Kate Dolamore
Jim Frohn, Forestry Field Specialist, Grafton County Office, 603-787-6944 jim.frohn@unh.edu
Stewardship:
Northeast Community Tree Guide: Benefits, Costs, and Strategic Planting
Trees:
How to plant trees! This is the MOST important moment in your new tree’s life, so get it right! https://extension.unh.edu/resource/planting-and-mulching-trees-and-shrubs-fact-sheet
Do you wonder which native plants contribute most to our local eco-system? Here is a great list, ranked by how many creatures find them valuable. Enter your zip code. https://www.nwf.org/NativePlantFinder/Plants
Cities Should Think About Trees as Urban Health Infrastructure
Trees as Memorial or Celebratory Gifts: American Forests
Tree ID Online Tools:
- GoBotany.com https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org
- LeafSnap.com http://leafsnap.com/species/
- UNH Coop Ext Tree ID
- 56 Forest Trees-Distinguishing Characteristics
- Know Your Trees-Guide
- Tree Leaf ID Key
- Tree Videos
- Ash Tree Identification (Video)
- What Tree Is That?Arborday.org
- A Beginner’s Guide to Tree IdentificationForestry About.com
- Forest Biology and Dendrology
Invasives:
Emerald Ash Borer:
The Emerald Ash Borer is heading our way. Visit nhbugs.org for more information: https://www.nhbugs.org/damaging-insects-diseases/emerald-ash-borer
A thorough discussion of EAB treatment choices can be found here: http://www.emeraldashborer.info/documents/Potential_Side_Effects_of_EAB_Insecticides_FAQ.pdf
Pruning:
- Pruning Deciduous Shrubs in the Landscape
- Pruning Evergreens in the Landscape
- Training and Pruning Young Apple and Pear Trees
- Pruning Central Leader Apple Trees (Video)
Volunteer Opportunities
The Wood Wide Web – BBC video How trees secretly talk to each other
Trees are Key to Fighting Urban Heat – but Cities Keep Losing Them
And for inspiration and a wonderful read: The Over Story by Richard Powers
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