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.
Spongy moths Are Reappearing in New England
Last year’s dry spring, coupled with a stretch of dry weather this year, has helped to fuel the resurgence of the spongy moth caterpillar, a furry nuisance blamed for defoliating an estimated 9 million acres from Maine to Maryland in 1981
WOMEN OWNING WOODLANDS!: BBQ & Book Club
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Women Owning Woodlands is excited to invite you to a BBQ and Book Club event this summer!
Forest Tent Caterpillar Populations Are on the Rise
This spring we’ve had reports that populations of the native forest tent caterpillar (FTC)
are building in Windham, Windsor, Franklin, Lamoille, Orleans, and Rutland Counties. The
window of concern is May and June when the FTC larvae are actively feeding. Although caterpillar
development seems ahead of normal this year, there should be several more weeks
before they...
To Tame A 'Wave' Of Invasive Bugs, Park Service Introduces Predator Beetles
The forest at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is sick, infected by invasive bugs and plants. Matt Moore, Kaleb Lique Naitove and Emily Baird of the National Park Service are some of the field medics trying to keep it alive.