Michael Levy, ISAT Support
Sentinel Pest Network and Invaders of Texas Species Workshops
Invaders of Texas workshops train volunteers to become citizen scientists to detect and report invasive species. Workshops, which are free, include information on the Sentinel Pest Network, which serves to increase the awareness and early detection of the Emerald Ash Borer, Cactus Moth, Asian Longhorned Beetle, and other pests of regulatory significance. Workshops are tailored to meet the interests of your
Webinar: Smart Growth for Dallas: Leveraging GIS and local partnerships to drive urban forestry investments toward climate equity
USDA Forest Service Urban Forest Connections Webinar Series Wednesday, April 12, 2017, 1 PM – 2:15 PM (Eastern Time) With limited budgets and multiple objectives, municipalities often struggle to prioritize urban forestry activities in order to maximize on the ground impact. The Trust for Public Land is partnering with the City of Dallas, the Texas Trees Foundation, bcWORKSHOP, and other
Clearcutting Bills Threaten Texas Trees
from http://www.sierraclub.org/texas/alamo/trees It is important for Sierrans to take action to resist the Legislature’s war on trees. Texas Senators have filed 3 bills that could effectively abolish San Antonio’s Tree Preservation Ordinance, and every other such ordinance in the state. If any one of these bills is passed, it will enable mass clearcutting of trees (even giant heritage oaks) for new
Online Submittal and Payment for Austin Tree Ordinance Review Applications
Austin Build + Connect (ABC) is now your one-stop online shop to submit, pay, monitor, and print Tree Ordinance Review Applications (TORA). The City Arborist Program has developed step-by-step instructions to navigate you from creating an account to getting your permit in hand. Please contact cityarborist@austintexas.gov about this new, exciting tool or if you have questions about the process.
Why is my Evergreen Tree Shedding its Leaves?
Have you noticed your live oak, magnolia, or pine tree suddenly dropping its leaves? No need to be alarmed, evergreen trees shed their leaves in the spring. Most of the time this goes unnoticed because they grow new leaves at the same time that they are shedding their old ones. Sometimes certain stressors, such as a lack of water, a
Lions Tail Pruning
Have you seen trees pruned to this extent in your neighborhood? It’s called Lions Tail Pruning, and it damages the health, and structural stability of the tree. It is a pruning method where all of the interior branches are removed, leaving only tufts of leaves and small branches at the ends of the large limbs. Trees suffer from malnutrition, sun
Pruning Tree Crowns at Time of Planting
It’s the time of year to plant bare root trees. Are you still pruning the tree’s crown when you plant it to compensate for root loss? It might seem logical to balance the crown to root ratio, but no research exists to show this practice ever had beneficial results! Research over the last 20 years shows exactly the opposite, that compensatory
Tree Hydration System made from Recycled Diapers
Using watering bags to nurture young trees can help ensure a moist soil environment as the plants develop root structure. But standard watering bags require constant refills, and do little to deter stormwater runoff pollution. However, a new product made from the same material used in disposable diapers can catch and retain rainwater before releasing it super-slowly, allowing low-maintenance
Texas Forest Pest Management Cooperative Discontinued – Here is a 20-year summary
The Forest Pest Management Cooperative (FPMC), initially called the Western Gulf Forest Pest Management Cooperative when it began in March, 1996, is administered by the Texas A&M Forest Service (TFS). The FPMC, with a small staff in College Station and Lufkin, conducts applied research on forest, seed orchard and urban tree pests. After nearly 21 years, TFS decided to terminate
MIT’s Treepedia Maps Urban Tree Canopy In Major Cities
MIT’s Treepedia reveals where the streets are greenest, and which ones could use more work. Which cities have the greenest streets? MIT’s Senseable City Lab is pushing toward an answer to this question with a new project called Treepedia. A map website that catalogues the density of the tree canopy in 10 global cities, Treepedia uses information from Google Street
