The FRA Lake States Region includes Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The region is served by Lake States Region Consultant Josh Burling. Region-level programs are geared toward improving members’ productivity, efficiency, safety, and cost-reduction across the supply chain. The region holds one annual meeting in the fall.

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Technical Releases

Assessing Concerns of Logging Business Owners in the Lake States Region

Leadership

Josh Burling

Lake States Region Consultant

11242N Gorski Rd.
Hayward, WI 54843
715-409-8558
 

Upcoming Meetings:
FRA 2025 Lake States Region Fall Meeting
October 21-22, the Inn on Lake Superior
Duluth, MN

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States in this Region

  • Iowa
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Nebraska
  • North Dakota
  • South Dakota
  • Wisconsin

Resources

Technical Releases

25-TR-20 Minnesota’s Forest Resources 2023-Report

Technical Releases

25-TR-11 Northern Minnesota Agency Field Forester Perceptions of Changing Winter Weather Conditions and Their Impacts on Timber Sale Management During Frozen Ground Conditions

Technical Releases

25-TR-01 Carbon Stocks & Emissions in Minnesota Forests: Current & Future Estimates

Technical Releases

24-TR-13 Peer-to-Peer Teaching Forestry Water Quality BMPs

Technical Releases

24-TR-12 Assessing the Impacts of Inflation on Logging Operations through Producer Price Indices

Technical Releases

24-TR-11 U.S. Forest Service Wood Innovations: Temporary Bridge Funding Program

Safety Alerts

23-S-03 Truck Accident at Wood Chip Dump

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Safety Alerts

22-S-13 Logging Equipment Loss Due to Fire

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Safety Alerts

Chip Van Driver Injury While Rolling-Up A Van Tarp Cover Weighted Down With Snow

On a December morning in the Lake States Region, a truck…

Safety Alerts

Feller Buncher Fire

Background During the summer in the Lake States Region, a logging…

Safety Alerts

Limb of Hung-up Tree Kicks Back Fractures Chainsaw Operator’s Leg

During a nice fall day in the Lake States Region, a…

Safety Alerts

Limb of Hung-up Tree Kicks Back Fractures Chainsaw Operator’s Leg

During a nice fall day in the Lake States Region, a…

Carbon Reports

North Dakota

Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in North Dakota

Carbon Reports

Nevada

Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in Nevada Nevada has 7.5 million…

Carbon Reports

Nebraska

Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in Nebraska Nebraska has 1.5 million…

Carbon Reports

Minnesota

Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in Minnesota Minnesota has 17.4 million…

Carbon Reports

Michigan

Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in Michigan Michigan has 20.3 million…

Carbon Reports

Lake States

Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in the Lake States The Lake…

Presentations

FRA 2024 Lake States Region Fall Meeting

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2023 FRA Lakes States Region Fall Meeting Presentations

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Regional and Global Markets

Presentations

Billerud Plans

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Today’s Forest Carbon Industry and the Natural Capital Exchange

Presentations

Influencing Forest Carbon Sequestration and Storage on Private Land

2025 Southcentral Region / Forest Products Security Group Fall Meeting Summary of Business

On November 11-13, FRA members and guests convened in Starkville, MS,…

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Forest Management

The Forest Products Industry Is About Relationships

In FRA’s Northeast Region, we host a monthly dinner series, the…

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Appalachian Safety

Member Engagement Underscores Commitment to Safety and Continuous Improvement

This fall, I had the opportunity to visit four Forest Resources…

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Wood Texture

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