
Lake States
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.

Featured Resource

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
States in this Region
- Iowa
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
Resources
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
25-TR-01 Carbon Stocks & Emissions in Minnesota Forests: Current & Future Estimates
24-TR-13 Peer-to-Peer Teaching Forestry Water Quality BMPs
24-TR-12 Assessing the Impacts of Inflation on Logging Operations through Producer Price Indices
24-TR-11 U.S. Forest Service Wood Innovations: Temporary Bridge Funding Program
24-TR-03 Lake States Region National Forests Timber Program and Metrics
23-S-03 Truck Accident at Wood Chip Dump
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22-S-13 Logging Equipment Loss Due to Fire
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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…
Feller Buncher Fire
Background During the summer in the Lake States Region, a logging…
Limb of Hung-up Tree Kicks Back Fractures Chainsaw Operator’s Leg
During a nice fall day in the Lake States Region, a…
Limb of Hung-up Tree Kicks Back Fractures Chainsaw Operator’s Leg
During a nice fall day in the Lake States Region, a…
North Dakota
Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in North Dakota
Nevada
Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in Nevada Nevada has 7.5 million…
Nebraska
Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in Nebraska Nebraska has 1.5 million…
Minnesota
Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in Minnesota Minnesota has 17.4 million…
Michigan
Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in Michigan Michigan has 20.3 million…
Lake States
Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in the Lake States The Lake…
FRA 2024 Lake States Region Fall Meeting
2023 FRA Lakes States Region Fall Meeting Presentations
Regional and Global Markets
Billerud Plans
Today’s Forest Carbon Industry and the Natural Capital Exchange
Influencing Forest Carbon Sequestration and Storage on Private Land

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