Each year the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Forestry reforests thousands of acres of forestland. We use a variety of techniques and treatments to establish trees and ensure they survive, grow, and remain healthy. A small percentage of the sites we manage each year are treated with herbicides to control competing vegetation, either to prepare sites for subsequent tree planting or seeding, or to release young seedlings from overtopping trees and brush.
The Two Harbors Area: Two Harbors, Finland, and Grand Marais will be applying herbicide on 11 sites comprising 343 acres to prepare for planting and release trees from competing vegetation between June 20th and August 3rd. The treatment will be done using the following equipment: a ground application using a skidder with a low-drift nozzle sprayer or helicopter with a boom sprayer. All sites treated with herbicides will be signed so that the public will know before they enter a treated site.
