Minnesota Forest Industries

Minnesota Forest Industries (MFI) is an association representing the state's forest products companies. MFI members encourage, conservation, proper forest management and industry development that fosters sound environmental stewardship, multiple use of timber lands and sustainable, long-term timber supply. MFI members include: Boise Paper; Hedstrom Lumber Company; Minnesota Power; Norbord Minnesota; Potlatch Corporation; Sappi Fine Paper; UPM Blandin Paper Mill; Verso Paper, Sartell Mill. L-R: Ray Higgins, Minnesota Forest Industries, Hayden Hardel, Carl Hardel, and Mason Hardel with the family's brand new Fat Albert Blue Spruce, courtesy of McDonald's Restaurants and MFI. Linda Rauner of Circle Pines won the tree and decided to have it planted at the home of her daughter and son-in-law's family, the Hardels. L-R: Sue Revering, Bernie Revering, and Ray Higgins of Minnesota Forest Industries with the Princeton Gold Maple tree the Reverings won at McDonald's. The tree was planted Monday July 19th. McDonald's Arbor Day winner Ruth Lee Bertrand (M) of Red Wing chose a red splendor crab apple tree to be planted in her yard. Joining Bertrand at the planting were Ray Higgins (L) of Minnesota Forest Industries and Lori Hoeft representing McDonald's Restaurants. Tree winner Eleanor Eskuri of Moose Lake (M) is joined by Ray Higgins of MFI (R) and Don Kooiman of Spring Fresh Garden Center as Eskuri's brand new Japense lilac was planted. Zac Paine (M) of Parkers Prairie, his mother Rebecca, and MFI's Ray Higgins with the brand honeycrisp apple tree Paine won in the McDonald's Arbor Day contest.