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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The Wisconsin DNR Urban Forestry staff and two supervisors recently spent two days visiting communities in southern Michigan and northern Ohio to learn firsthand how communities are responding to emerald ash borer infestation. The group met with representatives of eight communities, each employing an assortment of management options to address staggering tree mortality and critical wood utilization issues. Several recurrent themes emerged as communities shared lessons they have learned. EAB Lessons Learned [PDF, 102KB] |
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September 20, 2007
This issue's contents:
In the News
- October is National NeighborWoods Month
- New Ground on Tree Liability - The Washington Post
- NUCFAC Grant Pre-Proposal Deadline Extended
- Forestry Grants Helps Greensburg Kansas Kansas City News item
Specifically Wisconsin
- WDNR Officials Tour Michigan Communities - K & G Publishing
- Job Opportunity: Forestry Technicians - Emerald Ash Borer Detection Survey
Emerald Ash Borer
Tools For Your Job
- Northeast Region Forest Pest Update - 9/18/07
- Does Your School Need Trees?
- Urban Stormwater Resource Available
Conferences & Seminars
- i-Tree Training in Michigan October 18 & 19, 2007
- Early Detection of Invasive Pests - USDA Webcast
- More Conferences & Seminars
October is National NeighborWoods Month
NeighborWoods Month is a united campaign to celebrate trees and raise awareness for the value of urban forests. During October, tree advocates across the U.S. will engage thousands of volunteers in stewardship events and educational programs, communicating a shared message that trees are essential to the health and livability of communities.
NeighborWoods Month [exit DNR]
New Ground on Tree Liability - The Washington Post
Who pays if your neighbor's tree damages your house? The Virginia Supreme Court has weighed in on the contentious issue with a decision that overturns a nearly 70-year-old precedent. Now, for the first time, homeowners can sue to force a neighbor to cut back branches or roots or take out the tree altogether if it poses a risk of "actual harm" or an "imminent danger" to their houses, the court ruled. Tree owners can now be held liable for any damage caused by the tree.
NUCFAC Grant Pre-Proposal Deadline Extended
The deadline has been extended to October 12, 2007 for the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC) pre-proposals for the 2008 Challenge Cost-Share Grant program. Approximately $1 million in grants will be awarded for urban and community forestry projects that have a national or widespread significance in their impact or application. Grant funds are made available through the USDA.
NUCFAC 2008 Challenge Cost-Sharing Grants [exit DNR]
Forestry Grants Helps Greensburg, Kansas
The F-5 tornado that hit Greensburg, Kansas, on May 4 destroyed over 95 percent of the community, including its trees. On July 13, the US Forestry Service Rocky Mountain Region State and Private Forestry awarded $25,000 to the Kansas Forest Service (KFS) to help the City of Greensburg restock its community forest.
Forestry Grants Help Replant [exit DNR]
WDNR Officials Tour Michigan Communities - K & G Publishing
In late August representatives from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, accompanied by representatives from Michigan’s DNR, toured several cities and spoke with officials about their experiences with the emerald ash borer. The officials visited Gross Pointe Farms, Dearborn, Belleville, Monroe and Romulus.
Job Opportunity: Forestry Technicians - Emerald Ash Borer Detection Survey
If you enjoy working outdoors, are organized, detail oriented, safety conscious, can read a map and know how to handle a chainsaw, then a place on our detection survey crews may be just the job for you. We're hiring 16 limited term employees to work in the Madison, Milwaukee or Green Bay areas to cut down pre-selected ash trees, hand peel ash trunks and limbs, collect samples and chip wood and brush. Completed applications are due September 28, 2007. For more information, visit the following link or call 800-462-2803.
Emerald Ash Detection Survey [exit DNR]
State Fails to Find EAB - Postcrescent.com
State officials are hoping that in the case of one invasive insect, no news is good news. Earlier this summer, the state launched a new effort to determine whether the emerald ash borer beetle, a big threat to ash trees, had arrived. The effort involved special traps, including some placed in northeast Wisconsin. Officials are now taking the traps down and are looking to see what's inside. The results so far are promising.
Eau Claire Prepares for EAB - Leader Telegram
The City of Eau Claire's high ash tree numbers are a concern as the emerald ash borer, which feeds on the trees, continues to move toward Wisconsin.
Eau Claire Prepares for EAB [exit DNR]
Northeast Region Forest Pest Update - 9/18/07
Topics include:
Insects:
- Boxelder Bugs
- Eastern Larch Beetle
- Eastern Spruce Gall Adelgid
- EAB Range Map
- Golden Buprestid
- Green Stink Bug
- Japanese Beetles
- Jumping Oak Gall
- Multicolored Asian Ladybeetle
- Pandorus Sphinx Moth
- Winged Ants
Diseases:
- Melampsora rust
Northeast Region Forest Pest Update [PDF, 619KB}
Does Your School Need Trees?
Be part of the 2008 Trees for Success National Tree Planting Campaign. Schools throughout the United States can apply to host a tree-planting celebration in 2008 made possible by The Home Depot Foundation and The Arbor Day Foundation.
School Planting Campaign [exit DNR]
Urban Stormwater Resource Available
The Center for Watershed Protection has released a new manual called "Urban Stormwater Retrofit Practices." This manual reflects over two decades of Center experience in retrofitting more than 25 urban watersheds across the country.
i-Tree Training in Michigan October 18 & 19, 2007
The Arboriculture Society of Michigan, announces i-Tree Training in Monroe, MI on Thursday, October 18, 2007 and Friday, October 19, 2007, at the Monroe Community College La-Z-Boy Center – Bldg Z, Monroe, MI.
"Understanding i-TREE" is an intense one-day course, designed to help you understand the complete functionality, capabilities and resources needed to use and implement each of the individual i-Tree programs in the suite. The goal of the training is to give attendees a thorough understanding of the functionality, analytical and reporting capabilities, along with "real-world" situational case studies in the use of each of the individual i-TREE components.
Early Detection of Invasive Pests - Webcast
The September edition of the U.S. Forest Service, Northern Research Station's Urban Natural Resources Institute (UNRI) Informational Webcast, scheduled for Thursday, September 27th at 11:00 AM (Eastern) will feature Early Pest Detection in Our Communities: The Role of the Municipal Arborist, with Robert Benjamin, Outreach Coordinator, USDA, Lombard, IL.
From the convenience of your own office or home computer, you can simply log in to the webcast Internet site to see the presentation, and dial-in via your telephone to hear the corresponding audio.
Early Pest Detection [exit DNR]
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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