Environmental News

To grow Minnesota’s future forests, an effort to collect seeds takes root

University of Minnesota’s Cloquet Forestry Center in Cloquet
A red pine pinecone cut in half as part of a cut test sits on the grass on Sept. 12 at the University of Minnesota’s Cloquet Forestry Center. Minnesota is placing renewed emphasis on planting more trees to combat climate change, replace those lost to emerald ash borer, and provide shade to neighborhoods. The state legislature recently appropriated over $12 million for these efforts.
Derek Montgomery for MPR News