Forestry Briefs
Virginia - District recruits volunteers for local tree care
The Robert E. Lee Soil & Water Conservation District recruited a team of volunteers in November to evaluate trees that are part of a riparian buffer along Williams Creek. Trees that were planted in 2015 now help protect more than 1,800 linear feet of streambank. “A lot of these projects will get installed and they don’t get maintained, and the maintenance is really the key… because you do have wildlife coming in here breaking stakes, bending tubes, (and) trees die and need to be replaced,” Watershed Coordinator Anne Marie Roberts told The News & Advance. Roberts helped establish the program in 2008. Learn more>>>
Michigan - District helping landowners identify oak wilt
When oak wilt was identified at the Pelizzari Natural Area this fall, it sparked local landowner concern. The Grand Traverse Conservation District is now helping landowners in Benzie, Grand Traverse, and Leelanau counties determine if they have oak wilt. The district has a forester on staff who assists landowners with a variety of forest health-related questions. Learn more>>>