Conservation Training

Desired Regeneration through Assisted Migration (DReAM): How can we give trees a hand?

August 5, 2025

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Woodruff, WI

Much like the way animals migrate back and forth to follow shifts in their preferred habitat, tree species show similar patterns of migration over much longer time periods. However, our climate is changing too fast for historic migration rates of tree species to keep up. One way to solve this disconnect is through human-assisted migration. Understanding when and how to use assisted migration to introduce trees to suitable habitats may be one of the most important questions in forestry over the coming years. Join Scott O’Donnell, Forester with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) for a discussion of DReAM (Desired Regeneration through Assisted Migration), the research the WDNR and the USDA Forest Service are conducting into the potential to introduce assisted migration into forestry practices in the state.

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