View From the Woods 2024
Check out the 2024 recap newsletter from the Cloquet Forestry and Hubachek Wilderness Research Centers.
Members of the Board of Regents visit U of M research and outreach sites in northeast Minnesota
On October 21 and 22, Board of Regents Chair Janie Mayeron and Regents Mike Kenyanya, James Farnsworth, and Tadd Johnson visited several University of Minnesota Research and Outreach Centers in northeast Minnesota to get a better sense of the U of M’s presence and programming in the region.
Meet the Director - Kyle Gill
Read more to learn about the new Director of Operations & Forest Stewardship for the Cloquet Forestry Center (CFC) and Hubachek Wilderness Research Center (HWRC). Kyle Gill started in this role in April of 2024. Prior to this, Kyle served as the Forest Manager and Research Coordinator for the UMN Experimental Forests since 2015.
Legacy Q&A with Andy David
Join us in congratulating Andy David, current Director of Operations for the Cloquet Forestry Center and Hubachek Wilderness Research Center, on his upcoming retirement. Read more to find out what Andy is looking forward to in his retirement, and the things he will miss most from his time with the U of M.
Even modest warming could cause major changes for forests in the Great Lakes region and southern Canada
Even relatively modest climate change could dramatically alter Minnesota’s Northwoods and the southern boreal forest that runs from eastern Canada to Alaska, according to a rare long-term experiment by a team of researchers led by U of M professor Peter Reich.
In fast-warming Minnesota, scientists are trying to plant the forests of the future
This interactive Washington Post article about climate change and forest research in northern Minnesota highlights the B4WarmED research project taking place at the CFC and HWRC.
A future for fisher?
Wildlife researchers are hoping that a project will better determine if the use of artificial nest boxes may be one way to help recover Minnesota’s fisher population, which has declined sharply in recent years. Read more about this research project that the HWRC is one of the host sites for.