TREEmail, an update form the VT Urban and Community Forestry Program

emeral ash borer 
EAB Takes Us Back to School
Anyone interested in the emerald ash borer (EAB), one of the most destructive exotic invasive species in the country today and now very close to Vermont's border, can learn more about this pest conveniently online.
 
The EAB University is a series of free webinars about EAB and its destructive history in detail. These webinars cover everything from EAB 101 to the latest research, preparations, regulations, pesticides, management strategies, wood utilization and restoration. In all, 10 Webinars are included in the series and are available for viewing anytime you have time. 

Enroll in EAB University today, it's free!
corridors and commonsCorridors and Commons
Submissions are now being accepted for the 2010 Corridors and Commons Awards Program. Showcase your work linking open spaces with corridors. Learn more

partnersThank You Arbor Day Sponsors
What do VELCO, Horsford's Nursery and CVPS have in common? They help schools celebrate Arbor Day, the only holiday that celebrates the future!
Learn more

white firFeature Tree
Abies conolor- White fir 
While not native to the east, it is a good choice for our area. Blue gray foliage much like Colorado blue spruce and highly adaptable.
Learn more Connects UConn Plant Database

butternutPest Highlights
Zeroing In On Disease Resistant Butternut Trees
Listen to an interview by VPR's Jane Lindholm with Dale Berghdal, an expert in butternut tree canker, about an effort to identify disease resistant butternuts. Listen now

AD posterVermont's 2010 Arbor Day Poster
Congratulations to Hannah Earl, a fifth-grader at Fairfield Central School, who is the winner Vermont's 2010 Arbor Day poster contest. Join us at the State Arbor Day ceremony on 5/7 at 11 am on the Statehouse lawn with Governor Douglas to recognize Hannah and our four district poster contest winners. Learn more

tree plantingTree Planting Grants Awarded
Through a grant from the Preservation Trust of VT, 9 communities will be planting trees in their designated downtowns & villages this year. A special thank you to Bruce Lisman - life will be a shade better in these communities. Learn More


Plant. Live. Grow

 


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IN THIS ISSUE
EAB University
Corridors and Commons
Arbor Day Sponsors
Feature Tree
Pest Highlights
2010 Arbor Day Poster
Tree Planting Grants
SOUL TALK 
SOUL logo
Check out the latest SOUL Tree Steward News.
CALENDAR
Arbor Day in Vermont is Friday, May 7th. What are you doing to
celebrate trees?
 
ANR Lab Open House on July 14. Celebrating 20 years.
 
FUNDING
Municipal Planning Grants - Due April 30. 
 
RESOURCES TO KNOW
Urban Forestry on You Tube?
Need help in selling urban forestry in your community? Send a You Tube video on how community trees are a living investment.
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
Help Montpelier
and Waitsfield win a fruit tree orchard 
You can vote once a day, each day, until the voting ends on August 31. Vote often! The Fruit Tree Foundation will announce a winner each month - May thru September.
The io Moth
 
io moth
 
The io moth
Has mam-moth eyes
That are not real-
They're a disguise
To ward off birds
And other creatures,
Like garter snakes
And science teachers.

~Douglas Florian
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