Minnesota SAF

Minnesota Society of American Foresters

Winter meeting 2012

The 2012 MN SAF winter meeting was designed to balance the benefits of in-person networking with the lower cost and convenience of a local meeting.

On March 1, 2012 MNSAF members gathered simultaneously in Bemidji, Cloquet, Ely, Grand Rapids, Rochester, and Saint Paul. The meeting was designed to develop focused position statements on high-priority forestry issues: Seed source control and School Trust lands. MN SAF leadership hopes to have position statements ready for approval by members at the 2012 summer meeting in Grand Rapids.

Click here for a recording of the 2012 MN SAF winter meeting (will open a new browser window). Use the slider bar at the bottom to skip ahead or back. After viewing, please share your thoughts on possible position statements here.

  • 4:30 - Alan Ek on the State of Forestry in Minnesota
  • 29:15 - Steve McKeand on Seed Source Control
  • 50:15 - Rick Klevorn on Minnesota-specific Seed Source Control issues
  • 1:04:00 - Q&A for Rick and Steve
  • 1:44:50 - 6 sites report out after seed source control discussions
  • 2:03:50 - Bob Krepps on School Trust Lands
  • 2:47:35 - 6 sites report out after School Trust lands discussion

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MN SAF Winter Meeting - February 22 - 23, 2011 — 03/15/2011

Thanks to all those members who participated in the MN SAF Winter Meeting. It was a great exchange of ideas, and we are always willing to hear member's suggestions for future meetings. Presentations from the event will be posted in the documents section of this site.

Link: Reaching and Communicating with Landowners

Draft Updated Bylaws: For MN SAF member review — 02/02/2011

Please see the link below to review the draft Bylaws for the Minnesota Society of American Foresters. Comments or questions, please contact Keith Matson, his expertise and hard work made this draft possible, thank you Keith. keithmatson@hotmail.com

Link: Draft MN SAF Bylaws

Check out photos of the White Pine Field Tour, 8 Sept 2010 — 09/09/2010

The MN SAF and Headwaters Chapter hosted a White Pine Field tour Sept. 8, 2010 in the Deer River, MN area. Over 65 people checked out sites demonstrating practices to naturally regeneration white pine using prescribed burning and also visited planted sites to discuss everything from deer browse protection, site selection. New term for me: "graduated release" from Dan Hertle, MN DNR forester. Photos are listed in the "Document" section of the mnsaf.org website.

New Policy page! — 09/25/2009

What is the MN SAF Policy Committee, who's involved, and what does the Committee do?

Link: Minnesota SAF Policy and Legislative Committee