Insects & Silviculture - The What and How

Insects and Silviculture - The What and How
Randolph Community Forest
Pond Safety Road, Randolph, NH 

Approved for 3.5 SAF Category 1 Forester License credits.

Agenda

9:00 – 9:30 Registration & Refreshments
9:30 – 9:50 Welcome & Opening Remarks
Ray Berthiaume, UNH Cooperative Extension, Coös County Forester

Bill Davidson, NH Div. Forests & Lands Forest Health Bureau

10:00 – 2:00 Emerald Ash Borer and Beech Leaf Disease 

We will visit an area on the Randolph Community Forest that has some White Ash and American Beech trees present. We should see and discuss identifying the presence of Emerald Ash Borer. We should not see any evidence of Beech Leaf Disease, since it has not yet, as far as we know, moved into Coös County. We will however, see some Beech leaves and talk about how to identify its presence.

Discussions will include the identification of both insects, as well as some treatment options.

We will also discuss how to manage the existing and residual stands because of these insects and in advance of their presence.

 Many of us have heard or read information about both of these insects, as well as some of the reactions to their invading the forests. This workshop will attempt to discuss some of these concerns while updating us on current knowledge of their progression and possible ways to treat our forests because of them.

Morning refreshments (Coffee, muffins) will be provided at the meeting location. We will meet at the trail parking area off of Pond Safety Road in Jefferson. Watch for ‘Extension’ signs. 

Lunch will be on your own while at the site.