Nature in Your Backyard: Identifying Common Trees and Upland Invasive Plants

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About the Nature in Your Backyard Series 

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Owners of even just a few acres can make a positive difference in their environment through planning and implementing simple stewardship practices learned in The Nature in Your Backyard Series. This series of six online webinars and two field sessions is designed specifically (but not exclusively) for smaller landowners, with under 20 acres. Woodlots large and small can support wildlife, protect water quality, generate firewood and other forest products, and provide recreation and enjoyment. Whether you are interested in adding some native plants to your yard, enhancing habitat for birds, assessing the health of your trees, cutting trees for firewood, or just learning more about what’s around you, this series can help you become a better steward of your property. 

About this Session

Identification of trees and shrubs is an important skill in managing your land or learning more about the natural world around you. During this program you will learn some essential tools used in identifying different woody plants, and how to apply these skills to common trees and upland invasive plants that occur throughout New Hampshire. This session will cover tips and clues for identifying woody plants in all seasons, not just when leaves are out. In addition to foliage, we will discuss clues such as overall plant shape, branching patterns, buds, bark, smell, taste, cones, fruits, and habitat. This session will spend about two-thirds of the time on native tree identification and one-third of the time on upland invasive tree and shrub identification. Click here to register.

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Steven Roberge

Forestry State Specialist, UNH Cooperative Extension

Steven Roberge is the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension’s Forestry Specialist and Professor. In this role he oversees the system of county Extension foresters, coordinates outreach to forest owners and professionals and implements the State’s Forest Stewardship Program. Steve and his team provide stewardship options for forest owners to help manage the state’s private forestland. Steve earned a B.S. in Forest Science from the University of New Hampshire, and a Masters of Forest Science from Yale University. At home, Steve tends to maples that he taps every spring and thinks about trees every day. 

 

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Mike Gagnon

Natural Resources Field Specialist, UNH Cooperative Extension

Mike Gagnon is an Extension Forester and Field Specialist in Natural Resources for the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension in Hillsborough County. Mike works primarily with communities and private landowners to help assist and educate them on forest resource issues to help them better meet their stewardship goals. Mike’s work also focuses on management of invasive nuisance vegetation within the Natural Resources team at Extension. Mike is a NH Licensed Forester and NH Licensed Pesticide Applicator and works as part of the Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program team. Mike has an associate degree in forest technology from the Thompson School of Applied Sciences at UNH, and a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in natural resources & forestry from the University of New Hampshire. 

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