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2026 Guest Speaker Nominations

Dovetail Partners invites guest speakers to participate in monthly team meetings. It's an opportunity for speakers to share their insights, expertise, ideas, and experiences with us. We are currently seeking recommendations for our 2026 guest speakers.

If you know of anyone that should be nominated to be a guest speaker or you would like to nominate yourself please click the button below to fill out our nomination form!

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Katheryn Fernholz, President of Dovetail Partners to attend FOREST 2025

the 83rd session of the UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (COFFI)

FOREST 2025, the 83rd session of the UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (COFFI) is scheduled for November 4-6, 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland. This high-level gathering at the Palais des Nations will bring together forestry professionals, policymakers and industry stakeholders from across the region to advance dialogue on sustainable forest management and wood-product sectors. Sessions will cover topics from climate resilience to innovation in forest-based industries, alongside meetings of COFFI’s specialist teams and thematic workshops.

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Fire in MN Forests: The role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Radio Series By: Mark Jacobs

Dovetail Associate and radio show producer Mark Jacobs is helping bring important forest conversations to the airwaves through his work with KAXE’s “Fires in MN Forests” series. In a recent episode, Ben Benoit from the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe shared how Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) plays a key role in fire mitigation and forest health, from fostering regeneration and medicinal plant growth to preventing catastrophic wildfires. Through this series, Mark and the KAXE team highlight how Indigenous knowledge and modern science can come together to create more resilient Minnesota forests.

Click Here to listen to: Fire in MN Forests: The role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge

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Click Here to View/Listen to All of Marks Episodes on the KAXE Morning Show

Updates & Recaps

Elizabeth Woodworth - Sustainable Woody Biomass

Check out our latest video featuring guest speaker and Dovetail board member, Elizabeth Woodworth! Elizabeth is the Founder & CEO of Wood & Co. Consulting. In our team meeting, she shared valuable insights on woody biomass, covering global and domestic policy, environmental impact, and emerging opportunities. In her words, “Wood from forests needs to be used sustainably in order for forests to be maintained as forests."

Watch the Recording Here!

Q3 Bioenergy Update: A U.S. Outlook Webinar

This webinar provided an update on the latest developments in bioenergy, featuring insights from Dovetail Partners’ report. Kathryn Fernholz and Jim Bowyer, Ph.D., discussed the opportunities and the future outlooks for biomass, especially regarding liquid fuels for commercial transportation, as well as the challenges for biomass in both energy and industrial chemical markets over the long term.

Watch the Webinar Recording Here!

Reflection of the 2025 Biochar Conference

Reflection By: Brad Matlack

Photo By: Harry Groot

"Presenting our project results to a gathering of biochar enthusiasts was a great way to get some feedback on our project. And sharing the time with long time farmer friend Steve Risacher from Carlton county was a bonus. Steve is progressive and innovative in his approach to beef farming and letting him talk about his part in our project was very rewarding. Meeting a few peers in the biochar for soil health realm was also a great way to compare a few thoughts about our 2nd year results."

Click Here to View the Biochar Project StoryMap

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