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Average annual temperatures in northeast Minnesota are rising, and the summer growing season is becoming sporadic and unpredictable. These trends threaten the iconic forested landscapes of the Northwoods, as well as the tourism, forestry industry and wildlife that depend on them.
“I am planning to live here and want to make sure I can walk in the woods when I’m old. We’ll need a forest for that,” said Joel Bransky, an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer with the University of Minnesota Extension Northeast Regional Sustainable Development Partnership (Northeast RSDP).
Northeast RSDP AmeriCorps volunteer Joel Bransky (right) collected climate-smart tree seeds with Kelly Popham (left). Photo credit: Debby Flowers.