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Evaluation of Tree Retention Guidelines Pertaining to Wildlife
Forest and Land
Project Contacts
- Alexis Grinde (PhD) - Research Program Manager, Wildlife Ecologist
- Josh Bednar (MS) - Wildlife Ecologist
Project Goals
- Quantify wildlife communities of birds, mammals, and herptiles, in relation to tree retention configuration following harvest; and
- Improve ecological benefits of Minnesota’s Forest Management Guidelines.
Current Research Activities
Winter 2017-2018: We have completed the first year of wildlife sampling.
Project Team
- Alexis Grinde (PhD) - Research Program Manager, Wildlife Ecologist
- Nick Walton (MS) - Quantitative Ecologist
- Josh Bednar (MS) - Wildlife Ecologist
- Ryan Steiner- Integrated Biosciences MS student
- Steve Kolbe- Integrated Biosciences MS student
Funding
This research project is funded by Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources through June 30, 2019.