Native American Heritage Webinar Series: The Menominee Forest

The Menominee are renowned for their sustainable management of their forest. This presentation explores the techniques the Menominee use today to maintain the health and productivity of the Menominee forest. It will also examine the tribe’s complex history of government interactions, the historical and current use of fire, and past management practices that have shaped the Menominee Forest into what it is today. Come and listen to McKaylee Duquain as she presents on the history of the Menominee forests and the current management of the forests.

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Presenters:

McKaylee Duquain

GIS & Inventory Forester

Menominee Tribal Enterprises

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