Forest Resources

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Chad R Babcock
- cbabcockumnedu
- Forest Resources - Assistant Professor
- AI-LEAF: Land, Economy, Agriculture & Forestry
Person: Affiliate, Faculty
20132025
Raimundo Bermudez Villanueva
- bermu019umnedu
- Forest Resources - Research Professional 5
Person: Researchers
20202025
Alicia F Coleman
- aliciacumnedu
- Forest Resources - Assistant Professor
Person: Faculty
20202025

80 Active
603 Finished

Murphy: Urban and Community Forestry Programming, Outreach, Technical Assistance and Volunteer Coordination
Murphy, R. L. (PI)
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCE, USDA FOREST SERVICE
9/15/25 → 2/28/27
Project: Research project
GLNF CESU - Leadership, Coordination, and Administrative Oversight for the Great Lakes-Northen Forest Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit Work in Process
Nelson, K. C. (PI)
USDI NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
9/15/25 → 9/14/27
Project: Research project
Nagel: JV - Forest Inventory and Analysis Forest Biometrics Support
Nagel, L. M. (PI) & Edgar, C. B. (Other Role)
USDA FOREST SERVICE
8/21/25 → 9/30/26
Project: Research project

Addressing critiques refines global estimates of reforestation potential for climate change mitigation
Fesenmyer, K. A., Poor, E. E., Terasaki Hart, D. E., Veldman, J. W., Fleischman, F., Choksi, P., Archibald, S., Armani, M., Fagan, M. E., Fricke, E. C., Terrer, C., Hasler, N., Williams, C. A., Ellis, P. W. & Cook-Patton, S. C., Dec 2025, In: Nature communications. 16, 1, 4572.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
3 Scopus citations
Agency Field Forester Perceptions of Changing Winter Weather Conditions and Their Impacts on Timber Sale Management During Frozen Ground Conditions in Northern Minnesota
Kilgore, M. A., Blinn, C. R. & Snyder, S. A., May 2025, In: Journal of Forestry. 123, 3, p. 339-358 20 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A geostatistical approach to enhancing national forest biomass assessments with Earth Observation to aid climate policy needs
Hunka, N., May, P., Babcock, C., de la Rosa, J. A. A., de los Ángeles Soriano-Luna, M., Saucedo, R. M., Armston, J., Santoro, M., Suarez, D. R., Herold, M., Málaga, N., Healey, S. P., Kennedy, R. E., Hudak, A. T. & Duncanson, L., Mar 1 2025, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 318, 114557.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
7 Scopus citations

Data and code for remote spectral detection of biodiversity effects on forest biomass
Williams, L. J., Cavender-Bares, J. M., Townsend, P. A., Couture, J. J., Wang, Z., Stefanski, A., Messier, C. & Reich, P. B., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, 2020
DOI: 10.13020/s7pf-am91, http://hdl.handle.net/11299/215251
Dataset
Cloquet Forestry Center Continuous Forest Inventory (1959-2014)
Wilson, D. C., Ek, A. R., Shrestha, M. & Deiser, P., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, 2019
DOI: 10.13020/096z-kg59, http://hdl.handle.net/11299/201797
Dataset
Century-scale wood nitrogen isotope trajectories from an oak savanna with variable fire frequencies
Trumper, M., Griffin, D., Hobbie, S. E., Howard, I. M., Nelson, D. M., Reich, P. B. & McLauchlan, K. K., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, 2020
DOI: 10.13020/428b-8h51, http://hdl.handle.net/11299/216183
Dataset

4 Poster
2 Invited presentation
1 Panel

Climate Change Close to Home: Learning and Adapting
Lutsky, K. O. (Panelist), Davenport, M. A. (Panelist) & Perry, V. (Panelist)
2018
Activity: Talk types › Panel
History of Urban Gardening in Minneapolis, 1900-1920: Labor, race, and real estate
Ramer, H. (Speaker)
Apr 2018
Activity: Talk types › Poster
Park Visitor Perceptions of Flowering Lawns.”
Ramer, H. (Speaker)
Apr 13 2018
Activity: Talk types › Invited presentation

Developing Dutch elm disease-resistant trees
Held, B. W., Murphy, R. L. & Blanchette, R. A.
11/19/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
UMN Forest Resources Department, others in STEM reckon with anti-racism letters from students
Kilgore, M. & Travisano, M.
11/7/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
Beautiful and resilient: bluff country landscapes key for species survival as planet warms
Frelich, L. E.
11/2/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview