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Dept. of Forest Resources
University of Minnesota
115 Green Hall
1530 Cleveland Ave. N.
St. Paul, MN  55108-6112

Call us! 612.624.3400
Fax us! 612.625.5212
E-mail us! frweb@umn.edu

 

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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

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.

NOTE: The following videos may be viewed with Windows Media player.

Video: Paired Bidding Timber Sale Study: NW Region Random Selection Process
Date recorded: 11/24/2008

Video: Paired Bidding Timber Sale Study: NE Region Random Selection Process
Date recorded: 12/04/2008

Video: Paired Bidding Timber Sale Study: Sandstone Area Random Selection Process
Date recorded: 01/27/2009