The Wisconsin Urban Forestry Insider
An electronic newsletter of breaking news and valuable information for the Urban Forest community in Wisconsin and beyond.
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February 28, 2007
This issue's contents:
In the News
- USFS Midwest Urban Forestry Update
- Hemlock Wooly Adelgid Entomopathogen
- Digitized U.S. Forest Service Photo Collection Available
- Earth Day Network's Urban Environment Report
Specifically Wisconsin
- Winter a Good Time to Prune Trees
- Poynette Installs Rubbersidewalks
- Job Opportunity -DNR Natural Resources Educator
Emerald Ash Borer
Tools For Your Job
Conferences & Seminars
- Environment-Focused Charter School Workshops - Four Sites
- Rx For Conifers
- More Conferences and Seminars
USFS Midwest Urban Forestry Update
Lisa Burban, Group Leader of the USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area, provides an update on USDA Forest Service reduction in funding for the Urban and Community Forestry Program and additional national and area news.
USFS Urban Forestry Update (PDF, 117KB)
Hemlock Wooly Adelgid Entomopathogen
University of Vermont researcher Scott Costa has invented a "whey-based fungal micro-factory" technology that may save the eastern hemlock tree species from hemlock wooly adelgid.
Digitized U.S. Forest Service Photo Collection Available
The Forest History Society and the Eastern Region of the USDA Forest Service have made available more than 6,000 Forest Service photographs representing the largest number of searchable historic Forest Service images on the Web.
Forest Service Photo Collection (exit DNR)
Earth Day Network's Urban Environment Report
The Urban Environment Report (UER) scores the current environmental performance of 72 US cities based on over 200 indicators, taking into account those populations which may have greater sensitivity or susceptibility to environmental, health, and social problems through a Vulnerable Population Index (VPI).
Milwaukee was the only Wisconsin community rated.
Urban Environment Report (exit DNR)
Winter a Good Time to Prune Trees
Snow shoveling is not the only winter yard work home and landowners may want to undertake. Winter is a good time for tree pruning, especially on oak trees. Winter pruning greatly reduces the likelihood of spreading oak wilt and other tree diseases and minimizes pruning stress on trees, according to tree health experts.
Poynette Installs Rubbersidewalks
The Village of Poynette has recently installed over 400 square feet of Rubbersidewalks. Poynette joins over 70 cities that are using Rubbersidewalks to solve their sidewalk and tree roots problems, eliminate trip and fall hazards and save money over the next 20 years. The product is proven and tested in both cold and hot climates. Photos and information are available at:
Job Opportunity -DNR Natural Resources Educator
The Wisconsin DNR is accepting applications for a Natural Resources Educator (LTE) to work under the general guidance of the Forestry Program NR Educator. Application Deadline: March 16, 2007
DNR Natural Resources Educator
Emerald Ash Borer Tree Survey Begins In Madison
The search for emerald ash borer in Madison, takes a new turn as state and local crews start felling ash trees in locations around Madison. The City of Madison's Forestry Section in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has developed an emerald ash borer (EAB) program of ongoing education, early detection, response and management plan.
Madison Begins EAB Survey (exit DNR)
New York Helps Maryland in EAB Eradication
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced the State's response to help the State of Maryland eradicate the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), a destructive invasive forest health pest that causes a high rate of mortality in infested native ash trees.
New York Helps Maryland with EAB (exit DNR)
Urban Tree Benefits Webcast
The WDNR and USFS is hosting an informational webcast (online meeting & conference call) titled "An Urban Forest Pilot Project: Mapping & Calculating the Benefits of City Trees" on Tuesday, March 13 at 1 p.m. CST. The hour-long webcast will share the results from a recent mapping project in Middleton, WI. NCDC Imaging & Mapping, American Forests and the DNR will demonstrate the benefits that urban trees provide for stormwater mitigation, water quality improvement, increased carbon sequestration and air pollution reduction. The webcast will illustrate the tree canopy and impervious surface data created, how this is used with CITYgreen software to calculate the dollar value that trees save your city, how green infrastructure connections can be made in the process and how the findings will be used to improve Middleton's urban forest.
Join us for this educational review demonstrating how the application of advanced technology can create simple, yet powerful information that any city can benefit from.
Instructions for calling and logging into the webcast (PDF, 19KB). Contact Ian.Brown@Wisconsin.gov with questions.
Northeast Region Forest Pest Update-February
Topics this month include:
Insects:
- Emerald Ash Borer update
- Gypsy Moth
- Pine Shoot Beetle
Diseases:
- Annosum on the web
- Annosum, Sporax suppliers in WI
- Butternut Canker
Other:
- Hardiness zones have changed over last 15 years
Northeast Region Forest Pest Update (exit DNR)
Environment-Focused Charter School Workshops - Four Sites
Learn about planning and operating environment-focused charter schools at one of four Wisconsin Charter Schools Association. The first workshop will be held from 9:00am to 3:00pm on March 9 (Friday) at Beaver Creek Reserve east of Eau Claire. The Reserve is the site of Wildlands Charter School.
The second and subsequent workshops will be held on March 30 (Friday) at Schmeeckle Reserve near Stevens Point; May 2 (Wednesday) at UW Arboretum, Madison; and May 10 (Thursday) at EAA AirVenture Lodge, Oshkosh. At each workshop, participants will learn about the unique features of "green" charter schools, a integrated environmental curriculum, standards and accountability, and charter partners of sustainable schools.
Environmental-Focused Charter Schools (exit DNR)
Rx For Conifers
Did you know that conifers provide more measurable environmental benefits than deciduous trees? Conifers have the most leaf surface area and therefore are most effective and intercepting rainfall, and are effective at filtering particulate pollution and sequestering CO2. Spruce up your spruces and primp your pines at Morton Arboretum's "Rx for Conifers" scheduled for Friday, March 16, 2007. Morton Arboretum is located in Lisle, IL 30 miles west of Chicago.
More Conferences and 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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