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Experts say Minnesota's Northwoods could disappear within 50 years. Here's what's being done about it
AKELEY, Minn. — Minnesota farmers know it. Gardeners do, too. The average low temperatures in our state are warming quickly — especially in the past 10 years.Because of that shift, some scientists are now sounding the alarm. They say Minnesota's northern forests are on the brink and could disappear within the next 50 years. So what are we doing about it?Forests of the future are forged at Minnesota's lone State Forest Nursery near Akeley."We have about a four- to six-week window to get them out of ground, packed, shipped and out to the planting sights before they wake up," said...
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