Desired Regeneration through Assisted Migration (DReAM): How can we give trees a hand?

Join Scott O’Donnell, Forester with the WDNR for a discussion of DReAM (Desired Regeneration through Assisted Migration).

During the DReAM (Desired Regeneration through Assisted Migration) event, we’ll discuss how the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) and the USDA Forest Service are researching the potential to introduce assisted migration into forestry practices in the state. https://kemp.wisc.edu/outreach/

Much like the way animals migrate back and forth to follow shifts in their preferred habitat, tree species show similar patterns of migration over much longer time periods. However, our climate is changing too fast for historic migration rates of tree species to keep up. One way to solve this disconnect is through human-assisted migration. Understanding when and how to use assisted migration to introduce trees to suitable habitats may be one of the most important questions in forestry over the coming years.

You may also like the following events from UW-Madison College of Agricultural & Life Sciences:

• This Saturday, 21st June, 09:00 am, An Introduction to Identification of Ferns and "fern-allies" of the North Woods in Minocqua
• Next Friday, 27th June, 10:00 am, Foundational Crop Scouting Training - Marshfield in Stratford
• Next month, 11th July, 10:00 am, Vineyard and Orchard Walk in Sturgeon Bay