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Minnesota landowners can plant conifers to help wintering wildlife

This week, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources urged landowners to plant native conifers like fir, pine, and spruce to support wildlife and recovery.
The big blowdown in Bemidji last summer toppled 11,600 acres, and Minnesota foresters expect recovery work to continue this year.
Wildlife experts note that conifer species like spruce and balsam fir provide thermal cover, helping deer, turkey, grouse, and songbirds survive cold conditions, Lori Barrow said.
Foresters warn fallen blowdown trees now pose a `huge fire risk if not cleaned up`, but inaccessible areas and weak salvage timber markets limit intervention options.
With nearly half of more than 17 million acres of forested land, private woodland owners can use DNR Woodland Landowner Handbooks or professional foresters to plan long-term regeneration.

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Minnesota landowners can plant conifers to help wintering wildlife

Minnesota foresters are still dealing with the big blowdown that occurred in Bemidji last summer, hoping this year's fire season will not cause more problems to the area. The big blowdown – officially called a derecho – occurred during the summer solstice on June 20-21 and impacted what at the time was believed to be as much as 11,600 acres. Lori Barrow, DNR private lands forester in Bemidji, told the Grand Forks Herald this week that estimate h…

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