Excerpts from article in the Long Prairie Leader “Conservation ethic saved tall pines of Scenic State Park for future generations” by Sue Farmer ________________________________________________________________________________ The People’s Park As millions of board feet of pine succumbed to the ax and saw in northern Minnesota at the dawn of the 20th century, a group of forward-thinking conservationists […]
Lutsen SNA
Exploring Mysteries For most of his adult life, Lloyd Scherer has spent winter days, backpack slung over his shoulder, traveling through the Lake Superior Highlands in Cook County. Now 82 years of age, it is still a rare day that does not find him exploring the mysteries of the northern old growth forest. “Even the […]
Hiawatha Sustainable Woods Co-op
Environmentally Responsible Forestry The Hiawatha Sustainable Woods Cooperative (HSWC) is a timber management, processing, and marketing cooperative of local forest owners. Its purpose is to maximize the long-term aesthetic, ecological, economic, and recreational benefits from area forest resources. The Cooperative stresses environmentally responsible forestry which includes: * education; * professionally-trained foresters and loggers; * locally […]
Cedar Creek Natural History Area
Article from the Star Tribune – Published July 27, 2002 by Tom Meersman A Natural Choice Chris Clark, a University of Minnesota researcher working with a dozen undergraduates in the fields recently, was swatting deerflies as he clipped and removed long, narrow strips of foliage from small plots in a grasslands experiment. The students, some […]