Past Conferences & Events (by date)
This half-day forum was a key recommendation and outcome of the “Seizing Opportunity: Forestry and the Bioeconomy” conference held in September 2007, and convened to continue dialogue on developing the region’s biomass potential, a leading-edge topic in Minnesota’s forest industry.
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Meeting Summary on Property Taxes and Forestry, October 10, 2006
Key forestry/conservation leaders met on October 10 to discuss how to advance the strategic
vision and recommendations from the May conference, Family Forest Stewardship: Getting to
the Next Million Acres, within the range of present and future policy reforms for state forest
conservation.
August 16-17, 2006, Building the Capacity of Minnesota ’s Wood Products Industry: Harnessing Innovation
Blandin Foundation hosted its third major conference for growing Minnesota's vital wood products manufacturing industry. Innovators including Jim Brandenburg, David Salmela and Todd Siler, along with the winners of the Minnesota Wood Products Manufacturing Industry Achievement Awards inspired participants representing the secondary wood products industry, architects, public officials, university and organizational leaders.Learn more
May 25, 2006, Family Forest Stewardship: Getting to the Next Million Acres
The forests of Saint John's University played backdrop for a productive conference attended by over 70 private woodland owners, forestry professionals an others to focus specifically on Family Forest Stewardship. The goal of the conference was to agree on what we need to do – as a state -- to increase the number of acres of family forest land with Forest Stewardship Management Plans from 1.3 million today to 2.3 million by 2015. Learn more
October 14, 2005, Third-Party Certification of Minnesota's Family Forests: Getting it done
Findings from University of Minnesota Professor Mike Kilgore’s research, “Developing a Certification Framework for Minnesota’s Family Forests,” was the subject of lively debate at the conference. Learn more
August 16-17, 2005, Building the Capacity of Minnesota ’s Wood Products Industry: Creating Our Edge
Blandin Foundation hosted its second major conference for growing Minnesota's vital wood products manufacturing industry. Over 100 key stakeholders in the secondary wood products industry, architects, public officials, university and organizational leaders were in attendance.
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October 14-15, 2004, Building the Capacity of Minnesota ’s Wood Products Industry: Creating the Edge for Global Competition and Future Investment
This conference brought together nearly 100 key stakeholders in the wood products industry to ponder the question, “How can the Minnesota wood products industry build its capacity at home to compete successfully in the global marketplace?” Learn more about the Building the Capacity of Minnesota's Wood Products Industry Conference. September 17, 2004, Implementing Forest Certification in Minnesota: Experience and Insights
This conference convened key stakeholders of third-party certification efforts underway in Minnesota to call attention to the importance of increasing the number of acres under certification, including private woodlands. Learn more about the Implementing Forest Certification in Minnesota Conference.
Call-to-Action Conferences
Call to Action conferences brought together a diverse group of to explore
together global factors impacting Minnesota’s forests and forest product
industry.
Participants identified opportunities to improve the competitiveness
of Minnesota’s
forest-based economy, the quality and sustainability of Minnesota’s
forests and the vitality of our forest-based communities that the Vital
Forests/Vital Communities initiative is uniquely positioned to address.
September 10, 2003 Call-to-Action
Conference I
December 10, 2003 Call-to-Action
Conference II
December 10, 2003 Call-to-Action
II Conference Outcomes
Action Team
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