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Many members of the Forest Resources community were featured in Friends of the Boundary Waters' brand-new Boreal Compass Substack.
Their first post focuses on the potential impacts on the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness after the 2026 wildfires. It is co-authored by Forest Resources Adjunct and NRSM alumnus Sam Reed and Lee Frelich, a Forest Resources researcher and Reed’s former PhD advisor. It draws on historic research into wildfire impacts and highlights current research from Forest Resources and beyond, including how you can get involved in understanding these fire mysteries.
Anna Yang, PhD, a research fellow with the Montgomery Lab, is featured in an MITPPC article highlighting her career and research interests.
Many are concerned and curious about the frequency and intensity of recent wildfires. What factors are leading to them? What changes could they bring? And is this the new normal? The Star Tribune spoke with Forest Resources, Extension, and Cloquet Forestry Center experts to learn about wildfire and forest regeneration cycles, the unique factors leading to the most recent fire, and what this could indicate about the future of our boreal forests.