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Charles
R. Blinn
Professor
and Extension
Specialist
Ph.D.
1984, Virginia
Tech
Management,
harvesting, best management
practices, economics, marketing
Office:
330b Green
Hall
Phone:
(612) 624-3788
Fax:
(612) 625-5212
E-mail: cblinn@umn.edu |
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Areas
of Interest
Timber harvesting may cause impacts to the site or
residual stand. To mitigate those impacts, there
are a variety of alternate operational strategies
(e.g., best management practices/forest management
guidelines) or equipment options (e.g., low-impact
technologies) that may be applied. Applying
those alternate strategies and options may result
in increased costs, benefits, or decreased productivity
for natural resource managers and loggers. Before
applying the alternate strategies and options,
decisionmakers need information about site-level impacts,
costs, benefits, and changes in productivity associated
with their application.
My primary research and outreach interests are in
identifying and evaluating alternate timber harvesting
operational strategies and equipment options.
Assessments are made of the site-level impacts and
changes in the productivity, costs, or benefits for
natural resource managers and loggers.
Courses Taught
ESPM
1011 Issues in the Environment (co-taught),
3 credits.
FR 3431/5431
Timber Harvesting and Road Planning, 2 credit.
FR 3612/5612
Silviculture and Timber Harvesting Practices in
Minnesota, 1 credit.
FR 5621
Field Timber Harvesting and Road Planning (at Cloquet),
2 credits.
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612.624.3400
612.625.5212