The native beetle is found everywhere tamaracks are found, and it had lived in relative harmony with the Minnesota pine trees for some 14,000 years, since the glaciers retreated from the last ice age.

The state shape is still visible from the air. (Courtesy of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources) The harvested jack pine trees eventually brought in $2,365. More importantly, the tree ...

Retired Department of Natural Resources employee Bill Lockner created a state-shaped forest in northern Minnesota nearly 40 years ago. The harvested jack pine trees eventually brought in $2,365.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources ... The DNR offers guides for identifying the right trees: Jack Pine and Black Spruce. Drop off stations for the cones are available at DNR offices ...