively with SFEC we hope to provide a unique opportunity for continued education and engagement. The event will take place January 12-14 in a safe and accessible all-online format. Event registration will included exclusive access to recorded content, allowing greater flexibility to members to participate as their schedules allow. Please see SFEC’s event webpage (click for link) for updates, and details on registration.
JOSH OBERMEYER
MN SAF State Policy Chair
 | I have been happily working as a Forestry Technician with the City of Minnetonka since 2017. My core duties consist of managing Dutch elm disease, oak wilt, and emerald ash borer, along with risk tree assessments, tree plantings, and more. After receiving a M.S. in Forest Resources in 2016 at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, I am happy to be back in Minnesota! I bought my first home in Plymouth, MN in August of 2019, not far from my home town of Chanhassen, MN. Passion, authenticity, and relationships are my main motivators. I absolutely love travel and adventure, however as of late, I am focused on building up my family and career. I am now positioned in life to get more involved with volunteer and community, therefore I thought Minnesota SAF would be the perfect place to start. We welcome Josh to our team! |
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