Minnesota Sustainable Foraging Task Force

Date/Time	Location	Meeting Materials	Audio/Video
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 10:00am	Capitol - Room G23	Agenda - TBD	TBD
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 10:00am	Capitol - Room G23	Agenda - TBD	TBD
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 11:00am	Capitol - Room G23	Agenda - TBD	TBD
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 10:00am	Capitol - Room G23	Agenda - TBD	TBD
Thursday, December 11, 2025 6:30pm	Remote via Zoom; Zoom Link will be provided here 3 days in advance	Agenda Including Questions From Task Force Public Listening Session This meeting is intended to facilitate public testimony to the Task Force. The focus of this listening session is central Minnesota. Task Force members will share some of their questions, which are also outlined in the agenda. If you would like to provide testimony to the Task Force, please email nick.nero@lcc.mn.gov no later than 12/10/2025. Please note that testimony may be limited to 3-minutes to ensure time for all interested testifiers.	Please note that this event will not be livestreamed. A recording of this listening session will be posted once it has concluded.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 11:30am	Remote via Zoom	Agenda Including Questions From Task Force Public Listening Session This meeting is intended to facilitate public testimony to the Task Force. The focus of this listening session is central Minnesota. Task Force members will share some of their questions, which are also outlined in the agenda. If you would like to provide testimony to the Task Force, please email nick.nero@lcc.mn.gov no later than 12/2/2025. Please note that testimony may be limited to 3-minutes to ensure time for all interested testifiers.	Recording
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 10:00am	Capitol - Room G23	Agenda November 18th, 2025 - Meeting Minutes Sustainable Foraging Task Force Slide Deck DNR Follow Up Foraging Permit Application Washington County Parks Foraging Permits Washington County Foraging Wisconsin Regulated Species Wisconsin Seed Collecting Permit Washington County and Wisconsin Laws/Regulations	Livestream Link
Thursday, November 20, 2025 3:00pm	Remote via Zoom	Agenda Including Questions From Task Force Public Listening Session This meeting is intended to facilitate public testimony to the Task Force. The focus of this listening session is southern Minnesota. Task Force members will share some of their questions, which are also outlined in the agenda. If you would like to provide testimony to the Task Force, please email nick.nero@lcc.mn.gov no later than 11/19/2025. Please note that testimony may be limited to 3-minutes to ensure time for all interested testifiers.	Recording
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 8:30am	Remote via Zoom	Agenda Including Questions From Task Force Public Listening Session This meeting is intended to facilitate public testimony to the Task Force. The focus of this listening session is northern Minnesota. Task Force members will share some of their questions, which are also outlined in the agenda. If you would like to provide testimony to the Task Force, please email nick.nero@lcc.mn.gov no later than 11/18/2025. Please note that testimony may be limited to 3-minutes to ensure time for all interested testifiers.	Recording
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 1:00pm	Capitol - Room G23	Agenda Including Questions From Task Force Public Listening Session This meeting is intended to facilitate public testimony to the Task Force. Members of the public may speak on any topic they choose. Task Force members will share some of their questions, which are also outlined in the agenda. If you would like to provide testimony to the Task Force, please email nick.nero@lcc.mn.gov no later than 11/17/2025. Please note that testimony may be limited to 3-minutes to ensure time for all interested testifiers.	Recording
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 10:00am	Capitol - Room G23	Agenda October 21, 2025 - Meeting Minutes Sustainable Foraging Task Force Slide Deck Food Law Gone Wild: The Law of Foraging DNR Responses to Task Force Questions from Angela Gupta Foraging Research from Peter Martignacco Driscoll Written Testimony Stackhouse Written Testimony Recommendation Ideas	Livestream Link
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 10:00am	Capitol - Room G23	Agenda October 8, 2025 - Meeting Minutes Sustainable Foraging Task Force Slide Deck Michigan State University Presentation Urban Forestry and Urban Greening Foraging and Harvesting on State Lands Washington County Foraging	Livestream Link Part 1 Livestream Link Part 2
Monday, October 20, 2025 10:00am	Fort Snelling Tour	Agenda Fort Snelling Directions Informational meeting only. No business will be conducted. Members of the public are welcome to attend. We encourage you to RSVP to Nick Nero (nick.nero@lcc.mn.gov) so we can get an approximate head count.	Please note that this event will not be livestreamed.
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 12:00pm	Capitol - Room G23	Agenda September 9, 2025 - Meeting Minutes Sustainable Foraging Task Force Slide Deck DNR Presentation Foraging Laws Sustainable Foraging Task Force Charter	Livestream Link
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 10:00am	Capitol - Room G23	Agenda August 20, 2025 - Meeting Minutes Minnesota Foraging Laws and Regulations Wisconsin State Laws for Foraging Symbiotic Harvest: Human Mushroom Foraging and it's Impact on Public Land Symbiotic Harvest Presentation Switzerland Study Factors relating to successful commercial development Naturalness in Designated Wildnerness Virginia Department of Forestry	Livestream Link
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 12:00pm	Capitol - Room G23	Agenda Sustainable Foraging Task Force August Meeting Outline Task Force Summary of Foraging Rules Foraging on State Lands Presentation to Task Force Foraging on State Forest Land	Livestream Link

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