Vermont Woodlands Resources
Forestry Professionals: Climate Change
10 Recommendations to help you manage Ash in your woods in the face of EAB and Climate Change
Ash is an important part of the forests in the Northeast. If you are lucky to have ash trees in your woods, they bring unique assets. Sadly, ash species are facing attack by the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), an invasive wood-boring insect…
July 2020 Forest Health Insect and Disease Observations report
| Date:August 7, 2020July continued to follow the warming trend, with higher temperatures and similar rainfall as the previous year. Statewide temperatures averaged 71°F, which was 2°F warmer than last year. Statewide precipitation averaged 3.93 inches, which was 0.54 inches more than July of last…
March 2020 Forest Health Insect and Disease Observations report
Vermonters faced a short and mild winter of 2019-2020, compared to years past. From December 1 to February 29, statewide temperatures averaged 23°F, which was four degrees warmer than the winter of 2018– 2019. Average precipitation across the state was 9.47 inches,…