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Artist Creates Sculpture Featuring the Effects of Emerald Ash Borers on Trees at Soldiers Field Park
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Elongate Hemlock Scale - Another Threat to Vermont's Hemlocks
Hemlock trees in southern Vermont have been threatened with hemlock woolly adelgid for several years. They have also been stressed by drought for two seasons. Recently another stressor has been added to the mix. Elongate hemlock scale (EHS) has been found in stands of hemlock in Windham County, occasionally in conjunction with hemlock woolly adelgid.
Shenandoah: The Hemlock's Last Stand
Just 15 years ago, the eastern hemlock tree, the mighty Redwood of the East, was a scenic highlight of Virginia’s Skyline Drive, creating the shady groves that put Shenandoah National Park on the conservation map.
Now 95% of them are dead, rotting on the forest floor or still standing above the canopy as gray ghosts, with a few scattered survivors living on borrowed time as their attackers literally suck the life out of them.