Ethan Tapper is a forester, digital creator, and the bestselling author of How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World. For more than a decade, Ethan has been recognized as a thought-leader and a disruptor in the worlds of forestry, conservation, and ecosystem stewardship, winning multiple regional and national awards for his work. His message of relationship, responsibility and hope reaches millions of people each year through his writing, his social media channels with tens of thousands of followers, and the dozens of walks, talks and keynotes that he delivers across North America each year. In his personal life, Ethan works, writes, hunts, birds at Bear Island, his 175-acre working forest, homestead, orchard and sugarbush, runs three small businesses – Bear Island Forestry, Bear Island Consulting and Bear Island Maple – and plays in his 10-piece punk band, The Bubs.
Join us for Ethan's keynote presentation on Friday, March 13 at 7:00pm during the banquet.
Register for a field tour on Friday, hosted by Saint John's Outdoor University! Choose from one of the following field tours:
Oak seedling regeneration and management
Maple syrup production and sugar shack
Woodworking shop and portable sawmill demonstration
Pottery studio tour with largest wood-fired kiln in North America
Join us at 6:00pm for a banquet dinner and keynote presentation from Ethan Tapper. The banquet will begin at 6:00pm and will include remarks and awards from the Minnesota Forestry Association and Minnesota Tree Farm. Ethan Tapper's keynote presentation will begin at 7:00pm.
More details will be added in the coming months. Dinner will be buffet style. Please let us know about any dietary restrictions during registration.
Stick around until the end of the banquet for the drawing of door prizes! All registrants will be entered to win.
Stay tuned for updates on more concurrent sessions! Concurrent sessions will feature topics such as:
How to create an at-home seedling nursery
Forestry for Minnesota Birds
Tree seed collection
Forest health
Creating resilient forests
Growing edible fruits and nuts
Agroforestry
And more!