Viewing: urban forestry
Today’s Topic: U.S. Forest Service grant helps protect urban ash trees from emerald ash borer
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Mike Davis to discuss “Today’s Topic.” The N.C. Forest Service received a grant from the U.S. Forest Service that is being used to protect urban ash trees from
Saving North Carolina’s Urban Ash Trees
In 2013, the emerald ash borer made its debut in North Carolina. The devastation of forests north and northwest caused by this invasive beetle was already well-known, so its discovery was met with dread. The ash forests were dying, and
Today’s Topic: Southeastern Urban Wood Exchange
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” The N.C. Forest Service and the Urban Forest Council have launched a Web-based resource for cities and towns that want to do something with
DIY cankerworm management: It’s that time of the year!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year … to protect your yard trees from cankerworms, that is! A small act now can save you (and your trees) in the spring. You may remember cankerworms as those annoying little inchworms that