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Late summer, while leaves are still green is a good time to assess the trees in your sugarbush. Weak or declining individuals will show areas of crown dieback. Trees with more than 75% dieback will likely not survive but are still competing for li...
All green plants, which includes trees, need sunlight to produce energy for survival. Some trees can satisfy their basic needs with less light than others. Sugar and red maples are two examples of such trees. They are both considered shade-toleran...
The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service or NASS has released the crop totals for the 2020 maple season. People familiar with maple sugaring might remember that it takes approximately 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of syrup. This ra...
Impacts of Emerald Ash Borer Management on Northern Hardwood Forest Dynamics in New England
This was presented by Hanusia Higgins. This presentation was part of a series of contributed talks from the 2020 FEMC Annual Conference hosted virtually for the first time. For more content from the 2020 conference please go to https://www.uvm.edu...
Herbicide and Conservation Agriculture #1: Glyphosate & Atrazine
Dwight Lingenfelter, Penn State University Extension Weed scientist presents Glyphosate & Atrazine basics…how do they work, what are their benefits and risks, management factors to reduce risks to the environment and human health, considerations f...
Doug Johnstone, Ag Resource Management Specialist IV for the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, explains the agency's role in herbicide use in VT. He covers regulatory– understanding how they track herbicide use, monitoring for ground and surface wat...
Conservation planning for the next generation of forest land management at Smokey House Center
This was presented by Jesse Pyles. This presentation was part of a series of contributed talks from the 2021 FEMC Annual Conference hosted virtually. For more content from the 2021 conference please go to https://www.uvm.edu/femc/cooperative/confe...
Utilizing Climate Change Refugia for Climate Change Adaptation and Management in the Northeast
This was presented by Sara Wisner. This presentation was part of a series of contributed talks from the 2021 FEMC Annual Conference hosted virtually. For more content from the 2021 conference please go to https://www.uvm.edu/femc/cooperative/confe...
This was presented by Caitlin Drasher. This presentation was part of a series of contributed talks from the 2021 FEMC Annual Conference hosted virtually. For more content from the 2021 conference please go to https://www.uvm.edu/femc/cooperative/c...