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Several new detections of EAB in Vermont
Several new detections of EAB in Vermont have expanded existing Infested Areas. The new detections were found in the towns of Berlin, Highgate, Middlebury, Rupert, St. Albans, Swanton, and Wilmington. The new detections were discovered by dedicated volunteers from Vermont’s Forest Pest First Detectors program through observations…
July’s Forest Insect and Disease Observations
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Northeast-Midwest State Foresters Alliance
A project initiated by the Northeast-Midwest State Foresters Alliance, Forest Markets & Utilization Committee researched contributions of the forest products industry in the 20 Northeast and Midwest states. The project was funded, in part, by a Landscape Scale Restoration Grant and administered…
Butterfly Count on the Thomson Family Tree Farm in Orford, NH
Recently I hosted a “Butterfly Count” on our Tree Farm on the south side of Mt. Cube in Orford, NH. George DeWolf, from Wentworth, is the coordinator of the only butterfly count held in New Hampshire that reports data to the North American…
A Reflection on the Connections of the Woods
The rock wall reaches only to my knee now, and the hike up does not feel as long. My parents no longer have to pack a backpack of juice boxes and crackers to motivate me to reach the top, and my father…
USDA Seeks Public Input on Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Deregulation of American Chestnut Developed Using Genetic Engineering
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is inviting public comment on a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement to examine the potential environmental impacts that may result from approving a petition…
Heartwood Podcast
Listen to Heartwood, a podcast that connects Vermonters to our forests, forest management, and the forest economy. On this podcast, you will hear stories from landowners, forestry professionals, and wood product producers, on a range of topics, including their relationship to the land. Join us…
“Through Tangents in Life”: Dan Healey
Dan Healey is a Vermont licensed consulting forester from Brattleboro. Dan works for Long View Forest where he is one of five consulting foresters in the company. Dan’s work mainly revolves around forest management on private forest land. For Dan, forestry was…
Study links active forest management to reduced tick populations
Active management of forests, including timber harvesting to meet silvicultural objectives, can influence the transmission dynamics of tick-borne diseases such as Lyme, anaplasmosis and babesiosis, according to a new study by a team of University of Maine researchers. Christine Conte, an ecology…
Notice of Proposed Rule: Biomass Renewable Energy Standard
Act No. 56 of the Acts of 2015 established a Renewable Energy Standard and Energy Transformation Program for electric utilities in the State of Vermont which specifically includes biomass to produce electricity. Act 56 amended Chapter 87 of Title 10 of the Vermont…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces Randy Moore as New Forest Service Chief
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that Randy Moore will serve as the 20th Chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service. “Randy Moore has been a catalyst for change and creativity in carrying out the Forest Service’s mission to…
NMSFA Economic Analysis Project Webinar
July 8, 2021 12-1:30 PM Eastern The Northeast-Midwest State Foresters Alliance is hosting a FREE webinar on July 8th 12:00 – 1:30 pm Eastern to discuss the economic contributions of the forest products industries for the 20 Northeast and Midwestern states. As part…
NACD-NASF 2021 webinar series
The NACD Forestry Resource Policy Group‘s (RPG), in conjunction with the National Association of State Foresters (NASF) Forest Resource Management and Forest Markets Committees, has organized a day-long series of webinars. The four webinars will be held on June 22. Each 50-minute Zoom…
Forest Products Industry Analysis Reports
Northeast State Foresters Association and Integrated Natural Resource Solutions LLC, with support from Northern Forest Center, have released the forest products industry analysis reports available for review. Click here for the full report
May’s Insect and Disease Observations
Click the link below to view the report! https://www.vermontwoodlands.org/2021-forest-health-may-observations/