Nature Conservancy to plant 100,000 pines in cool spots in northern Minnesota to withstand climate change
May 23, 2017 - 10:35pmNewsDULUTH—The Nature Conservancy announced Tuesday that it will plant 50,000 conifer trees in Northeastern Minnesota this summer, and another 50,000 next year, in coolspots — cooler microclimates in Northeastern Minnesota where the trees might survive the impacts of climate change. The group is planting white spruce, white pine, jack pine and tamarack to create "conifer strongholds" where the native trees can thrive even under the...
