Webinar series: Invasive species in eastern forests
Non-native species are common throughout the eastern United States. Some non-native invasive insects, plants and pathogens affect the ecological and economic values that forests provide. Invasive species are a significant and costly concern for forest productivity in the eastern United States.Forest Service Research and Development is…
#Research, #Invasives, #InvasiveSpecies
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
Aquatic ambassadors
A researcher holds and Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (Rana sierrae) found on the Tahoe National Forest, California. (Forest Service photo by Jamie Hinrichs)
“Some think a frog face is one only a mother could love, but I think they’re cute. And in some ways, they’re both…
#Amphibians, #Frogs, #Aquatic, #AquaticBiodiversity, #AquaticEcosystems, #AquaticRestoration, #NativeFish, #Fish, #Invasives, #InvasiveSpecies, #Endangered, #EndangeredSpecies, #TahoeNationalForest
Spongy Moth
Lymantria dispar adults. Male (bottom right) and female (left) Asian Lymantria dispar shown for comparison. Courtesy photo from bugwood.org, by USDA APHIS PPQ.
The Lymantria dispar dispar is a non-native insect established in 19 states, the District of Columbia, and neighboring parts of eastern Canada. Historically it has been the most destructive pest of oak-dominated hardwood…
#ForestHealth, #ForestHealthProtection, #Insects, #Invasives, #InvasiveSpecies
Invasive Forest Plants
Removing mud and seeds from your shoes can help prevent the spread of invasive plants and animals. (Courtesy photo by Kim Lanahan-Lahti, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry). A New Way to Stop Invasive Pests – Clean Recreation. Read more
Preventing or reducing undesirable impacts of non-native invasive plants is a difficult challenge facing all land managers.…