Tree Topics
Selection, Planting, & Maintenance
Guides & Planning
Woodlands of Minnesota Landowner Handbook (MNDNR)
Tree Selection
Tough Trees & Shrubs for Tough Sites (PDF)
Tree & Shrub Selection and Maintenance
Tree Species Projections for Ecological Sections in Minnesota (NIACS)
Planting
Box Cutting Containerized Root Systems (PDF)
Energy conservation planning strategies - Tree care (MNDNR)
Planting & Transplanting Trees and Shrubs
Staking & Guying Landscape Trees (PDF)
Tree & Shrub Selection and Maintenance
Maintenance
Staking and Guying Trees in the Landscape (PDF)
Sweating Bare-root Trees (PDF)
Tree Troubles
Abiotic
24 Ways to Kill a Tree (VA Cooperative Extension)
Frost Cracks and Cankers (PDF)
How to Kill a Tree (Arbor Day Foundation)
Storm Damage to Landscape Trees
Biotic
Bronze Birch Borer and Twolined Chestnut Borer
Dothistroma Needle Blight (PDF)
Oak Wilt vs. Twolined Chestnut Borer Damage (PDF)
Rhizosphaera Needle Cast (PDF)
"Weeds" & Invasive Plants
Identify Invasive and Non-Native Species
Invasive Terrestrial Plants (MNDNR)
Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center (MITPCC)
Minnesota Noxious Weed List (MNDNR)
Minnesota Noxious Weeds (MNDOT)
Weed of the Month Series (MDA)
Other
Additional Resources
Buckthorn UMN Citizen Science Project
Certified Tree Inspector Program
Climate Change Projections for Tree Species in the Northwoods (MN, WI, MI)
Cold Climate Fruit Webinar Series
Environmental Justice (MPCA map)
Fire Danger & Burning Restrictions (statewide)
Habitat Assessment Tool (Maine Audubon)
IUCN Red List Threat Assessments for Priority Tree Species
Managing woodlands for wildlife
Minnesota Maple Syrup Producers Association
Minnesota National Forest Breeding Bird Program
Minnesota State Horticultural Society
North American Maple Syrup Producers Manual, 3rd Ed.
Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative
UMN Extension - Natural Resources
UMN Extension - Yard and Garden YouTube Channel
Urban Tree Canopy Assessment Toolkit
Windbreak Cookbook Featuring Fruits of Prairie Forests (NDSU)
Women on the Land: A Landowner's Guide to Stewarding her Woodlands
Contacts & Organizations
Contact a MN Master Naturalist
Contacts for managing a farm (UMN Extension)
Find a Professional Arborist with ISA
Forest History Center (MN Historical Society)
History of Forestry in Minnesota (DNR)
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR)
Legislature - Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Minnesota Forest Resources Council
Minnesota Forestry Association
Minnesota Tree Care Advisors Map
MN Shade Tree Advisory Committee (MnSTAC)
News, Newsletters, & External Publication Resources
Expanded Ecological Connections
Climate and Weather
Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC)
Climate & Economic Justice Screening Tool
Climate Change & Minnesota (MNDNR)
Climate Change Field Guide for Northern Minnesota Forests
Climate Change Response Framework
Climate Change Tree Atlas (USFS)
Developing Community-Based Climate Communicators (MCAP)
Economic Benefits of Natural Climate Solutions in Minnesota (Nature Conservancy)
Environmental Resilience Institute (Indiana University)
Fields to Streams: Managing Water in Rural Landscapes
Fourth National Climate Assessment - Chapter 21: Midwest
Minnesota Climate Change Subcabinet
Minnesota Climate Trends (interactive map)
Minnesota State Climatology Office (MNDNR)
Nature and Climate Solutions for Minnesota (Nature Conservancy)
Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS)
Our Minnesota Climate (MN.gov)
Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI)
Trees. Water. Soil. Natural Climate Solutions for Our Economy & Environment (The Nature Conservancy)
University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership (MCAP)
Bugs & Insects
UFOR YouTube Channel
The new and improved UFOR YouTube channel features a variety of videos dedicated to all things urban and community forestry. Here you can learn how to plant, care for, and prune trees, as well as some fun facts about trees and some deep dives into more complex topics.
