@ForestHealthOrg

Anyone can be a community scientist. Join us to explore, study, discover & share info to keep forests healthy! Together we can accelerate research & learning.

 Pacific Northwest
foresthealth.org
Joined August 2020
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Check out this critical study linking Western redcedar dieback to longer and hotter droughts by the @EnvEcoLab onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… Open version available here: biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…

Canary in the forest?—Tree mortality and canopy dieback of western redcedar linked to drier and...

Aim Forest dieback is increasing from unfavourable climate conditions. Western redcedar (WRC)—a culturally, ecologically and economically important species—has recently experienced anomalously high...

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🪲🏡🌳Join us for two Webinars today at 9am PDT: impacts of bronze birch borer and five spined ips beetles on PNW urban forests ift.tt/MjqaAcv instagr.am/p/CsWQvI8RBKw/
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Have you seen an unhealthy maple? We want to know where! 🌳Project: ift.tt/pirXnYb 📗Guide: ift.tt/Qtv85Mm instagr.am/p/CsToPvorrRf/
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Is your community prepared for Emerald Ash Borer? Join us now for a @washdnr webinar about preparing and responding to EAB ift.tt/Npiay98 instagr.am/p/CsEYb7RxTJM/
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These struggling red maple trees have sooty bark disease. How are tree health issues affecting your community? ift.tt/IzqJiBA instagr.am/p/Cr1UzXlvIi7/
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Good news! ISA CEUs have been approved for our upcoming urban forest health webinars! Register at ift.tt/GBstI8F instagr.am/p/CrwhWmmPN8G/
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The iNaturalist City Nature Challenge started today! Don’t miss out on this chance to be part of a global bio blitz! ift.tt/fnXsAhq #citynaturechallenge instagr.am/p/CrmATK1PfV6/
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@wsuextforestry is hosting a webinar about Emerald Ash Borer tomorrow at 1pm PDT. Register at ift.tt/x3OuRgk instagr.am/p/CreYykbv4hA/
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You can help keep our forests healthy by getting involved in this exciting project in Tacoma. Stay in touch to learn about community scientist training opportunities. news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/article/…

WSU sentinel plantings to guard against invasive pests, diseases at Washington ports

One of the largest shipping gateways in the Pacific Northwest, the Port of Tacoma will become home to a new WSU-developed sentinel planting, designed to catch and identify invasive pests and diseases…

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Come chat with us tomorrow at the #southsoundsustainabilityexpo @uwtacoma in downtown Tacoma instagr.am/p/CrTZnBLLqwD/
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How many seemingly healthy trees actually have internal fungal stains? Have you seen this in a tree you felled lately? Let’s document internal stains here: ift.tt/Ta7pdjB instagr.am/p/CrQ2MOCL771/
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You can learn more about our projects if you visit the Spring Fair in Puyallup this weekend. instagr.am/p/CrL3KG5R964/
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Have questions about sooty bark disease? We have an information session on Wednesday. ift.tt/KoBdOkv instagr.am/p/CrGtsw0xvWV/
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Learn more about sooty bark disease in @wadnr’s Forest Health Highlights – an Annual Summary of Insect and tree Disease Activity in Washington sflonews.wordpress.com/2023/…

Forest Health Highlights – an Annual Summary of Insect and Disease Activity in Washington

By Glenn Kohler, Forest Entomologist, and Rachel Brooks, Forest Pathologist, Washington DNR, [email protected], [email protected] Every spring, the Washington Department of Natural Res…

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Emerald Ash Borer will affect many lands and communities in the PNW. Learn more and prepare by attending this webinar. forestry.wsu.edu/eab2023/ @wsucahnrs
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So good! If your ash looks like this, please check for signs of emerald ash borer.
Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources
@waDNR23 Feb 2023
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4. He thinks he's stylish but his fit just isn't it.
An illustrated man shows off a severely unhealthy ash tree - noted for its declining canopy and small branches sprouting from the trunk - as he brags: "He gave my ash a new look. Do you like it?" His friend covers his mouth and gasps: "O m g, no"

ALT An illustrated man shows off a severely unhealthy ash tree - noted for its declining canopy and small branches sprouting from the trunk - as he brags: "He gave my ash a new look. Do you like it?" His friend covers his mouth and gasps: "O m g, no"

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As climate change progresses, trees in cities struggle knkx.org/environment/2022-11…

As climate change progresses, trees in cities struggle

As the driest summer in Seattle’s record books ended, trees across the city were sounding silent alarms. Research has shown the shade of mature trees also helps reduce unhealthful “heat islands,”...

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Thank you @nickturner217 for mentioning our project in this great @seattletimes article. 'Has this iconic Northwest tree reached a tipping point?' seattletimes.com/seattle-new…

Western red cedar dieback could signal end for iconic NW tree

Western red cedars are an icon of Northwest forests and neighborhoods. Researchers are trying to figure out why they are starting to die in large numbers.

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Learn with us, accelerate research, and build skills as a Tacoma Community Scientist. Learn more at ift.tt/9STAYi8 . Flyer created by Fig Dewitz. Thanks Fig instagr.am/p/CjvdHBaLkX1/
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We will be hosting tours of our research center and experiments before this event tomorrow. Come learn about our research then enjoy some food and bevs with us. instagr.am/p/CjtPPrWPtiY/
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