ENRTF ID: 250-FH

Project Title: Impacts from Larch Beetle to Forests and Wildlife
 
Category: H. Proposals seeking $200,000 or less in funding
Sub-Category: F. Methods to Protect, Restore, and Enhance Land, Water, and Habitat

Summary: Larch beetle has damaged nearly half of Minnesota’s tamarack forest. The ecological impacts are unknown. We propose surveying tree and bird populations to assess their response to widespread tree mortality.

Total Project Budget: $ 195,107
Proposed Project Time Period for the Funding Requested: June 30, 2023 (3 yrs)

Name: Mike Reinikainen
Sponsoring Organization: MN DNR
Department: Division of Forestry
Address: 500 Lafayette Rd.
St. Paul MN 55155
Telephone Number: (651) 259-5270
Email mike.reinikainen@state.mn.us

Location:
Region: Northwest, Northeast
County Name: Aitkin, Beltrami, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, St. Louis

Alternate Text for Visual: Evaluating Forestry Tools for Conserving Minnesotas Tamarack Forests. The handout uses iconography to briefly describe the ecological problems caused by a eastern larch beetle and possible forest management tools to help restore tamarack.