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2024 Data overview
2024 Data overview
Tree Tracker data:
118 volunteers
3 (+5 UMN students) were iNaturalist verifier volunteers
271 identifiers
1,258 observers
4000+ iNaturalist observations
31 of 56 migration potential species observed
On the map to the right:
Red = new to region observations
Gray = original ecoregion observations
2025 updates
2025 updates
Great news! We're recruiting participants and planning for a robust next few years because on July 1, 2025... Funding for this project was provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR)!
As a result we'll be moving our web content to the UFOR lab this summer and have gotten a slow start to issuing slightly improved 2025 Tree Steward Journal Google Documents. Angie Gupta, agupta@umn.edu, should have the new individualized Google Docs to all volunteers registered for this project by mid-August. This will give you plenty of time to write in your journals by the end of 2025. Thanks for understanding!
About the project
About the project
Minnesota’s climate is shifting. Our forests are getting warmer and wetter, changing the habitat suitability for species in regions across the state.
Climate scientists with the USDA Forest Service have identified a number of species with the potential to migrate into new ranges as the climate continues to change. In continuation of this project from 2024, we are asking volunteers to become Tree Trackers to help find, identify and report these trees to iNaturalist. Follow the steps below to join the project.
Note: Volunteers who have planted any of these trees in their yards or landscapes can opt to join the Tree Steward Journal project to help researchers fill in vital knowledge gaps about the survival, health and ecological interactions of climate migrant trees. Visit the Tree Steward Journal project webpage to learn how you can help.
Learn tree identification for your region
Learn tree identification for your region
The tree species that may have new habitat potential in Minnesota's future climate vary by ecoregion. Find the list of trees with migration potential for your region and learn how to identify them. If you need a little help telling oaks and hickories apart to species, especially those new to Minnesota, check out some great resources here.
To learn more about the Climate-Ready Woodlands project visit this website.
Observe in iNaturalist
Observe in iNaturalist
Watch this 1:24 minute video to learn how to report to iNaturalist.
If the tree is tended, like in a yard or park, please click the "It is captive or cultivated" choice in the iNaturalist report. We are most interested in migration potential tree observations in where they are new-to-region.
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