The Wisconsin Urban Forestry Insider
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September 25, 2009
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This issue's contents:
In the News
- D.C. to Create Green Jobs with Stimulus
- Danville Forestry Nets Stimulus Money
- New Trees Worth Money and Sweat -The Galveston County Daily News
- Community Forests - Salt Lake Tribune
Emerald Ash Borer
Specifically Wisconsin
- Beech Bark Disease Confirmed in Wisconsin -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Wisconsin’s Urban Forestry BMPs for Invasive Species
- Resilient Cities Announces Initiative to Develop Urban Agriculture Center
- Warming Wisconsin - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Tools For Your Job
Conferences & Seminars
- Wisconsin Arborist Association Fall Seminar
- TCIA's Webinar Series Resumes
- ISA Annual Conference Call for Presentations
D.C. to Create Green Jobs with Stimulus
The Washington D.C. Department of Transportation’s Urban Forestry Administration (UFA) won $2.8 million in stimulus funding for projects that could create up to 400 full and part-time jobs. “This is what the stimulus money was intended to do — to put people to work,” said DDOT Director Gabe Klein.
Green Jobs From Stimulus [Exit DNR]
Danville Forestry Nets Stimulus Money
Danville, VA will have two jobs created and 12 retained for tree planting, maintenance, removal and inventory projects, according to a news release from the Virginia Department of Forestry. The department received more than $1 million of federal stimulus money for projects in Southside and the Shenandoah Valley.
Danville Green Jobs [Exit DNR]
New Trees Worth Money and Sweat -The Galveston County Daily News
Hurricane Ike killed perhaps 30,000 trees on the island. The question is whether the tree-loving survivors of that storm can accomplish what those of an earlier generation did.
Galveston Replanting [Exit DNR]
Community Forests - Salt Lake Tribune
How do you grow an urban forest? Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon nailed the answer: "One tree at a time ... " "One Million Trees for One Million People" is Corroon's ongoing call to action. The mayor hopes to help a million new trees take root in the county by 2017, duplicating tree-planting efforts under way across the country.
Salt Lake Tree Planting [Exit DNR]
Wisconsin Shares - Mequon
Mequon Develops Data for Ash Canopy Mapping
Working with multipartners on a multiphase project, the City of Mequon has utilized cutting-edge geospatial technologies and analysis methods to develop a comprehensive ash tree canopy map for the City of Mequon and other project partners. This information will be crucial in developing a risk profile and preparing for EAB as it will benefit public, private and non-profit property owners in the City of Mequon. City of Milwaukee and We Energies are current partners.
Editor's note: Wisconsin Shares is a new feature of the Wisconsin Urban Forestry Insider which embodies the metaphor, "Don't Reinvent the Wheel," by sharing good efforts that Wisconsin communities are engaging to move their urban forestry programs forward. To share your story send a short article, news clipping, press release or whatever is convenient and tells the story to your DNR Regional Urban Forestry Coordinator or Laura at Laura.Wyatt@wisconsin.gov.
Wisconsin Shares - Saukville
The Village of Saukville recently adopted an EAB policy that explains what management options they will utilize to manage their ash trees. Saukville is very close to Newburg, the site of Wisconsin's first EAB find.
Editor's note: Wisconsin Shares is a new feature of the Wisconsin Urban Forestry Insider which embodies the metaphor "Don't Reinvent the Wheel" by sharing good efforts that Wisconsin communities are engaging to move their urban forestry programs forward. To share your story send a short article, news clipping, press release or whatever is convenient and tells the story to your DNR Regional Urban Forestry Coordinator or Laura at Laura.Wyatt@wisconsin.gov.
EAB National News
Robin Usborne, Communications Manager with Michigan State University shares links to the following stories: West Virginia concedes EAB battle; Oregon urges residents to use local firewood; Indiana state campgrounds restrict firewood; EAB found in LaGrange, Ill.; Milwaukee-area EAB quarantine now in effect; what are those purple things in the ash trees?; attendees to Ohio's Farm Science Review can learn about invasives, including EAB; Minnesotans given EAB treatment options.
These stories and more [Exit DNR]
Beech Bark Disease Confirmed in Wisconsin -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The first finding of beech bark disease in Wisconsin has been confirmed in Door County according to plant disease specialists from the Departments of Natural Resources (DNR) and Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). Agency specialists were alerted to possible presence of the disease by an observant private citizen.
Beech bark Disease in the News
Wisconsin’s Urban Forestry BMPs for Invasive Species
Thanks to urban forestry stakeholders across the state, Wisconsin now has a set of voluntary urban forestry best management practices (UF BMPs) for preventing the introduction and limiting the spread of invasive species. These BMPs identify effective and realistic practices that can be integrated into routine urban forestry activities to limit the impact of invasives. The manual was written for arborists, urban foresters, nursery growers and retailers, landscape architects, grounds managers, landscape contractors and other urban forestry professionals; however, homeowners and other members of the public are encouraged to utilize the manual.
Resilient Cities Announce Initiative to Develop Urban Agriculture Center
The Center for Resilient Cities has submitted an offer to purchase Dane County’s Badger School property, with the intent to transform the under-developed site into a world-class urban agriculture and community center. This future development will be an asset to the local community, Dane County, and the entire state of Wisconsin.
Center for Resilient Cities [Exit DNR]
Warming Wisconsin - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The first detailed research on Wisconsin's climate is forecasting a jump in average annual temperatures of 4 to 9 degrees Fahrenheit by midcentury, which could push humans and nature to adapt to weather conditions that at times resemble Missouri today. The findings are unique for climate research in Wisconsin because researchers are making predictions about the future on a local scale.
Northeast Region Forest Pest Update - September
The latest pest update by DNR Forest Health Linda Williams. Topics include:
Insects:
- Barklice
- Cecropia moth caterpillar
- Cherry scallop shell moth
- Dogwood sawfly
- Emerald ash borer
- Gypsy moth
- Japanese beetle on buckthorn
- Mites on oak
- Oak galls
- Sawfly on cottonwood
- Sawflies unknown
- Two lined chestnut borer
- Willow flea weevil
Diseases:
- Ash yellows
- Fir-fern needle rust
- Hickory mortality
- Verticillium wilt
Other:
- Ash bark splitting
- Ash turning yellow early
WI EAB Quarantine Map
DNR Forest Health Specialist Bill McNee shares the most recent map indicating Wisconsin EAB quarantines.
Wisconsin Arborist Association Fall Seminar
The 2009 Fall Seminar will be held Thursday, October 15, 2009 at Wilderness Resort, Wisconsin Dells, WI. Featured speakers include Randall S. Stamen - "Understanding and Preventing Arboriculture Lawsuits", and Jim Downer - "Unraveling the Web of Soil Microbiology". Secure On-Line Registration is now available.
TCIA's Webinar Series Resumes
The Tree Care Industry Association has resumed their popular webinar series. TCIA's webinars are a cost effective way to learn new skills, get up-to-date information and gain valuable CEU's. Archived versions of past webinars are still available.
ISA Annual Conference Call for Presentations
The International Society of Arboriculture has started its "call for presentations" for its 2010 Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois. Each year ISA strives to gather researchers and professionals from around the world to present new advances in arboriculture and urban forestry. The audience is diverse and includes students, academics, practicing arborists, utility arborists, and municipal foresters. Deadline for submitting proposals is November 23, 2009.
On-line submission form [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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