Shagbark Hickory
- by Dave Schroeder Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) is one of four hickories found in Connecticut. Of the four it is probably the most easily recognized. The large plates of bark which tend to bend away from the trunk and ...
Invasive Plants Change Expected Pathways of Plant Succession
- by Charlotte Pyle, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service You probably have observed that in recent years there have been some new twists to the textbook model of plant succession. In the textbook model of old field succession, abandoned farm ...
Hemlock Wooly Adelgid
- by Carole Cheah, Ph.D. Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, c/o USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station, 51 Mill Pond Rd, Hamden, CT 06514 Heavy infestation. Fig.1. Heavy infestation Fig.4. Close up of HWA nymph Fig.5. Hatching HWA crawlers Fig. 6. ...
Yellow-Poplar
- By David Schroeder Yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) also known as tuliptree, tulip-poplar, and whitewood, is one of the more impressive occupants of Connecticut’s forests. This member of the magnolia family is among the fastest growing and tallest of our eastern hardwoods with ...
Two-Thirds of New Englander’s Place Nature over Timber as Priority for Forests
- By Kate Stewart (202-822-6090), Belden Russonello & Stewart and Jeff McCord (540-364-4769), McCord & Associates A Survey of Public Attitudes Toward Forests of Northern New England found that Northern New Englanders are five times (65 percent) more likely to ...
A Norcross Wildlife Foundation: A Mission to Conserve Habitat for Animals & Plants
by Dan Donahue, Director of Land Protection & Stewardship The Norcross Wildlife Foundation was established in 1965 by Arthur D. Norcross, a native of Monson, Massachusetts and founder of the Norcross Greeting Card Company. From boyhood, Norcross demonstrated an avid ...
Connecticut is Getting More Rainfall – Good or Bad News for our Forests?
- by Dennis Hodgin A recent effort by UConn scientists to update Connecticut’s rainfall statistics has revealed that the state has been getting significantly wetter! I am not a plant scientist and my first reaction was that this can only ...
Acid Deposition in CT
- by Susan Leavitt At a recent meeting of the Society of American Foresters, I attended a session presented by Christopher Eagar from the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation in NH on acid deposition and its effects on the New England ...
Forestry and Logging in Connecticut: What Every Landowner Should Know – Part II
(Part II) - By Doug Emmerthal, Supervisor of Forest Practices Act Program (Note from the Editor: This article is the second part of an article submitted by Jasmine Wolf. The first part was published in the Sept. 03 issue of ...
American Basswood
- by Dave Schroeder The American basswood (Tilia americana), sometimes called the American linden is an uncommon tree in Eastern Connecticut’s forests. It is nitrogen demanding and prefers calcareous soils and moist sites. Basswood is relatively easy to identify during ...