North Central Research Station

Ecology and Silviculture of Northern Lake States Forests Partners

We work with research, management, and policy making organizations across Minnesota, the Great Lakes region, and the country. A hallmark of our research approach is close collaboration with forest resource management agencies and organization on mission driven, partnership research.

Federal

• USDA Forest Service
  • North Central Research Station
    • Mike Ostry
    • Randy Kolka
    • Eric Gustafson
    • Brian Sturtevant
    • Rob Venette
    • Dan Dey
    • John Kabrick
  • Northeastern Research Station
    • Todd Hutchinson
    • Laura Kenefic
  • Northeastern Area State & Private Forestry
  • Chippewa National Forest
  • Superior National Forest
  • Huron-Manistee National Forest
  • Mark Twain National Forest
  • Ottawa National Forest

State and Local Agencies

• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Ann Pierce
  • Ecological Services
  • Forestry
  • Wetland and Wildlife Research Group, Mark Hanson
• Minnesota Forest Resources Council
• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Karl Martin
• Cass County Land Department

Universities

• Bemidji State University
  • Biology Department, Richard Koch
• University of Georgia
  • Department of Entomology, Darold Batzer
• Iowa State University
  • Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Lisa Schulte
• Michigan Technological University
  • School of Forestry and Environmental Science
    • Marty Jurgensen
    • Kurt Pregitzer
• University of Minnesota
  • Department of Forest Resources
    • Alan Ek
    • Marvin Bauer
    • Suzie Boyden
    • Charlie Blinn
    • Mike Kilgore
    • Rebecca Montgomery
    • Peter Reich
  • Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Ray Newman
  • Natural Resources Research Institute, JoAnn Hanowski
• University of Missouri-Columbia
  • Department of Forestry, Hong He
• Ohio State University
  • School of Natural Resources, Charles Goebel
• University of Washington
  • College of Forest Resources, Jerry Franklin
• University of Wisconsin
  • Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Craig Lorimer
  • Department of Forest Resources, David Mladenoff
• Penn State University
  • School of Forest Resources, Eric Zenner

Other

• Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center, Robert Mitchell
• The Nature Conservancy – Minnesota Chapter, Meredith Cornett
• Quetico Provincial Park, Robin Reilly