2025 FRA Lake States Region Fall Meeting - Duluth, MN

Thank you for attending the 2025 FRA Lake States Region Fall Meeting, held at the Inn on Lake Superior, Duluth, MN. We value your feedback on your experience and kindly ask that you take a few minutes to complete this online survey.

Please submit your responses by Friday, November 21, 2025.

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* 1. Please indicate your level of satisfaction with the following:

	Excellent	Very Good	Good	Fair	Poor	No Opinion
Registration Process	Registration Process Excellent	Registration Process Very Good	Registration Process Good	Registration Process Fair	Registration Process Poor	Registration Process No Opinion
Meeting Content	Meeting Content Excellent	Meeting Content Very Good	Meeting Content Good	Meeting Content Fair	Meeting Content Poor	Meeting Content No Opinion
Meeting Location	Meeting Location Excellent	Meeting Location Very Good	Meeting Location Good	Meeting Location Fair	Meeting Location Poor	Meeting Location No Opinion
Opportunities to Network	Opportunities to Network Excellent	Opportunities to Network Very Good	Opportunities to Network Good	Opportunities to Network Fair	Opportunities to Network Poor	Opportunities to Network No Opinion
Hotel and Facilities	Hotel and Facilities Excellent	Hotel and Facilities Very Good	Hotel and Facilities Good	Hotel and Facilities Fair	Hotel and Facilities Poor	Hotel and Facilities No Opinion

Please provide any comments that you feel would be helpful.

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* 2. Please rate the speaker presentations (Tuesday, October 21):

	Excellent	Very Good	Good	Fair	Poor	No Opinion
Forest Revitalization Act – Wisconsin Forests Powering the Future of Aviation DJ Aderman, FutureWood Corp./Johnson Timber	Forest Revitalization Act – Wisconsin Forests Powering the Future of Aviation DJ Aderman, FutureWood Corp./Johnson Timber Excellent	Forest Revitalization Act – Wisconsin Forests Powering the Future of Aviation DJ Aderman, FutureWood Corp./Johnson Timber Very Good	Forest Revitalization Act – Wisconsin Forests Powering the Future of Aviation DJ Aderman, FutureWood Corp./Johnson Timber Good	Forest Revitalization Act – Wisconsin Forests Powering the Future of Aviation DJ Aderman, FutureWood Corp./Johnson Timber Fair	Forest Revitalization Act – Wisconsin Forests Powering the Future of Aviation DJ Aderman, FutureWood Corp./Johnson Timber Poor	Forest Revitalization Act – Wisconsin Forests Powering the Future of Aviation DJ Aderman, FutureWood Corp./Johnson Timber No Opinion
Minnesota State Forestry Patty Thielen, MN DNR State Forester	Minnesota State Forestry Patty Thielen, MN DNR State Forester Excellent	Minnesota State Forestry Patty Thielen, MN DNR State Forester Very Good	Minnesota State Forestry Patty Thielen, MN DNR State Forester Good	Minnesota State Forestry Patty Thielen, MN DNR State Forester Fair	Minnesota State Forestry Patty Thielen, MN DNR State Forester Poor	Minnesota State Forestry Patty Thielen, MN DNR State Forester No Opinion
Minnesota Forest Health Update Eric Otto, Minnesota DNR	Minnesota Forest Health Update Eric Otto, Minnesota DNR Excellent	Minnesota Forest Health Update Eric Otto, Minnesota DNR Very Good	Minnesota Forest Health Update Eric Otto, Minnesota DNR Good	Minnesota Forest Health Update Eric Otto, Minnesota DNR Fair	Minnesota Forest Health Update Eric Otto, Minnesota DNR Poor	Minnesota Forest Health Update Eric Otto, Minnesota DNR No Opinion
Wisconsin Forest Health Update Paul Cigan, Forest Health Specialist, Wisconsin DNR	Wisconsin Forest Health Update Paul Cigan, Forest Health Specialist, Wisconsin DNR Excellent	Wisconsin Forest Health Update Paul Cigan, Forest Health Specialist, Wisconsin DNR Very Good	Wisconsin Forest Health Update Paul Cigan, Forest Health Specialist, Wisconsin DNR Good	Wisconsin Forest Health Update Paul Cigan, Forest Health Specialist, Wisconsin DNR Fair	Wisconsin Forest Health Update Paul Cigan, Forest Health Specialist, Wisconsin DNR Poor	Wisconsin Forest Health Update Paul Cigan, Forest Health Specialist, Wisconsin DNR No Opinion
Economic and Timber Market Updates Scott Bowe, Forest Products Extension Specialist, University of Wisconsin – Madison	Economic and Timber Market Updates Scott Bowe, Forest Products Extension Specialist, University of Wisconsin – Madison Excellent	Economic and Timber Market Updates Scott Bowe, Forest Products Extension Specialist, University of Wisconsin – Madison Very Good	Economic and Timber Market Updates Scott Bowe, Forest Products Extension Specialist, University of Wisconsin – Madison Good	Economic and Timber Market Updates Scott Bowe, Forest Products Extension Specialist, University of Wisconsin – Madison Fair	Economic and Timber Market Updates Scott Bowe, Forest Products Extension Specialist, University of Wisconsin – Madison Poor	Economic and Timber Market Updates Scott Bowe, Forest Products Extension Specialist, University of Wisconsin – Madison No Opinion
St. Louis County Forest Management Jason Meyer, Land Commissioner, St. Louis County, Minnesota	St. Louis County Forest Management Jason Meyer, Land Commissioner, St. Louis County, Minnesota Excellent	St. Louis County Forest Management Jason Meyer, Land Commissioner, St. Louis County, Minnesota Very Good	St. Louis County Forest Management Jason Meyer, Land Commissioner, St. Louis County, Minnesota Good	St. Louis County Forest Management Jason Meyer, Land Commissioner, St. Louis County, Minnesota Fair	St. Louis County Forest Management Jason Meyer, Land Commissioner, St. Louis County, Minnesota Poor	St. Louis County Forest Management Jason Meyer, Land Commissioner, St. Louis County, Minnesota No Opinion

Which presentation was the most beneficial for you?

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* 3. Please rate the speaker presentations (Wednesday, October 22):

	Excellent	Very Good	Good	Fair	Poor	No Opinion
Wisconsin Forestry Center Workforce Steven S. Hubbard, Director, Wisconsin Forestry Center	Wisconsin Forestry Center Workforce Steven S. Hubbard, Director, Wisconsin Forestry Center Excellent	Wisconsin Forestry Center Workforce Steven S. Hubbard, Director, Wisconsin Forestry Center Very Good	Wisconsin Forestry Center Workforce Steven S. Hubbard, Director, Wisconsin Forestry Center Good	Wisconsin Forestry Center Workforce Steven S. Hubbard, Director, Wisconsin Forestry Center Fair	Wisconsin Forestry Center Workforce Steven S. Hubbard, Director, Wisconsin Forestry Center Poor	Wisconsin Forestry Center Workforce Steven S. Hubbard, Director, Wisconsin Forestry Center No Opinion
Workforce Development Michael Sullivan, Program Manager, ForestryWorks of MN	Workforce Development Michael Sullivan, Program Manager, ForestryWorks of MN Excellent	Workforce Development Michael Sullivan, Program Manager, ForestryWorks of MN Very Good	Workforce Development Michael Sullivan, Program Manager, ForestryWorks of MN Good	Workforce Development Michael Sullivan, Program Manager, ForestryWorks of MN Fair	Workforce Development Michael Sullivan, Program Manager, ForestryWorks of MN Poor	Workforce Development Michael Sullivan, Program Manager, ForestryWorks of MN No Opinion
Forest Service Updates James McFarland, Assistant Director, Renewable Resources, USDA	Forest Service Updates James McFarland, Assistant Director, Renewable Resources, USDA Excellent	Forest Service Updates James McFarland, Assistant Director, Renewable Resources, USDA Very Good	Forest Service Updates James McFarland, Assistant Director, Renewable Resources, USDA Good	Forest Service Updates James McFarland, Assistant Director, Renewable Resources, USDA Fair	Forest Service Updates James McFarland, Assistant Director, Renewable Resources, USDA Poor	Forest Service Updates James McFarland, Assistant Director, Renewable Resources, USDA No Opinion
John Deere Technological Innovations Carl Lockhart, Forestry Sales Consultant, John Deere	John Deere Technological Innovations Carl Lockhart, Forestry Sales Consultant, John Deere Excellent	John Deere Technological Innovations Carl Lockhart, Forestry Sales Consultant, John Deere Very Good	John Deere Technological Innovations Carl Lockhart, Forestry Sales Consultant, John Deere Good	John Deere Technological Innovations Carl Lockhart, Forestry Sales Consultant, John Deere Fair	John Deere Technological Innovations Carl Lockhart, Forestry Sales Consultant, John Deere Poor	John Deere Technological Innovations Carl Lockhart, Forestry Sales Consultant, John Deere No Opinion
FRA National Policy Update Tim O’Hara, President, Forest Resources Association	FRA National Policy Update Tim O’Hara, President, Forest Resources Association Excellent	FRA National Policy Update Tim O’Hara, President, Forest Resources Association Very Good	FRA National Policy Update Tim O’Hara, President, Forest Resources Association Good	FRA National Policy Update Tim O’Hara, President, Forest Resources Association Fair	FRA National Policy Update Tim O’Hara, President, Forest Resources Association Poor	FRA National Policy Update Tim O’Hara, President, Forest Resources Association No Opinion
Great Northern Cooperative – Fuel Cooperative Kris Gray, Board Member, Great Northern Cooperative	Great Northern Cooperative – Fuel Cooperative Kris Gray, Board Member, Great Northern Cooperative Excellent	Great Northern Cooperative – Fuel Cooperative Kris Gray, Board Member, Great Northern Cooperative Very Good	Great Northern Cooperative – Fuel Cooperative Kris Gray, Board Member, Great Northern Cooperative Good	Great Northern Cooperative – Fuel Cooperative Kris Gray, Board Member, Great Northern Cooperative Fair	Great Northern Cooperative – Fuel Cooperative Kris Gray, Board Member, Great Northern Cooperative Poor	Great Northern Cooperative – Fuel Cooperative Kris Gray, Board Member, Great Northern Cooperative No Opinion
Michigan DNR Update Matt Watkeys, Forest Marketing and Utilization Manager, Michigan DNR (virtual)	Michigan DNR Update Matt Watkeys, Forest Marketing and Utilization Manager, Michigan DNR (virtual) Excellent	Michigan DNR Update Matt Watkeys, Forest Marketing and Utilization Manager, Michigan DNR (virtual) Very Good	Michigan DNR Update Matt Watkeys, Forest Marketing and Utilization Manager, Michigan DNR (virtual) Good	Michigan DNR Update Matt Watkeys, Forest Marketing and Utilization Manager, Michigan DNR (virtual) Fair	Michigan DNR Update Matt Watkeys, Forest Marketing and Utilization Manager, Michigan DNR (virtual) Poor	Michigan DNR Update Matt Watkeys, Forest Marketing and Utilization Manager, Michigan DNR (virtual) No Opinion
Regional Updates Rick Horton, Minnesota Forest Industries Henry Schienebeck, GLTPA Ray Higgins, MN Timber Producers Association David Nolle, MN Logger Education Program	Regional Updates Rick Horton, Minnesota Forest Industries Henry Schienebeck, GLTPA Ray Higgins, MN Timber Producers Association David Nolle, MN Logger Education Program Excellent	Regional Updates Rick Horton, Minnesota Forest Industries Henry Schienebeck, GLTPA Ray Higgins, MN Timber Producers Association David Nolle, MN Logger Education Program Very Good	Regional Updates Rick Horton, Minnesota Forest Industries Henry Schienebeck, GLTPA Ray Higgins, MN Timber Producers Association David Nolle, MN Logger Education Program Good	Regional Updates Rick Horton, Minnesota Forest Industries Henry Schienebeck, GLTPA Ray Higgins, MN Timber Producers Association David Nolle, MN Logger Education Program Fair	Regional Updates Rick Horton, Minnesota Forest Industries Henry Schienebeck, GLTPA Ray Higgins, MN Timber Producers Association David Nolle, MN Logger Education Program Poor	Regional Updates Rick Horton, Minnesota Forest Industries Henry Schienebeck, GLTPA Ray Higgins, MN Timber Producers Association David Nolle, MN Logger Education Program No Opinion

Which presentation was the most beneficial for you?

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* 4. Please add any other feedback regarding the 2025 FRA Lake States Region Fall Meeting.

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* 5. Please list topics / speakers that would be of interest to you at future meetings.

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* 6. Please list any locations that you think might be a good option for future Lake States Region fall meetings.

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* 7. Did the Field Trip meet your expectations?

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No opinion

Which types of facilities would you like to tour in the future?

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* 8. Please tell us about yourself!

FRA Member

Non-Member

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* 9. Which FRA membership category do you (or would you) fit in?

Consuming Mill

Industry Supplier

Trucking Company

Consultant

Landowner / Land Manager

Equipment Company

Other

Other (please specify):