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New project aims to grow a supply chain for reforestation in Minnesota New project aims to grow a supply chain for reforestation in Minnesota The five-year goal is to grow 1 million trees such as white pine, red oak and yellow birch.  April 10, 2021 — 2:50pm Text size Copy shortlink: Allison Rian gently stuffs a sprouted acorn into a soil-filled plug in a plastic tray, then another. Soaking acorns fill the kitchen sink. Trays of them sprout off the living room. Jars of yellow birch and white pine seeds chi...

Previous Next Average annual temperatures in northeast Minnesota are rising, and the summer growing season is becoming sporadic and unpredictable. These trends threaten the iconic forested landscapes of the Northwoods, as well as the tourism, forestry industry and wildlife that depend on them. “I am planning to live here and want to make sure I can walk in the woods when I’m old. We’ll need a forest for that,” said Joel Bransky, an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer with the University of Minnesota Extension Northeast Regional Sustainable Development Partnership (Northeast RSDP). Northeas...

Close Examples of projects recently supported by the Northeast RSDP include an affordable housing initiative; a coordinated Forest Assisted Migration tree seedling effort; micro-business incubator training; development of a food access land trust resource; industrial hemp trials; and studies on using livestock to address invasive species, innovative root cellar installations and farm internships impacts. For more examples of projects supported by the Northeast RSDP, visit z.umn.edu/RSDPProjectExamples. EXTENSION PHOTO