About the Nature in Your Backyard Series
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 online webinars and 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
We’ll cover some of the more common insect and disease issues in New Hampshire’s trees and forests, including diagnosis and control options. We will also discuss invasive plants, the challenges they present, and management techniques. Trees near homes, power lines, and other frequently used spaces can raise concerns about tree health and risk. We’ll discuss how to promote the development of structurally stable trees through proper tree care practices as well as some of the considerations involved with assessing the health and stability of trees in more developed landscapes. Click here to register.
Dode Gladders
Natural Resources Field Specialist, UNH Cooperative Extension
Dode Gladders serves as field specialist in natural resources in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, a position also referred to as the Sullivan County Forester. Before starting with UNH Cooperative Extension in 2013, he managed the forest health program for the State of Delaware for nine years and taught Dendrology at Delaware State University. He also worked as a field forester in the timber industry for several years in the Pacific Northwest. He earned his M.S. degree in forest resources from the University of Georgia.
Greg Jordan
Natural Resources Field Specialist, UNH Cooperative Extension
Greg is Rockingham County’s Forestry Field Specialist. A New Hampshire licensed forester and certified arborist, Greg began working for UNH Cooperative Extension in 2017. Prior to joining UNH, he spent more than a decade working as a consulting forester in southern New Hampshire and Maine. With lots of on-the-ground forestry and tree care experience, he enjoys providing landowners and communities with advice on managing woodlots and caring for urban and community forests and trees.
Register for the Other Nature In Your Backyard Sessions by Clicking the Links Below
Online Sessions are Wednesdays, 12:00-1:30pm. Can't make it to one of the online sessions? Feel free to register and you'll receive a link to a recording and related resources after the workshop.
- March 19: Getting to Know Your Property - view recording here
- March 26: Forest Ecology 101 – Why Trees and Forests Grow Where They Do - view recording here
- April 2: Landscaping to Attract and Support Wildlife - view recording here
- April 9: Identifying Common Trees and Upland Invasive Plants - view recording here
- April 11: Recognizing and Enhancing Wildlife Habitat on Your Land (outdoor field trip - Dover, NH)
- April 16: Buzz and Balance- Rewilding Your Backyard to Support Pollinators While Minimizing Tick Encounters - view recording here
- April 23: Keeping Your Trees and Forests Healthy (online)
- April 25: Choosing and Using the Trees in Your Woods (outdoor field trip - Enfield, NH)
- May 21: Fire in New England's Forests: Historical Context, Ecological Benefits, and Protecting Your Property
