Looking for our woodland owner survey?
We recently invited some owners of woodland in Itasca, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard and Beltrami counties to complete a brief online survey. If you received a survey invitation letter from us, please click this link to complete the survey. You will need the 4-digit access code from your letter.
Questions? Text, call or email Eli Sagor at 218-409-6115 or esagor@umn.edu.
If you did not receive a survey invitation from us, please disregard this message.
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![Spruce budworm larvae on a tree branch.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/esb%20fig1.jpg?h=ee47e1ce&itok=8LOTX8HR)
When spruce budworm eats the buds of a tree, the tree becomes stressed. While trees often can withstand this stress, the risk of tree death increases when a drought occurs in addition to spruce budworm feeding.
![Crown rust on a buckthorn leaf.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/crown-rust-buckthorn.jpeg?h=89843f9c&itok=yD5Fm_NA)
Imagine a future in which introducing fungi to a site helps control buckthorn and keeps these aggressive and ecosystem-altering plants in check. Researchers and funders are hoping to make this dream a reality.
![A quaking aspen branch in spring.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/quaking-aspen.jpg?h=6b31535f&itok=DDGTrR8M)
A resistance-focused climate adaptation approach to retain the current state of woodlands involves creating areas called refugia to protect species that may not perform well with climate change.
![A small tree with bright pink blossoms.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/redbud-small-tree.jpg?h=24ce003f&itok=y9A7nukm)
Extension's tree selection lists include new-to-region species as options for adding diversity to existing forests to help achieve climate adaptation goals.
![Budding twigs.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/bitternut-hickory.jpg?h=757e7cd9&itok=R9IXVeM9)
Are trees moved through assisted migration considered invasive species? Climate change has experts rethinking boundaries and definitions.
![Adult, metallic green, emerald ash borer.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/EAB%20adult.jpg?h=3ceaf225&itok=Uv89CNyL)
Emerald ash borer (EAB) continues to cause problems for ash trees. As of this past year, it has been found in 48 Minnesota counties.