NEW YORK TIMES: OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Why Trees Matter By JIM ROBBINS Published: April 11, 2012 Helena, Mont. TREES are on the front lines of our changing climate. And when the oldest trees in the world suddenly start dying, it’s time to pay attention. North America’s ancient alpine bristlecone forests are falling victim to a voracious beetle and an Asian fungus. In [...]
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Not only does the urban forest help beautify the city, it can also save the city money. Thunder Bay’s urban forest plan says the annual benefit of trees in the city is worth more than $1.5 million. Read on.
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For discussion and speculation about the possible impact of our warm winter on winter moth activity and potential damage this spring, see The Warm Winter of 2012 and What to Expect from Winter Moth in Massachusetts.
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The Town of Arlington is gearing up for spring tree planting and needs the help of residents to identify suitable locations for new street trees. We are also looking for individuals or businesses willing to water a new tree during the first two growing seasons. To submit a request for a tree, and/or volunteer to [...]
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The Accolade Elm has been named Urban Tree of the Year for 2012 by the Society of Municipal Arborists. Accolade (TM) is the trade name and ‘Morton’ is the cultivar name for this hybrid Asian elm tree. Accolade’s parents are Ulmus japonica and U. wilsoniana, and it’s this hybrid that jump-started the Morton Arboretum’s elm improvement [...]
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In response to unacceptable tree-trimming by NStar and their contractors inArlingtonin the summer of 2010, the Town has ordered NStar to halt tree-trimming work until they can show that appropriate standards will be followed. This ban remains in effect as of November 2011 since the Town and NStar have been unable to agree on what [...]
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Sponsored by the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust Joe Elkinton, Professor of Entomology at UMass Amherst, studies population dynamics and biological control of invasive forest insects. He will discuss the life cycle, damage and control efforts relating to the winter moth that is threatening many of our deciduous trees. For more information, click here.
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Sustaining Urban Trees and Forests in 2011, the International Year of Forests Symposium to be held on Thursday, November 17, 20011, 9 am-3 pm, at Tower Hill Botanic Garden. Registration $10, plus lunch $10.00. Register online or phone 508-869-6111 x 124. Sessions include: New Pests, New Strategies: Invasive Insect Species in the Northeast – Robert [...]
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This is the second in a series of lectures entitled Challenges and Choices in support of the latest exhibition, New England Forests at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. Peter Del Tredici will present an overview of the recent history of the forests of southern New England as impacted by natural disasters, shifting land-use patterns (urbanization and suburban sprawl), introduced [...]
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