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A New Disease Summer 2023 Knots and Bolts Knots and Bolts
WEBThis map shows the spread of beech leaf disease in the Northeast through February 2023. Courtesy of Cleveland Metroparks, USDA Forest Service, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry. Beech bark disease, a complex ailment involving a scale insect and two species of Nectria fungi, arrived in North America more than a century ago.
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Exploring the Intersection of Climate Change… Spring 2021
WEBThe Impact of an Extreme Rain Event on a Headwater Stream in Maine’s Western Mountains. In “At Chapman Brook” (Spring 2021), author Catherine Schmitt describes the important connections between forests and the health of our waterways.The article mentions an extreme rain event that led to severe erosion in a stream upstream …
Forests to Water Series Northern Woodlands
WEBThis special series from Northern Woodlands magazine explores the various connections between forests and water, with a focus on community-based efforts that support watershed health and resilience to climate change.. Articles in the series foster learning across boundaries, highlighting conservation and working forest projects in the Penobscot, …
Keeping Dead Wood Autumn 2022 Articles Forest Insights
WEBKeeping Dead Wood. This cavity tree at the Andrews Community Forest in Richmond, Vermont (conserved by the Vermont Land Trust), provides nesting and denning habitat for a variety of bird and mammal species. Photo by Allaire Diamond. Dead wood, also called woody debris, woody material, or even necromass, is a normal and natural …
Invasive Earthworms Rediscovered in Northern… Winter 2021
WEBUniversity of Maine researchers recently discovered invasive earthworms from Europe in Aroostook County, Maine timberlands, in what they say is the first reported sighting of the creatures in northern Maine forests since 1979. The finding raises concerns that the worms may cause changes in the forest ecosystem, from a slowing of tree
A Landowner’s Guide to Managing Your Woods
WEBHow to Maintain a Small Acreage for Long-Term Health, Biodiversity, and High-Quality Timber Production, by Anne Larkin Hansen, Mike Severson, and Dennis L. Waterman. Make the most of your forested property and increase your enjoyment of your woods through building wildlife blinds, marking trails, sustainably harvesting timber, …
Dragonfly Larvae as Indicators of Environmental… Summer 2021
WEBDragonfly Larvae as Indicators of Environmental Health. Dragonfly larvae have long been considered an indicator of good water quality because many species require clear, clean water to thrive. Finding any of those species in a water body suggests that the water is healthy. Now a nationwide citizen science project led by a Dartmouth College
What Is Forest Fragmentation and Why Is It A… Autumn 2014
WEBThese wide-ranging effects all stem from two basic problems: fragmentation increases isolation between forest communities and it increases so-called edge effects. When a forest becomes isolated, the movement of plants and animals is inhibited. This restricts breeding and gene flow and results in long-term population decline.
Fungal Disease Plagues Porcupines Autumn 2020 Discoveries
WEBPorcupines are quite common across the northern tier of the United States, but scientists at the New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory have discovered a crippling fungal disease that is often fatal, and it could have implications for the long-term health of porcupine populations in the region. As part of a study of porcupine mortality
Balsam Woolly Adelgid: A Foe to Firs The Outside Story
WEBFeeding by balsam woolly adelgid can cause significant damage and mortality in both cultivated firs and forested trees. On tree farms, balsam woolly adelgid can be effectively controlled with insecticides. There are no known effective controls, however, for forested settings. Several natural enemies, including predatory beetles and parasitic
The Battle to Save Hemlock Winter 2023 Knots and Bolts Kno
WEBThis past June, the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation; The University of Vermont Extension; Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife; and Atowi Project released a new publication, Management Guide for Eastern Hemlock Conservation in Vermont.This comprehensive guide includes information that’s useful for forest …
In Theory and in Practice: What Makes a Good… Winter 2013
WEBA wall of saplings, well overhead, bifurcated two habitats, a deer mouse’s pick-pock tracks undulating the border. “Look how thick this is. This cut was 2007, the field 2012. Five years gives you young forest, and this is lousy soil, all pasture back in the day, not crops.”. He bent one of the taller saplings, sniffing.
Green Woods, Clear Waters
WEBA great blue heron feeds along the Missisquoi River, which flows through the middle of a vast wetland complex. One of the largest great blue heron nesting colonies in Vermont is located within the refuge; however, the increasing American bald eagle population has disrupted heron nesting success in recent years.
Drip Tips and Lance-shaped Leaves The Outside Story
WEBDrip Tips and Lance-shaped Leaves. Illustration by Adelaide Tyrol. The shape that tree leaves take is mostly an adaptation to shade and sun; leaves are tailored to optimize the production of food and oxygen under conditions that range from parched desert to lush rainforest. After all, that is the primary purpose of leaves: to feed the tree.
How do Trees Survive Winter Cold
WEBTo survive winter cold, a tree begins its preparations in late summer as day length shortens. Cold acclimation occurs gradually and includes a number of physiological changes in leaves, stems, and roots. And while fall color seems to get all the attention, it’s what trees do later in autumn that is the most stunning, if harder to see.
Can You Take Too Much Sap From A Tree
WEBThe stock answer is no, as long as you don’t overdo it: use the smaller “health” spouts, follow conservative tapping guidelines, give the tree a year off if it looks stressed. As proof that sugaring is sustainable, we point to some of the trees in our sugarbush that have been tapped for close to a hundred years and are better off for it.
Woods Whys: How Do Trees Heal Wounds on Trunks… Winter 2015
WEBTrees are built in layers of cells that are bound by rigid walls in a modular, compartmented way. This structure dictates their wound response. During each annual growth period, trees build their trunks and branches outward from a layer of actively dividing cells. Increments of new wood are added in a cone shape, enveloping the previous year
Teacher’s Guide Spring 2011 Northern Woodlands Goes to …
WEB1. Invertebrates Beneath Your Feet PLT Nature’s Recyclers (K-6) Cast of Thousands (Forest Ecology high school module) WILD Which Niche? ME English Language Arts A, D, E, H Science and Technology B, J NH English Language Arts 1, 2, 5, 6 Science 2b, 3a, 6d NY CDOS 3 Managing Information MST 1 Scientific Inquiry
Fo the Health of the Land & The River of… Wood Lit Wood Lit
WEBby Aldo Leopold Island Press, 1999 & The University of Wisconsin Press, 1991 . I first read Aldo Leopold’s Sand County Almanac in 1971; every year since, I’ve scanned it, quoted from it, lost it, bought it again, moved it, traveled with it, given it as presents, worn it out, loaned it out, and reread it. In the past month, I’ve found two books of previously …
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