By Linda Williams, DNR Forest Health Specialist, Woodruff;
Linda.Williams@wisconsin.gov or 920-360-0665
Webbing created by the spruce budworm caterpillar holds needles and frass and protects the caterpillar. A pupa hangs from the branch. / Photo Credit: Linda Williams, Wisconsin DNR
Although symptoms weren’t as prevalent as in 2023, this year marked yet another year of defoliation from spruce budworm.
Another severe year of defoliation causes additional stress on the trees. Even though there has been a lot of rainfall this spring, it’s still stressful for the trees to face repeated years of defoliation by spruce budworm before they begin to decline and die.
Join us for a two-part workshop on the value and uses of bare root trees and how to use gravel beds to hold and maintain bare root stock before it is planted. Part one will be delivered via Zoom on Friday, Sept. 20. Part two will be an in-person field day visit to an operating gravel bed. You will select one of the six locations around the state during registration. ISA CEUs will be available for both parts.
Southeastern Wisconsin Invasive Species Consortium is teaming up again with 
The Arbor Day Foundation is thrilled to announce the 2024 Partners in Community Forestry Conference and Alliance for Community Trees Day will be held in Chicago, Illinois Nov. 20-21.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s new 
As part of the USDA Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry’s Inflation Reduction Act Program, the Center for Regenerative Solutions and Urban Sustainability Directors Network opened the application for capacity building and workforce development grants for communities to accelerate urban forestry through the launch and management of Community Forestry Corps youth employment programs.