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Plant Communications

Cornell Researchers Find Plants CommunicateChemical Messages Protect Themselves and Neighboring Plants from Pests http://www.landscapeonlin

Started by Carl DuPoldt

0 Feb 21, 2017

Urban Forest Webinars - US Forest Service

Urban Forest Connections Webinar Serieshttps://www.fs.fed.us/research/urban-webinars/?utm_source=%2BFebuary%2BUrban%2BForest%2BConnections%…

Started by Carl DuPoldt

0 Feb 10, 2017

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Fact Sheet

Adelges tsugae , the hemlock woolly adelgid, is a fluid-feeding insect that feeds on hemlock trees throu ghout eastern North America, inclu…

Started by Carl DuPoldt

0 Oct 22, 2016

"Funding for Floodplain Restoration"

"Funding for Floodplain Restoration"Today's webinar recording, slides, materials, and certificates of attendance will be emailed to attende…

Started by Carl DuPoldt

0 Sep 1, 2016

Drones to monitor trees in CA

In drought, drones help California farmers save every drophttps://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/drones-meet-drought-in-skies-o…

Started by Alicia Rose

0 Aug 30, 2016

Invasive Species Distribution in USA

A Big-Picture View of the Invasive Plant Problem http://www.forestthreats.org/news/in-the-news/a-big-picture-view-of-the-invasive-plant-pr

Started by Carl DuPoldt

0 Aug 29, 2016

Woods in your back yard

Woods In Your Backyard Forest Field Day Aug. 17 In Clearfield County The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and the Forests For The Ba…

Started by Carl DuPoldt

0 Aug 12, 2016

Is this Dutch Elm Disease?

[Submitted by Stephen Kutney] This is a picture of one of four Princeton Elms that I planted. The Princeton Elm is said to be highly resist…

Started by Peter Smallidge

3 Jul 20, 2016
Reply by Stephen Kutney

Chesapeake Forest Champion Contest - Submission Deadline August 18, 2016.

Chesapeake Forest Champion Contest - Submission Deadline August 18, 2016. http://www.forestsforthebay.org/files/ChesForChamp16.pdf The Alli…

Started by Carl DuPoldt

0 Jul 15, 2016

HUBBARD BROOK: The Story of a Forest Ecosystem Holmes and Likens 2016

A new book on the classic ongoing (50+ years) study of forest ecology. The research was ongoing and set the baseline for our understanding…

Started by Lewis E. Ward

0 Jul 6, 2016

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Replanting after timber harvest with climate change in mind

Started by Ben T. in Woodlot Management. Last reply by Patrik Schumann on Tuesday. 1 Reply

Hi Everyone,I’ve been wondering what tree species are going to thrive over the next 50+ years as the climate warms in New York and I’m curious if folks are enhancing plantings of particular tree species for future commercial harvest with warmer and…Continue

Rust Colored Hemlock Bark

Started by Carl Albers in Woodlot Management Dec 31, 2023. 0 Replies

Picture of a hemlock with rust colored bark.  When I cut a nearby tree, also with rust colored bark, it was infested with HWA.  Attached picture shows a Logrite ATV arch in use.Continue

Rust Colored Hemlock Bark

Started by Carl Albers in Woodlot Management Dec 31, 2023. 0 Replies

The hemlocks in my woodlots have been infested with hemlock wooley adelgid (HWA) for at least three years now.  Lately I've noticed some of them having a rust colored bark and I wonder if this is normal and that I just didn't notice it previously? …Continue

How to control mature white pine and hemlock to allow enrichment planting of hardwoods

Started by Peter Smallidge in Woodlot Management Nov 28, 2023. 0 Replies

I had a question about control of mature white pine and hemlock to improve sunlight for enrichment planting of hardwoods.  Following is my response, but I would like to know if anyone else has any experiences to share with control of these to…Continue

Story in Northern Woodlands Magazine on Deer Impacts

Started by Brett Chedzoy in Woodlot Management Aug 8, 2023. 0 Replies

This Spring we had an opportunity to speak with writer John Litvaitis about the big picture of deer impacts on the hardwood forests of the Northeast.  I posted the original story from the summer edition of Northern Woodlands to the…Continue

Ash blonding effect on lumber quality

Started by Jeff Joseph in Woodlot Management. Last reply by Jeff Joseph May 5, 2023. 2 Replies

Question: In Peter Smallidge's most recent "Ask a Professional" column for NYFOA's Forest Owner magazine he stated that some log buyers will reject ash that shows outward signs of "blonding" on the bark. Is this because the wood will change…Continue

The American Chestnut: A New Frontier in Gene Editing

Started by Brett Chedzoy in Woodlot Management May 2, 2023. 0 Replies

https://www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/policy/042823/the-american-chestnutInteresting discussion the difference between efforts with the American Chestnut and other…Continue

Growing Black Locust for Pleasure and Profit

Started by Brett Chedzoy in Woodlot Management Apr 20, 2023. 0 Replies

In early March I was invited to present on the opportunities for growing black locust as a timber cash crop at the Rural Landowner Conference in Allegany County.  Ryan Trapani from the Catskill Forest Owners Association asked afterwards if I would…Continue

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