Browsing by Author "Miedtke, Julie"

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    Making Connections and Producing Results: The Woodland Advisor Program
    (St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Extension Service, 2009-10) Baughman, Mel; Geissler, John; Gupta, Angela; Miedtke, Julie; Reichenbach, Michael Russ; Sagor, Eli; Wilsey, David; Wyatt, Gary; Zamora, Diomy
    The Woodland Advisor Program is an educational program for private forest landowners. In 2003, changes were made to the program allowing landowners to register for any or all of the 10 core classes or electives rather than commit to three or four weekend sessions. Some of the most popular topics include invasive species, property and income taxes, GPS, trail design, tree identification and non-timber forest products. Over 75 local landowner workshops were held through this program in 2008. Program graduates complete 10 core and five elective classes to become Woodland Advisor Volunteers. These volunteers help their neighbors learn about options and opportunities for their forestland. A concept map of the Woodland Advisor Program will be used to show the networks created as a result of this program. The key elements of the program include strategic planning, tactical planning, curriculum development, marketing, budgeting, external relations, class offerings, volunteer management and evaluation. The Woodland Advisor Program is a partnership between University of Minnesota Extension, Minnesota Forestry Association, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and Soil and Water Conservation Districts and other local partners.
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    Minnesota Harvester Handbook, First Edition
    (University of Minnesota Extension, 2013) Wilsey, David; Miedtke, Julie
    This resource -- developed by the University of Minnesota Extension with the help of a broad network of contributors -- demonstrates the breadth and diversity of useful natural resources found in and around the state's woodlands and forests throughout the year. Book features information divided into seasons: Spring (maple syrup, fiddlehead ferns, yellow morels), Summer (birch bark, multiple mushroom species, wild rice), Fall (balsam boughs, tree cones & seeds, pine, dogwood and fall mushrooms) and Winter (Basswood, Chaga and firewood). Book includes basic tenets of harvesting and helpful fact sheets on each species. Provides a point of entry to the world of natural resource gathering that can be used in conjunction with other plant identification resources.
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    Minnesota Women’s Woodland Network
    (St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Extension Service, 2009-10) Miedtke, Julie; Musich, Jo; Gupta, Angela
    Minnesota’s forests are important ecologically, economically and socially and approximately one third of the forest is owned by family forest landowners. Family forest landowners face many challenges including pressures to convert, sell or subdivide their land. Women are increasingly becoming the primary land manager, sometimes unintentionally, and they generally lack the confidence and knowledge to make informed decisions to manage their land. To address this emerging issue of reaching an underserved audience, University of Minnesota Extension-Forestry Program recently sought federal grant dollars to develop a steering committee composed of landowners, foresters, educators and conservationists. The task of the steering committee was to become aware of the significance of developing an outreach program, review similar programs in Maine and Oregon State University. From that point of discovery, the steering committee cooperatively developed a platform with a mission statement, identified core topics, and delivery method for this targeted audience and is seeking financial support for this new program. Ultimately the goals for the Minnesota Women’s Woodland Network are to recognize the growing numbers of women forestland managers, increase their knowledge and confidence on forestry through informal learning opportunities, encourage women to network with themselves and with 18 natural resource professionals and to be a stepping stone into Extension’s Woodland Advisor Program.
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    Using a modified delphi in rapidly changing times- Ash management guide
    (University of Minnesota Extension, 2011) Gupta, Angela; Mayer, Amy; Miedtke, Julie
    The world is changing quickly; however, delivering scientific information takes time. A modified-Delphi approach offers those of us working in Extension a way to address methodological constraints to our ability to provide research-based, credible information under rapidly changing conditions. In 2011, the authors used a modified-Delphi technique facilitated by Survey Monkey to create a systematic, interactive, structured survey process to engage a panel of experts from many different areas of expertise. A careful administration of the survey over three distinct rounds generated sound management recommendations from which the publication Ash Management Guidelines for Private Forest Landowners was produced. The process used could be applied in varied disciplines when there is a desire to find meaningful answers to difficult questions in an efficient, timely manner. The modified-Delphi process enabled natural resource professionals and other stakeholders to share management recommendations in a quickly changing world of invasive species, climate change, and an increasingly unknown future. Respondents provided survey-based feedback in three rounds. Their responses, stripped of identifiers, were used to generate each subsequent survey round.
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    Using a Modified Delphi in Rapidly Changing Times-- Ash Management Guide
    (St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Extension Service, 2011-10) Gupta, Angela; Mayer, Amy; Miedtke, Julie
    The world is changing quickly; however, delivering scientific information takes time. A modified-Delphi approach offers those of us working in Extension a way to address methodological constraints to our ability to provide research-based, credible information under rapidly changing conditions. In 2011, the authors used a modified-Delphi technique facilitated by Survey Monkey to create a systematic, interactive, structured survey process to engage a panel of experts from many different areas of expertise. A careful administration of the survey over three distinct rounds generated sound management recommendations from which the publication Ash Management Guidelines for Private Forest Landowners was produced. The process used could be applied in varied disciplines when there is a desire to find meaningful answers to difficult questions in an efficient, timely manner. The modified-Delphi process enabled natural resource professionals and other stakeholders to share management recommendations in a quickly changing world of invasive species, climate change, and an increasingly unknown future. Respondents provided survey-based feedback in three rounds. Their responses, stripped of identifiers, were used to generate each subsequent survey round.