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Forest Resources Extension & Outreach Office/ Info Line
treeinfo@umn.edu, phone: (612) 624-3020, fax (612) 625-5212
116 Green Hall, 1530 Cleveland Ave. N
St. Paul, MN 55108-6112
The Forest Resource Extension Office may be able to answer questions on all of the topics listed within these pages. If you are looking for something that you couldn't find contact the Info Line- they can try to answer any question you have related to trees and forests!
Melvin Baughman
Professor, Extension Specialist--Forest Resources
baughman@umn.edu, phone: (612) 625-1288
Mel Baughman works mostly with private forest landowners and the natural resource professionals that advise private landowners. Contact him for information about: managing oaks and associated hardwoods, managing
forestry, forest land property taxes, public incentives for private landowners, shiitake mushroom economics, recreational trail design, national parks in the West, and forestry youth education.
Charlie Blinn
Professor, Extension Specialist--Forest Resources
cblinn@umn.edu, phone: (612) 624-3788
Charlie Blinn works mostly with natural resource professionals and timber harvesters. Contact him for information about: marketing timber, timber harvesting, stream and wetland crossing options in forestry, best management practices and forest management guidelines, forestry riparian zone management, economics related to forestry, and general forest management.
Gary Johnson
Professor, Extension Educator--Forest Resources
grjonson@umn.edu, phone: (612) 625-3765
Gary Johnson is involved with all aspects of Urban and Community Forestry in Minnesota, but primarily with urban forest health issues and community education, working with communities, State and Federal agencies, Master Gardeners, Tree Care Advisors, tree care professionals and non-profit organizations.
Contact Gary for information about: urban forest health issues (diseases, insect pests, and stress disorders), construction damage to trees, the Tree Care Advisor volunteer program, landscape management, best planting practices, pruning trees and shrubs, and plant selection for the various ecoregions of Minnesota.
Carl Vogt
Extension Forester--Forest Resources
vogtx010@umn.edu, phone: (612) 624-3630
Carl Vogt works part time in the forest resources department on topics of specialized forest products. Contact Carl for information about conservation education, hardwood management, making maple syrup, and Christmas trees.
Other University of Minnesota Extension Personnel that can help you!
Mike Reichenbach
Extension Educator, Forest Economic Development -- Cloquet Forestry Center
reich027@umn.edu, phone: 218-879-0850 ext 123
Mike Reichenbach is working with forestland owners, the wood products industry in the Northern third of the state to increase forest productivity and the viability of forest enterprises. Areas of interest and specialization include reforestation on nonstocked and under producing lands, the sustainable use and management of non-timber forest products and the development of forest based small business enterprises.
Eli Sagor
Regional Extension Educator, Natural Resources Management and Utilization -- University of Minnesota
esagor@umn.edu, phone: 612-624-6948 fax: 612-625-5212
Eli helps private woodland owners in Minnesota understand their forests and make good forest stewardship decisions. In addition to offering workshops and other instructional sessions, Eli coordinates curriculum development for the Woodland Advisor Program. His work is focused on forest ecology and management, forest landowner cooperative organizations, forest certification, and general forestry issues for private woodland owners.
Patrick Weicherding,Ph.D. Regional Extension Educator & Associate Professor, Natural Resources Management and Utilization -- Andover Regional Center
weich002@umn.edu, phone: 763-767-3877 fax: 763-767-3885
Patrick Weicherding is a Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) Regional Extension Educator with the University of Minnesota Extension Service working out of the Andover Regional Center. Patrick is a member of the team working on natural resources management and utilization in the area of urban and community resource management and protection. His current area of emphasis is tree care and maintenance practices for protecting community forestry resources. Related areas of interest include urban and community forestry planning and management. Patrick works closely with CNR faculty on applied research projects at the TRE nursery on the St. Paul Campus of the University of Minnesota.
Other Forest Resources Faculty and Staff that can help you!
go to: The faculty and staff of the Department of Forest Resources
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