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Program battles southern pine beetle in Georgia

The Georgia Forestry Commission is reaching out to landowners to participate in a cost-share program that will help them combat the destructive southern pine beetle.
1:49 pm February 18, 2010 | | RSS 2.0 |
February 18, 2010

Toledo to remove thousands of ash trees due to EAB

With help from federal grant funds totaling $400,000, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Forestry, will remove hazardous ash trees in Toledo. The trees pose an imminent threat to the safety of residents in areas of the city most heavily impacted by the emerald ash borer (EAB).
11:12 am February 12, 2010 | | RSS 2.0 |
February 12, 2010

Bark beetles' song could save forests

Researchers at Northern Arizona University may have found a weapon against the bark beetles: digitally altered recordings of their own calls. The sounds caused the bugs make to stop mating or burrowing, and most importantly, stop chewing away at the pine trees.
12:46 pm February 11, 2010 | | RSS 2.0 |
February 11, 2010

Colorado to receive bulk of $40M from Forest Service beetle funds

Colorado will receive $30 million of a $40 million federal investment to clear dead and weakened trees from Rocky Mountain forests ravaged by the pine beetle. The Forest Service also will spend $8 million in Wyoming and $2 million in South Dakota to clean up pine beetle-killed trees.
7:32 pm February 10, 2010 | | RSS 2.0 |
February 10, 2010

WSJ on invasive species in the global trading system

The Wall Street Journal went to West Virginia to investigate the environmental and economic impact of damaging exotic bugs like the hemlock wooly adelgid that enter the United States in cargo from overseas. WV State Forester Randy Dye is interviewed in a video accompanying the article.
9:34 am January 18, 2010 | | RSS 2.0 |
January 18, 2010

USDA announces additional funding to eradicate the Asian longhorned beetle in Massachusetts

The Department of Agriculture is making $41.5 million in emergency funding available to prevent the spread of the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) in Massachusetts. The funding will be used to increase tree surveys in order to determine the extent of the infestation, expand the use of treatments to reduce the beetle population and ensure the timely removal of infested trees.
9:24 am January 11, 2010 | | RSS 2.0 |
January 11, 2010

National Firewood Task Force formed to stem the spread of pests through firewood

State and federal agencies have come together to form the National Firewood Task Force (NFTF), which will collect stakeholder ideas regarding the best comprehensive strategy for addressing firewood as a pest pathway and develop recommendations on next steps. The NFTF will focus its work on three primary areas of action: regulatory, voluntary and outreach. The Task Force includes members from the APHIS, the Forest Service, National Park Service, each National Plant Board region and each NASF regional organization. Submit comments or questions to firewood@aphis.usda.gov.
12:25 pm December 8, 2009 | | RSS 2.0 |
December 8, 2009

USDA secretary announces $40M to address bark beetle

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced this week that the U.S. Forest Service will commit an additional $40 million to address public safety concerns and forest health needs arising from the millions of acres of dead and dying trees from bark beetle infestations in the West.
12:18 pm December 8, 2009 | | RSS 2.0 |
December 8, 2009

Montana governor seeks regional response to pine beetle epidemic

State Forester Bob Harrington and Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer plan to bring the gravity of the state's pine beetle epidemic before the Western Governor's Association to "help craft a regional response," according to Schweitzer. Getting more support from USDA and Interior for prescriptive logging and increasing pressure on Congress to take action on modernizing the country's energy policy are among the goals.
3:15 pm November 20, 2009 | | RSS 2.0 |
November 20, 2009

Destructive cogongrass threatens southern crops, timber

Cogongrass is an invasive weed and fire hazard whose threat to wildlife habitats, timber and agricultural production is worsening by the day, particularly in southern states. According to the Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health at the University of Georgia, the grass grows in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
2:35 pm November 3, 2009 | | RSS 2.0 |
November 3, 2009