2026 Fridays with a Forester – Zoom series Join the University of Minnesota Extension foresters to discuss some of the key issues and questions around forest and woodlands facing Minnesota landowners. These online sessions will be very informal, open to the public and free of charge. Each session will start with a brief presentation, followed by a discussion framed around participants’ questions on the topic. Each Zoom session will be from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. The 2026 topics and presenters are listed below. Jan. 30: Life, death, and dinner in the forest canopy: The spruce budworm and its predators - [...]

2026 Fridays with a Forester – Zoom series Join the University of Minnesota Extension foresters to discuss some of the key issues and questions around forest and woodlands facing Minnesota landowners. These online sessions will be very informal, open to the public and free of charge. Each session will start with a brief presentation, followed by a discussion framed around participants’ questions on the topic. Each Zoom session will be from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. The 2026 topics and presenters are listed below. Jan. 30: Life, death, and dinner in the forest canopy: The spruce budworm and its predators - [...]

2026 Fridays with a Forester – Zoom series Join the University of Minnesota Extension foresters to discuss some of the key issues and questions around forest and woodlands facing Minnesota landowners. These online sessions will be very informal, open to the public and free of charge. Each session will start with a brief presentation, followed by a discussion framed around participants’ questions on the topic. Each Zoom session will be from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. The 2026 topics and presenters are listed below. Jan. 30: Life, death, and dinner in the forest canopy: The spruce budworm and its predators - [...]