Coolidge State Park in VT is trying to stop the Emerald Ash borer by harvesting the ash that is still good and doing other things. I was there recently, but could not find the description just now. However, https://vtinvasives.org/ tells a good deal about the borer. It is definitely a problem.
Sonja Johansson On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 3:24 PM Leslie Turek <[email protected]> wrote: > I believe Emerald Ash Borer has actually been in Lincoln for a while. > On Conservation Trail walks pre-covid, Tom Gumbart would point out > dead ash trees that were lost to the borer. > Leslie Turek > > On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 12:52 AM Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Emerald Ash Borer Cripples Bedford Ash Trees > > > > The emerald ash borer has landed in Bedford and appears to be unpacking > for a lengthy stay. Larvae of this exotic beetle, which has its own > webpage, www.emeraldashborer.info, “feed on the trees’ tissue, cutting > off the flow of water and sugars from the roots and lower sections of the > tree up to the leaves, killing the tree from the top down,” said Nick > Pouliot in an email. Pouliot, operations manager of the DPW Grounds > Division, recently was appointed town tree warden. The resulting dead > branches become hazardous, and indeed several ash trees in the Town Hall > parking area have been condemned and will be removed before Bedford Day, > said Public Works Director David Manugian. “The trees tagged at the Town > Hall area have been inspected and are beyond treatment. They are considered > a hazard to people or property,” he wrote. Normally there’s a public > hearing for town trees destined for removal, but Pouliot noted, “Trees at > risk to people or property do not require a hearing. We do post risk trees > on the Grounds Division website ( > https://www.bedfordma.gov/department-of-public-works/webforms/grounds-division).” > Dan Churella, chair of the Bedford Arbor Resource Committee (BARC), said > the beetle is on the agenda of Thursday’s virtual committee meeting. > > ------ > > Sara Mattes > > > > > > > > > > -- > > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > > Browse the archives at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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