From 2001 to 2021, the DNR says the eastern larch beetle has impacted 60% of Minnesota's tamarack forest, or 816,833 acres, mainly in northwest and north central Minnesota.

In response to last week's column about identifying evergreens, reader Gary H. asks columnist Don Kinzler if a larch is considered an evergreen because it loses its needles in the winter.

Tamaracks were once the most common trees across Minnesota, but climate change has made them vulnerable to the eastern larch beetle's voracious appetite. Minneapolis. 74°F. eEdition.

Eastern larch, or tamarack, is the type of larch frequently found in Minnesota forests and points east. Both larch species look similar, but Siberian larch is far more drought tolerant than ...

Seeley Lake's 1,000-year-old Gus is world's largest Western Larch tree. by Kevin Maki. Mon, June 2nd 2025 at 8:17 PM. Updated Mon, June 2nd 2025 at 10:25 PM. 10. VIEW ALL PHOTOS.

Oak trees around Minnesota have suffered from bouts of heavy precipitation and drought — conditions that make them more vulnerable to two-lined chestnut borer, a beetle that eats the inner bark ...

AKELEY, Minn. — Sometimes trees can get in the way of a farm. Other times, the trees are the farm. That’s the case for the Badoura State Forest Nursery, where about 15 million to 20 million ...

Employees of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture decorated the Capitol Christmas Tree on Monday afternoon, bringing some holiday spirit to one of the most important rooms in the state.

As November comes to a close, we find ourselves just three weeks away from the official arrival of winter. Many of us have seen our first snowflakes already, and last week, we had a wintry mix that ...

In National Tree Week, some Sheffielders were alarmed to hear that one of the Peak District’s most popular destinations, Wyming Brook, will soon receive a statutory notice from the Forestry ...