Camp 8

By University of Minnesota Extension

What's Camp 8 about?

Diverse voices, profiles, and stories from the woods. Produced by the University of Minnesota Cloquet Forestry Center, CFANS, and Extension.

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Camp 8 episodes:

09.15.2020
Episode 12: Eric Schenck
In Episode 12, Eli talks with Eric Schenck, Executive Director of the Minnesota Forest Resources Council. The MFRC advises the governor on forest policy matters, and Eric is in a great position to discuss the state of Minnesota's forests from...
08.25.2020
Episode 11: Katie Fernholz
In Episode 11, Kyle talks with Katie Fernholz, president and CEO of Dovetail Partners, Inc. Katie has been a prominent member of Minnesota’s forestry community for a couple of decades now. Her work to advance forest certification and more recently...
08.11.2020
Episode 10: Mike Kilgore
In Episode 10, Eli discusses Minnesota's family forest owners with Mike Kilgore. Currently head of the University of Minnesota Department of Forest Resources, Mike has had a long career in research and service related to forest policy and economics. Family...
07.29.2020
Episode 9: Patty Thielen
In Episode 9, Kyle asks five questions with a forester of Patty Thielen, Northeast Minnesota Region Director at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. We hear that she would “rather wear hiking boots and long johns than heels and nylons”...
07.14.2020
Episode 8: Mike Reinikainen
In Episode 8, Kyle asks five questions with a forester of Mike Reinikainen, Silviculture Program Coordinator at the Minnesota DNR, Division of Forestry. In his 8 year career so far, Mike has held a few different positions, giving him an...
06.30.2020
Episode 7: Mike Dockry
In Episode 7, Eli speaks with Dr. Mike Dockry of the University of Minnesota Department of Forest Resources. Mike researches indigenous models of sustainability, which is the topic of our discussion. We also discuss the land grant university system and...
06.16.2020
Episode 6: Greg Bernu
In Episode 6, Kyle asks his 5 questions with a forester to Carlton County (MN) Land Commissioner Greg Bernu. In addition to being an insightful and funny guy, Greg is active in a number of important leadership and pulbic service...
06.02.2020
Episode 5: Jim Bowyer
In Episode 5, Eli interviews Jim Bowyer, professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota, senior contributor at Dovetail Partners, and author of The Irresponsible Pursuit of Paradise. Jim is well known for life cycle assessment research, designed to assess the...
05.19.2020
Episode 4: The Adams Factor
In Episode 4, Kyle asks his Five Questions with a Forester to Cheryl Adams and Sawyer Scherer, two foresters from UPM-Blandin Paper Company in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Cheryl, now retired, shares stories of many "firsts" in forest industry during her...
05.05.2020
Camp 8, Episode 3: Clare Boerigter
In Episode 3, Eli and Kyle go deep into our podcast's namesake stand, Camp 8. We visit with Clare Boerigter, a creative nonfiction writer at the University of Minnesota who published a multimedia history of the stand at http://z.umn.edu/Camp8. We...
04.21.2020
Camp 8, Episode 2: Introducing Kyle Gill and remembering Peter Bundy
In this episode we introduce the new Camp 8 name and co-host Kyle Gill. Eli and Kyle discuss podcast themes and what to expect from future episodes. We also remember Peter Bundy, who passed away recently, with short remembrances from some...
04.03.2020
ForestEd Podcast, Episode 1
Welcome to the ForestEd podcast. In this first episode, I check in with a few people who work in the Minnesota woods to hear how their work has changed in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Available on Apple Podcasts...

What's Camp 8 about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Camp 8 episodes:

Episode 12: Eric Schenck

Episode 11: Katie Fernholz

Episode 10: Mike Kilgore

Episode 9: Patty Thielen

Episode 8: Mike Reinikainen

Episode 7: Mike Dockry

Episode 6: Greg Bernu

Episode 5: Jim Bowyer

Episode 4: The Adams Factor

Camp 8, Episode 3: Clare Boerigter

Camp 8, Episode 2: Introducing Kyle Gill and remembering Peter Bundy

ForestEd Podcast, Episode 1