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Landowners spotlights

photo collage of a planting seedlings, maple syrup, birch baskets, tree farm sign

Meet a few of your Minnesota neighbors. Their stories, experiences, and words of wisdom may inspire ideas for your own woods.

Forest creations

Nature crafts

Forest forager

Bee keeping

Chaga

Harvesting wild rice

Maple syrup

Maple syruping

Shiitake mushrooms

Wild berries

Wild edibles

Wooden crosses

Landowner leaders

Joining an Organization

Leading forestry in Pequot Lakes

Living off the land in Cushing

Minnesota Forestry Association board member

Minnesota Logger Education Program

Minnesota Tree Farm member

Minnesota Women's Woodland Network member

Tree Farm in Brainerd

Sharing Your Land

Working woodlands

Earning income

Furniture and Crafts

Growing Healthy Woods

Harvesting for habitat and firewood

Investing in the Land

Making lumber

Managing for local flora and fauna

Oak savanna restoration

Planting new forests

Restoring for the next generation

Working on their dream property

Working woodlands and native plant nursery

Invasive Removal

Buckthorn

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