The Wisconsin Urban Forestry Insider
An electronic newsletter of breaking news and valuable information for the Urban Forest community in Wisconsin and beyond.
La Crosse, Wisconsin EAB Awareness Week.
Submitted by City Forester Pat Bonadurer.
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June 5, 2008
This issue's contents:
In the News
Specifically Wisconsin
- Opinions Needed
- Lawn Watering Restricted - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Sprayed Areas Have Fewer Gypsy Moths -Green Bay Press Gazette
Emerald Ash Borer
- Wisconsin EAB Newsletter
- Hostile Flora Pushing Out Native Plants - The Enquirer
- Researchers Developing Ash Borer-Resistant Trees
- Violent Rupture of Maple Bats - The Canadian Press
- Researchers Focus on Natural Predators - Pallet Enterprise
Tools For Your Job
- South Central & Southeast Region Forest Health Update
- UW-Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic Update
- Job Opportunity - Parks & Forestry Operations Manager
- West Central Forest Health
- LEAFlet - Summer, 2008
Conferences & Seminars
- WAA Summer Workshop
- Tree Root Development in Urban Soils
- Wisconsin Project WILD, Project Learning Tree, Project WET
- More Conferences & Seminars
Allison Tree Care Receives Grant
Allison Tree Care, Inc., of Verona, Wis., received a $43,000 competitive grant from the USDA Forest Service to gather information about the latest techniques available to effectively detect internal wood decay and defects in standing trees. This will improve the safety of tree care company or municipal workers that need to remove damaged or dying street trees. In addition, these new techniques could provide opportunities to recover more usable wood from removed trees. Allison will then develop educational materials to share with industry and local communities.
Allison Tree Care receives grant [exit DNR]
New Climate Report Foresees Big Changes - The New York Times
The rise in concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from human activities is influencing climate patterns and vegetation across the United States and will significantly disrupt water supplies, agriculture, forestry and ecosystems for decades, a new federal report says.
Climate Related Changes [exit DNR]
Opinions Needed
The LEAF Program, Wisconsin's K-12 Forestry Education Program, is creating a new resource for teachers - an urban tree key. One of LEAF's most popular resources is it's Tree ID Key. The key only includes Wisconsin's native forest trees, so its use is limited in town. We know we can't possibly include them all, but we would like to create an urban tree key to give teachers and students the chance to identify the most common urban trees. Please take a few minutes and create a list of the 10 most common trees in your community (not just street trees). In addition, include any attention-getters that people are curious about, even if they are not common.
Send your list and the name of your community to Sarah Gilbert
Check out LEAF's current tree id resources [exit DNR]
Lawn Watering Restricted - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Waukesha County communities of Waukesha and Brookfield have strengthened lawn-watering restrictions to protect their underground water sources, and violators can expect to give up some green if they insist on keeping lawns that same deep color.
Sprayed Areas Have Fewer Gypsy Moths -Green Bay Press Gazette
About 52 acres in Legion Park and near St. Norbert College were sprayed for gypsy moths last year, but De Pere city forester Don Melichar said the area didn't need the same treatment this year.
Wisconsin EAB Newsletter
Current information on Wisconsin EAB efforts are reported in the May, 2008 issue of the EAB newsletter.
Hostile Flora Pushing Out Native Plants - The Enquirer
Death of ash trees by borers might alter Ohio's ecosystem. Kathleen Knight, a research ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service fears that the emerald ash borer will trigger dramatic changes in Ohio's forests - beyond killing millions of ash trees. They also might help invasive plants thrive in sun-drenched areas that were once kept in shade.
Pushing Native Plants Out [exit DNR]
Researchers Developing Ash Borer-Resistant Trees
In the search for an EAB-resistant ash tree, researchers from Ohio and Michigan are teaming up.
Ash Boer-Resistant Trees [exit DNR]
Violent Rupture of Maple Bats - The Canadian Press
Rex Hudler never hit with a maple bat during his career but he's seen enough of them explode in recent years as a broadcaster to become concerned about their continued usage in the majors.
"It's a real concern for us," said Rick Redman, a spokesman for Louisville Slugger. "In light of possibly making some changes to maple bats, whether it would be to the specifications of how they were to be made or if there was a ban, they're going to have to take into consideration that ash wood is threatened right now."
Researchers Focus on Natural Predators - Pallet Enterprise
After causing millions of dollars in damage to ash trees and other trees in the Midwest, the emerald ash borer (EAB) is spreading to the East. The good news is that efforts to combat EAB have borne some fruit. Researchers have found promising natural predators that could help limit future EAB outbreaks. Additionally, a new chemical insecticide called Tree-age should be available this summer for treating individual trees.
South Central & Southeast Region Forest Health Update
Topics in this update:
- Ash Leaf Drop
- Anthracnose
- Aborted hard maple seed crop
- EAB purple traps
- Eastern tent caterpillar
- Gypsy moth updates
Forest Health Update [PDF, 136KB]
UW-Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic Update
UW-Extension/Madison Plant Disease Diagnostic (PDDC) receives plant samples from around the state. The following diseases/disorders have been identified at the PDDC during the past two weeks.
Job Opportunity - Parks & Forestry Operations Manager
The City of Waukesha (pop. 67,000) Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department is seeking a highly motivated and experienced professional to perform in the capacity of Parks & Forestry Operations Manager. This is a key leadership position responsible for managing primarily through supervisory staff the daily maintenance operations and personnel of the Parks & Forestry Division and serves as City Forester and Fleet Manager.
Job opportunity scroll to bottom of page
LEAFlet - Summer, 2008
The summer edition of LEAFlet, the quarterly publication of LEAF, the Wisconsin K-12 Forestry Education Program is available. LEAF is your source for the lastest in forestry education and resources. LEAF connects formal and non-formal educators in Wisconsin with quality forestry education materials.
West Central Region Forest Pest Update
Topics covered by Todd Lanigan
- Insects:
- Pine Spittlebug
- Diseases:
- Leaf/Needle Diseases
- Pine Gall Rusts
- Cedar-Apple Rust
- Other:
- Pesticide Website
West Central Region Forest Pest Update [PDF, 191KB]
Tree Root Development in Urban Soils
The Morton Arboretum and the International Society of Arboriculture are proud to announce, The Landscape Below Ground III Conference is scheduled for October 6-8, 2008 at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL. The conference provides a forum for presentation of the latest research and management practices in all aspects of tree root development in urban soils.
Conference schedule [exit DNR]
WAA Summer Workshop
The Wisconsin Arborist Association summer workshop will be held Thursday, July 10, 2008 at Regner Park in West Bend. Visit the WAA website for program information. Secure on-line registration will be available Monday June 9th.
WAA Summer Workshop [exit DNR]
Wisconsin Project WILD, Project Learning Tree, Project WET
PreK-12 formal and nonformal educators and youth leaders are invited to be trained to use these national award-winning environmental education materials. These activity guides and Wisconsin-specific educational materials are provided through workshops designed by our statewide network of environmental education professionals. Workshops are interactive, educational and hands-on to enable immediate use of the materials.
More Conferences & Seminars
For more conferences and seminars check out WDNR's Urban Forest website.
About the Insider
The Wisconsin Urban Forestry Insider is intended as a quick networking tool for all people actively working in the area of urban and community forestry, especially in the state of Wisconsin.
Items that cannot wait for our quarterly print newsletter, Wisconsin Urban & Community Forests, will appear here.
The Insider is produced biweekly by the Urban and Community Forestry program of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison, Wisconsin. Past issues will be archived on the UF pages on the WDNR web site.
We are happy to accept your suggestions and contributions. Send them to the editor, at Laura.Wyatt@Wisconsin.gov. Or call her: 608/267-0568.
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