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EAB girdled Sentinel Tree For the 4th year in a row NE IA RC&D partnered with the Iowa DNR Forest Health Dept. emerald ash borer sentinel tree monitoring program. Sentinel trees are usually 4-6 inch diameter ash trees (sometimes smaller, sometimes larger) in parks and recreation areas that are at high risk for emerald [...] Read More 
On guard for ‘The Green Menace’ Taking inventory of trees in Howard County By Keri Bugenhagen News Editor, Cresco Times Plain Dealer CRESCO – Lately, Iowans have been hearing about the looming threat of the emerald ash borer, also referred to as “The Green Menace.” According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), this [...] Read More 
The gypsy moth is a non-native, serious pest of over 600 hardwood tree and shrub species. The gypsy moth damages the plants when the caterpillar stage eats the leaves. When there are many caterpillars and the damage occurs over several years, the continual defoliation can weaken and sometimes kill the trees. The gypsy moth is [...] Read More 
An extensive tree inventory will help to assess the risk the emerald ash borer may pose to communities in the three counties. In May, 2010, the emerald ash borer, the invasive insect from eastern Asia that kills ash trees, was found on an island on the Iowa side of the Mississippi River near New Albin [...] Read More This project begin in 2003 and was funded by Iowa DNR- Bureau of Forestry, Northeast Region of the US Forest Service. The goal of this project was to promote forest and timber related conservation practices in Northeast Iowa. The environmental and economic benefits of timber are a driving force behind promotion of this project. [...] Read More |
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