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Trees may not be able to escape the cold, but there are a few surprising benefits of cold temperatures.
Harvesting trees in winter helps to protect soil and minimize the impacts on the forest.
Minnesota was battered by record-breaking high winds after record-breaking high temperatures. This weather is not normal and is one symptom of climate change.
When you add it all up, real trees are an environmentally friendly choice this holiday season.
Read more about which tree and woodland sequestered the most carbon in 2021.
Pollinators are the glue holding our food system together and key connectors between the plant and animal world. This National Pollinators Week, learn how pollinators can help us appreciate and support our connections to the diversity of the natural world and each other.
A perennial vine native to Asia, red hailstone, or golden creeper, may have been planted as an ornamental vine or vegetable crop. It grows over and smothers other plants.
A number of resources are available to woodland owners to better understand the history of the woods they enjoy.
Bee lawns provide food and habitat for a wide variety of pollinators and are good for people, too. Learn how you can grow and maintain your own bee lawn with new resources from Extension.
Pruning trees during drought can increase the risk of insects and disease, so it is best to limit or avoid pruning during the current drought that Minnesota is facing.
