Resources

Watch past recordings of webinars, find information to help you manage your woodlands and other helpful websites on our resources page.

Landowner Assistance Programs

Learn about the various programs available in Minnesota that make managing your woods more affordable.

Hear from Angela Gupta, UMN Extension Professor, to learn about climate anxiety and ways that we can mitigate and harness these feelings of unease as we see the climate impact ecosystems around us.

Watch the Climate Anxiety webinar here.

MN Million and the Need for Seed

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and multiple partners are launching a four-year project to increase the quality and quantity of available tree seeds and seedlings while supporting farmers and delivering environmental benefits such as enhanced carbon sequestration, soil health, water quality, and biodiversity.

Additionally, the Minnesota State Forest Nursery buys seed and cones from certain native tree species in Minnesota to help reforest the state. Sarah Ebert, State Forest Nursery Manager at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, talked about the process of selling your seed and cones and the need to pick clean, no green.

Watch the MN Million and the Need for Seed webinar.

What you should know about ticks and mosquitoes

Alex Garvin, a vectorborne disease epidemiologist at the Minnesota Department of Health, presented on tick biology and ecology, diseases that can be transmitted by ticks and mosquitoes in Minnesota, and ways to reduce your disease risk.

Watch the What you should know about ticks and mosquitoes webinar.

Rooted in the Future Video

MNWWN along with several other organizations helped support the creation of this beautiful video to inspire those who live in woodlands to become stewards of their lands.

Watch the Rooted in the Future video.

Recording of Family Forest Carbon Webinar

On April 12, 2023 MNWWN worked with American Forest Foundation to help moderate a webinar on their Family Forest Carbon Program (FFCP). The webinar provided the basics of the carbon cycle, explored the carbon marketplace, illustrated the need for carbon programs like FFCP, and then dived into the specifics of the program and how it can benefit private landowners.

Watch the Family Forest Carbon Webinar.

What Every Minnesotan Should Know about Tick-borne Diseases

We partnered with the Minnesota State Horticultural Society and the Tri Lakes Sportsmen's Club to present this webinar to more than 200 people! Presenter Dr. Maloney discusses the various aspects of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses, and provides information on where you might encounter ticks, how to reduce the risk of getting bitten, the potential symptoms and signs of infection, and the diagnosis and treatment. In the webinar, Dr. Maloney also takes a brief look at other tick-borne illnesses and how to avoid them.

Watch webinar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwfk5MTRrE0

Restoration Webinars

Hosted by MNWWN and Minnesota State Horticultural Society. 

Speaker: Cheryl Culbreth, MNWWN member and Ecological Restoration Specialist, Owner of Landscape Restoration

Click the title below to watch webinar recordings. 


Native Plants (Free)

  1. Landscaping with Native Plants

  2. Landscaping for Shade with Native Plants

  3. Native Plant Landscaping for Wetlands and Rain Gardens

Invasive Species Management ($8 each)

  1. Battling Buckthorn

  1. Oriental Bittersweet

  2. Garlic Mustard

MN WOW Series Past Recordings

View recordings for only $8 per series!

October Webinar Series

  1. Tim-ber! Harvesting Trees as a Management Tool - Troy Holcomb, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Division of Forestry.

  2. Constructing and Maintaining Trails in Your Woodlands - Neil Slifka, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

  3. Managing for Reptiles and Amphibians on Your Land - Misi Stine, Environmental Educator.

    Click hear to view watch the recordings.

Improving Your Woods and Shoreline

  1. Woodland Habitat Management for White-Tailed Deer - Ryan Rothstein, Kanati Wildlife Consulting

  2. Firewise Minnesota: Wildfire Preparedness for Homeowners - Alissa Reynolds, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

  3. Showing our Lakes Love: Land Care and Shoreline Practices that Protect Water Quality - Beth Carreno, Rice Creek Watershed District

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Growing Your Dream Forest

  1. Choosing, Planting, and Protecting the Ideal Seedling for your Site - Amber Jungwirth, Minnesota DNR Cooperative Forest Management Program Forester

  2. Restoring the Understory of your Woods - Jake Froyum, Minnesota DNR Cooperative Forest Management Program Forester

  3. Best Ecological Investment: Getting Young Oaks Started in your Woodland - John Geissler, Saint John’s Outdoor University and Abbey Land Manager

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Woodland Planning

  1. It's Your Woodland Legacy: Getting the Finance Conversations Started - Amber Roberts & Samantha Roth

  2. Woodland Stewardship Plans and Financial Incentives - Andy McGuire, Minnesota DNR

  3. Conservation Easements - Christine Ostern, Minnesota DNR

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