Appearances

Forest Health Specialists Plan Appearances

Tim Shively, Wisconsin DNR Forest Health specialist for the West Central zone.

Tim Shively, Wisconsin DNR Forest Health specialist for the West Central zone. / Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR

By Wisconsin DNR

A list of public appearances planned by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Forest Health specialists over the coming weeks:

  • Tim Shively, DNR Forest Health specialist for the West Central zone, will present a forest health overview tailored for landowners, land managers and volunteers at a meeting of the Chippewa County Land Conservancy, set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, at Lafayette Town Hall, 5765 197th Street, Chippewa Falls
  • Linda Williams, DNR Forest Health specialist for the Northeast zone, will present a forest health overview to loggers, truckers and foresters at the 21st annual Sustainable Forestry Conference, set for Wednesday, April 15, inside the ski lodge at the Keyes Park Recreation Area, 4960 County Hwy. 101, Florence. Registration is required. More event information can be found on the University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension website.
Linda Williams, DNR Forest Health Specialist for the Northeast Zone, addresses forestry workers.

Linda Williams (left), DNR Forest Health specialist for the Northeast zone, addresses workers during a forestry seminar. / Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR

Forest Health Specialists Spread The News

By Art Kabelowsky, DNR Outreach and Communications
Arthur.Kabelowsky@wisconsin.gov or 608-335-0167

A DNR group in a forest discusses forest health issues .

Wisconsin DNR Forest Health specialist Bill McNee presents a hazard tree training talk to other DNR workers at Lizard Mound State Park in 2023. / Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR

Did any of your trees explode during the recent cold snap? Likely not.

Social media — and some traditional news outlets — grabbed hits and headlines by warning folks that the January cold snap could spark a phenomenon they called “exploding trees.”

But Bill McNee, an Oshkosh-based Forest Health specialist for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), was there to prune the branches of the fast-growing viral story.

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