Seeking to understand Minnesota's forest landscapes and ecosystems.
Platform Overview
The Applied Ecology and Resource Management Platform seeks to understand the world we live in and how to minimize our impacts. Comprised of our Forest and Land and our Water Research Groups, these scientists bring together decades of research and expertise in their respective fields.
NRRI was established by the Minnesota State Legislature to address the challenges of an economy largely built on the natural resources of the state. Can we manage the water and forest resources in a sustainable way that allows for efficient use of the resources by humans and wildlife? What remediation strategies make sense to improve degraded ecosystems? We address these challenges and opportunities through the following programs:
Research Programs
Developing hybrid poplar with superior growth and disease resistance for Minnesota’s emerging bioeconomy.
Developing science-based tools, materials and technologies to assess and protect our freshwater resources.
Featured Research Projects
The goal of this project was to develop a model that predicts potential beaver dam locations based on stream channel, watershed and habitat characteristics.
The ForCAST tool attempts to provide forestry professionals and land managers with an opportunity to evaluate how a changing climate and changing markets might affect Minnesota’s forests and
The Minnesota Fisher Den Box Project is focused on evaluating an emerging habitat management tool to address the declining MN fisher population.
Recent News
NRRI study helps inform benefits of shipping channel dredge material for island habitat.
Aquatic Ecology Field Technician
Job ID: 360199
Location: Duluth
Job Family: Supplemental Employee
Part-Time/Regular
Employee Class: Civil Service
NRRI scientists present findings on projects with broader water community.
Warm winter weather in northern latitudes can have both positive and negative effects on well-known and beloved resident bird species, like the Canada Jay, Boreal Chickadee and Black-capped Chickad
UMD master's graduate goes all in for aquatic chemistry for environmental protection
Early NRRI R&D went on ‘rollercoaster ride’ leading to an international effort starring Minnesota’s giving tree, the paper birch