It’s hard to think about forest fires in the Southeast this year with all the rain we have had, but it was not that many years ago that fires were a terrible reality. I remember walking out of my office in northeast GA smelling the smoke in 2016 from the…
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Here is a 5-minute video that describes how warming temperatures in cities is increasing the number of insect pests there and affecting the health of tree canopies. Here is the description of the video: Cities often experience higher temperatures than rural areas in a phenomenon known as the urban heat…
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IFAS/University of Florida is offering a series of webinars this spring on preparing for and recovering from hurricanes and other weather disasters. The next one up is a webinar on preparing for hurricanes for forest landowners. It will be on June 3 at 2 pm ET. Just in time for…
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Another interesting article I read this week was a story about how researchers from Michigan State University compared land in South Carolina that had been used for farming with land without a history of agriculture. By working to restore longleaf pine habitats on both types of plots, the team could…
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With the devastation to many Southeastern forests and woodlots from recent hurricanes, growers need to know how to prepare for the next storm. The UF/IFAS Extension is providing a series of three webinars on building a resilient system, preparing for the storm, and recovering from the storm that can help…
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A new fire-mapping online tool is now available for the Southeast. It enables resource managers to improve their regional or local approaches to managing wildfire risk and fire management needs through targeted prescribed burns and training. Fire management helps improve forest ecosystem health, increases timber values, reduces the risk of…
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Ghost forests are areas of trees that were once alive but have died standing in place due to changing conditions like saltier soils or rising water levels. A new study of ghost forests along the East Coast by Rutgers University scientists link the increase in ghost forests to rising sea…
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