Forests
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NASA’s Earth Observatory posted a striking pair of pictures recently showing the massive defoliation caused by gypsy moth caterpillars in Rhode Island. It’s amazing to me how much damage the caterpillars were able to do to the tree canopy there in just a month. You can read about it and see the pictures in more…
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CityLab from The Atlantic magazine had an interesting story this week about how the South manages wildfires and how California could benefit from our experience. The basic difference is that the South uses controlled burns to undergrowth using low-intensity flames along carefully planned control lines. In the West, historically all fire has been suppressed, leaving to…
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The Capital Weather Gang posted a very interesting story this week about one impact of the mild winter on forests in New England. The lack of really cold conditions (due in part to the strong El Niño that just ended) allowed millions of gypsy moth eggs to survive. When spring arrived, they hatched and infested…
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The Washington Post had an article this week about the “Holy Oak” located in Basking Ridge, NJ, which is estimated to be over 600 years old. It is the oldest white oak in the US and possibly the world. The tree is slowly dying, and the residents are mourning the loss of a tree with…
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Need information about bugs, fungi, weeds and other staff that might be getting between you and a healthy forest? Register now for a Forest Health & Invasive Species Workshop to take place June 30, 2016 in Talbot County, Georgia. Attached is a flyer with information. To register please e-mail solomob@fvsu.edu.
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According to the Weather Channel, ongoing drought conditions have contributed to the 29 million tree deaths in California, a number that is still on the rise. In addition to millions of oak trees in the state being killed off by sudden oak death disease, bark beetles have also played a large role in taking out…
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A new website which collects information on wildfire in the Southeast is now available at https://southernwildfire.net/. This website collects information on wildfire research geared towards Southeastern wildfires as well as shares success stories on dealing with forest fires. It includes information on SouthWRAP, the Southern Wildfire Risk Assessment online mapping tool, an evaluation tool for assessing your…