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USDA Seeks Public Input on Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Deregulation of American Chestnut Developed Using Genetic Engineering

August 10, 2021
Kate Forrer

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is inviting public comment on a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement to examine the potential environmental impacts that may result from approving a petition from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry

10 August

Study links active forest management to reduced tick populations

July 27, 2021
Kate Forrer

Active management of forests, including timber harvesting to meet silvicultural objectives, can influence the transmission dynamics of tick-borne diseases such as Lyme, anaplasmosis and babesiosis, according to a new study by a team of University of Maine researchers. Christine Conte, an ecology and environmental sciences student who earned a master’s degree from UMaine in 2019,

27 July

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces Randy Moore as New Forest Service Chief

July 1, 2021
Kate Forrer

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that Randy Moore will serve as the 20th Chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service. “Randy Moore has been a catalyst for change and creativity in carrying out the Forest Service’s mission to sustain the health, diversity and productivity of the nation’s forests and grasslands to

1 July

Forest Products Industry Analysis Reports

June 17, 2021
Kate Forrer

Northeast State Foresters Association and Integrated Natural Resource Solutions LLC, with support from Northern Forest Center, have released the forest products industry analysis reports available for review. Click here for the full report

17 June

May’s Insect and Disease Observations

June 17, 2021
Kate Forrer

Click the link below to view the report! 2021 Forest Health May Observations

17 June

We Are Now in the EAB Flight Season

June 15, 2021
Kate Forrer

The EAB flight season started on June 1st and goes through October 1st and we wanted to remind you to follow the Slow the Spread Recommendations. During this time of year, EAB will be emerging from infested ash trees, logs, and firewood and seeking new host trees and mates. Moving ash during the flight season could spread EAB to currently non

15 June

Bruce and Doreen Jones: Multi-Purpose Parcel

May 14, 2021
Kate Forrer

Bruce and Doreen Jones are the owners of 260 acres in Rochester, VT. They purchased the property a few years ago after moving back to Vermont from California. Since then, the couple has been busy managing their land in different ways to keep it both productive and wild. Bruce and Doreen both lived in Vermont

14 May

Department of Environmental Conservation Releases Updated Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory

May 11, 2021
Kate Forrer

The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) released the latest Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory (1990-2017), which estimates the greenhouse gas emissions across different sectors of the Vermont economy. As in prior years, Vermont’s three largest sources of GHG emissions in 2017 were transportation, building energy use, and agriculture. As shown in Figure 1, Vermont

11 May

April 2021 Market Update from Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation

April 30, 2021
Kate Forrer

Click here for Market Update

30 April

Advocate: Michael Brown and Birdseye Forestry

April 27, 2021
Kate Forrer

Michael Brown is a VWA certified consulting forester from Moretown, VT where he lives with his wife and two kids. He is the founder and forester of his own forestry business, Birdseye Forestry. Located in central Vermont, Michael services mainly the Mad River Valley and parts of the Champlain Valley and Northern Kingdom regions of

27 April