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Plan NOW to participate in MFA's Spring Field Days in Grand Rapids on Friday afternoon, May 18 and all day Saturday, May 19! Friday will start out from the Sawmill Inn at 12:30 with a bus tour of the Itasca Greenhouse and the Minnesota Emergency Fire Center. MFA's Annual Meeting will be conducted from 5 to 6 pm followed by a Silent Auction, Dinner and Tree Farm Awards.

Saturday, May 19, will feature a full day of events, indoors and outdoors, at the Forest History Center. A highlight will be an authentic lumberjack lunch in the Cook Shack.
To register, download the flyer here.

The Big Conference was a Huge Success!

With over 65 presentations and a huge exhibit hall, the 2012 Minnesota Family Woodlands Conference picked up where the 2001 and 2006 Million Acre conferences left off. Over 500 people attended. Click here to see dozens of photos from the event.

SFIA has survived! Here is the latest information.

2012 Wisconsin Coverts Project

Another great opportunity for Minnesota woodland owners!

Deadline for Applications: June 20th!

The Wisconsin Coverts Project is a wildlife program for private woodland owners. This year, each of two workshops will consist of three days of indoor sessions and outdoor experiences for those who want to enhance their woodland for wildlife. More than a dozen Minnesotans applied and were admitted over the last two years. All have been enthusiastic about their experience. One of them, Chuck Erickson from Battle Lake, said, “This was the best workshop I’ve ever attended.”

The workshops will be held from 6 p.m. Thursday through noon on Sunday on August 9^th through the 12^th and repeated on August 23^rd through the 26^th. They are held in northeastern Wisconsin at the University of Wisconsin’s Kemp Natural Resource Station in Woodruff, Wisconsin. It’s a long drive from any Minnesota location but worth it! Thanks to the program’s sponsors, there is no registration fee, no charge for housing and no charge for food!

For more information, here is a brochure and an application. Each session is limited to 25 participants. The deadline for applications is June 20^th!

There have been huge cuts in DNR's Private Forest Management Program, the group that works most closely with private woodland owners. Read More.

MyMinnesotaWoods is a great source for woodland-related discussion and information! Read a recent update. Have a question? Post it on the Discussion Board; you may be surprised at how many good responses you get!

The Timber Bulletin is the voice of the Minnesota Timber Industry.

Now you can Join MFA or Renew Your Membership online. If you prefer to work through the mail, print a Membership Application(pdf) or Membership Renewal(pdf) Form.

Check out the photos at the bottom of this page!