DNR Arbor Day Preparations

Department of Natural Resources Foresters around the state are getting ready to recognize Arbor Day, last Friday in April. Forestor Dean Mackey said its a time to repair and fine-tune the forests around us. Mackey said he and his crews will replant 300 acres or over 200,000 tree seedlings, primarily to re-plant cut-over areas. Normally, trees regenerate naturally but not always. Mackey said state nurseries grow roughly 8-Million seedlings every year that are used on public and private lands. If you need seedlings or want to know more about Arbor Day reforestation, call the DNR offices in Brainerd at 828-2565 or in Backus at 947-3232.