2023 Symposium: Minnesota’s Forests, Today and Tomorrow

Speakers and Topics

• 8:30-9:00 Registration
• 9:00-9:20 Welcome to the Symposium and the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
• 9:20-10:20 White Pine: The Natural and Human History of a Foundational American Tree. John Pastor, Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota Duluth
• 10:20-11:20 Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change. Dr. Windmuller-Campione Lab: Abby Daniel, MS Student, Catherine Glenn-Stone, MS Student, and Nick Parrott, MS Student
• 11:20-11:35 Minnesota Plant Watch Program Announcement
• 11:35-12:30 Lunch
• 12:30-1:25 Giving Nature a Nudge: How National Forests in Minnesota are Incorporating Assisted Migration and Other Climate Adaptation Techniques into Forest Management. Katie Frerker, Climate Adaptation Specialist, Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science, US Forest Service
• 1:25-2:20 Defining Plant Ecological Specialists and Generalists. Matthew A. Kaproth, Associate Professor, Minnesota State University
• 2:30-3:30 The Future of Boreal Forests. Lee Frelich, Director, The University of Minnesota Center for Forest Ecology

Payment Options

Register online or download and mail in the 2023 MNNPS Symposium Registration Form & Brochure

Direct any questions regarding registration to: Shirley Mah Kooyman, smkooyman@gmail.com, 763-464-8323.

Event Sponsors

Plant Conservation Program at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, and Terrace Horticultural Books