Jan. 16 emerald ash borer webinar: Managing riparian forests before and after
Closeup of an adult emerald ash borer.(USDA Forest Service photo by James Jacobs)
WISCONSIN — The USDA Forest Service Eastern Region State Private, and Tribal Forestry Watershed Team will host an hour-long webinar Thursday, Jan. 16, for land managers, forest health managers and forestland owners to discuss…
#Training, #Invasives, #InvasiveSpecies, #EmeraldAshBorer
Wisconsin community plants trees for Arbor Day
Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Natural Resources Staff Officer Ann Dassow shows students how to plant a tree on Arbor Day at the USDA Forest Service office in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. (USDA Forest Service photo by Veronica Hinke)
WISCONSIN—Elementary school students in Rhinelander,…
#EmeraldAshBorer, #ArborDay, #PlantingTrees
Tribes, Forest Service collaborating to offset invasive species effect on Native American culture
A black ash in a forested wetland that was recently killed by emerald ash borer. Rapid mortality of black ash from emerald ash borer infestation has important cultural and ecological implications. USDA Forest Service photo by Nate Siegert.
MAINE—USDA Forest Service is collaborating with…
tribal, indigenous traditions, #EmeraldAshBorer, #InvasiveSpecies, #Insects, #Science
Alien versus predator
In the last decades, invasive emerald ash borer beetles decimated native ash tree populations across North America. LEFT: An adult emerald ash borer. (Photo courtesy of F.W. Ravlin, Michigan State University) CENTER: An emerald ash borer larva in an ash log. (USDA Forest Service photo by…
#EmeraldAshBorer, #NorthernResearchStation, ash trees
Grant restores beetle-plagued tribal forest
EAB galleries formed under the bark of an ash tree. Once hatched, EAB larvae eat their way through the tree’s vascular tissues in a meandering pattern that ultimately affects the tree’s ability to move nutrients and water from the roots to the crown, effectively killing the tree. Courtesy photo by Angello…
tribal, #Restoration, #InvasiveSpecies, #EmeraldAshBorer
Ash protection collaborative across the Wabanaki [VIDEO]
MAINE—The Eastern Region’s most recent FS Talks highlighted a unique collaborative effort to save and effectively manage brown ash (or black ash) from the destructive emerald ash borer.While established populations of emerald ash borer have been present in the Midwest for a couple of decades, the insect only reached the state of Maine in recent years and is not widespread…