Spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana) https://erc.cals.wisc.edu/woodlandinfo/files/2017/09/fhp-10.pdf has been causing defoliation in Wisconsin since 2012....
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Getting to Know Your Forest Health Team: Alex Feltmeyer on Heterobasidion Root Disease (HRD)
By Denise Thornton If you have conifers growing on your land, you should be aware of Heterobasidion Root Disease (HRD), formerly known as Annosum Root...
Getting to Know Your Forest Health Team: Paul Cigan and Harsh Weather Effects on Woodlands
By Denise Thornton Weather has a huge influence on all vegetation. It dictates what species will grow, how they grow, and their productivity. The time...
Getting to Know Your Forest Health Team: Mary Bartkowiak on Woodland Invasive Species
by Denise Thornton Invasive plants are a constant challenge for anyone working to manage Wisconsin’s forests, and with over 9 million acres of Wisconsin in...
Prepare for Ticks with the Experts
By Denise Thornton If you are going into a wooded area anywhere in Wisconsin, you need to be taking tick precautions. According to Rebecca Osborn,...
Getting to Know Your Forest Health Team: Mike Hillstrom and Oak Wilt
We are now in the high risk period of the year for oak wilt in Wisconsin...
WICCI Report: Warmer Winters & Extreme Rain Are Stressing Wisconsin’s Forest Resources
A focus on climate impacts to Wisconsin’s forests in the most recent assessment from the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI) shows...
Getting to Know Your Forest Health Team: Bill McNee and The Spongy Moth
Spongy moth caterpillars usually start hatching between mid-April and early May in the southern counties of Wisconsin. Though they have largely been out of sight in rural forests for close to a decade...
Getting to Know Your Forest Health Team: Brenna DeNamur
Incursions of insects and plants that are harmful to healthy, natural woodland balance, such as Emerald Ash Borer and Jumping Worms...
Are YOU a Scientist?
Many Wisconsin landowners—the concerned and the curious—are joining the growing ranks of citizen scientists (CS) who collect information about their property to share with ecologists...