How to Create a Trap Tree to Monitor for Emerald Ash Borer Workshop – Greenwood
Date: May 7, 2022
Time: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Location: Noyes Mt. Preserve, 172 Richardson Hollow Road, Greenwood, Maine
Join Maine Forest Service Entomologist Colleen Teerling and District Forester Mike Richard to learn how you can participate in the early detection of emerald ash borer infestations in Western Maine.
Participants will learn about emerald ash borer's lifecycle and how to create a "trap tree" on their property that can aid in detecting infestations within the region.
 Ash tree girdled to monitor for emerald ash borer (Image Courtesy Ernest Carle)
For more information or to pre-register please call District Forester Mike Richard: 207-441-3276 or michael.b.richard@maine.gov.
This program is offered by the Western Foothills Land Trust, Maine Woodland Owners, Oxford County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Maine Forest Service.
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