Meet the Director - Kyle Gill
Read more to learn about the new Director of Operations & Forest Stewardship for the Cloquet Forestry Center (CFC) and Hubachek Wilderness Research Center (HWRC). Kyle Gill started in this role in April of 2024. Prior to this, Kyle served as the Forest Manager and Research Coordinator for the UMN Experimental Forests since 2015.
Legacy Q&A with Andy David
Join us in congratulating Andy David, current Director of Operations for the Cloquet Forestry Center and Hubachek Wilderness Research Center, on his upcoming retirement. Read more to find out what Andy is looking forward to in his retirement, and the things he will miss most from his time with the U of M.
Cloquet Fire of 1918: Could it Happen Again
Lane Johnson, Research Forester with the UMN Cloquet Forestry Center explains to Fox 21 Local News that fire can be beneficial when done as a prescribed burn.
Questions about CFC Land
The linked publication speaks about the University of Minnesota intentions for the Cloquet Forestry Center land transfer.
View From the Woods 2023
Check out the 2023 newsletter recap from the Cloquet Forestry Center.
Restoring fire to the Cloquet Forestry Center
Collaboration between the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Bureau of Indian Affairs and U of M opens new chapter, embraces the role of Indigenous fire in shaping the Center’s forests
How Indigenous Knowledge Reconnects Us All to Fire
By elevating Traditional Ecological Knowledge, a forestry center in Minnesota works to restore ecosystems and Indigenous sovereignty.
Even modest warming could cause major changes for forests in the Great Lakes region and southern Canada
Even relatively modest climate change could dramatically alter Minnesota’s Northwoods and the southern boreal forest that runs from eastern Canada to Alaska, according to new research recently published in Nature.
Once-ignored Indigenous knowledge of nature now shaping science
This MPR story and radio segment explains the growing interest in incorporating Indigenous knowledge into the policies and practices of Minnesotans working with forestry and wildlife.
Sagor promoted to Extension Professor
Eli Sagor has been promoted to Extension Professor at the University of Minnesota by the Board of Regents. A group of his peers reviewed his prodigious body of work, including leadership of SFEC, numerous publications, assistance to professional organizations, mentorship of graduate students and teaching efforts and affirmed that the value he has brought to the University of Minnesota and the State was worthy of the rank of Extension Professor. Their recommendation was then made official when the Board of Regents approved the promotion. Congratulations Eli!