​​Tuesday, October 28

Bruce Anderson, DNR

The Loss of Wildlands in the Lower 48 and Minnesota Since European Settlement

 

Bruce Anderson retired from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in July 2017. During his four years with the DNR he was Assistant Wildlife Manager and wildlife planner where he was involved wildlife surveys, planning, wildlife damage management, habitat assessments, invasive species management and Interdisciplinary support to timber management.

 

Prior to this, Bruce had a 35 year career with the US Forest Service where he worked in North and South Dakota, Montana, Idaho and most recently on the Superior National Forest in Northern MN. During his Forest Service career he worked in program management positions for invasive species, wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers, trails, rangeland management, wildlife, fire effects and recreation. Bruce also worked at length within five wilderness areas on wilderness related topics including fire effects monitoring, livestock and recreational grazing, wildlife damage management, invasive species control, motorized use management, and wild and scenic rivers.

 

 During my career the past 35 years as a federal and state natural resource manager across multiple states, I have been alarmed at the extent and rapidity of the loss of wild lands. The intent of this talk is to portray the extraordinary loss of pre-European settlement wildlands at the national scale and in Minnesota and factors contributing to this decline. 

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Tuesday, November 25      

Senator John Hoffman (MN34)

Environmental Legislation in Minnesota During the Upcoming Session