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After years of study and comment, the U.S. Forest Service has a proposed plan to manage 70,000 acres of federal forest and private land primarily in Rutland County. That includes timber harvests in about 12,000 acres. The agency says it will improve forest health, but some advocates say it’s a bad idea in the face of climate change.
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A wasp from the Russian Far East could help save the region's ash trees. But don't expect to see big, healthy ash trees in New England forests anytime soon.
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Can these parasitoid wasps give Vermont's young ash trees a fighting chance against the invasive emerald ash borer? Scientists sure hope so.
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Most weeks, VPR checks in with community newspapers to ask about top stories. This week, we speak with Valley News reporter Tim Camerato, who filed a…
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I am 237 years old today,the oldest tree in this forest.I am a living measurement of time,a history book in its most natural form.Wizened by decades of…
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The emerald ash borer has been detected in Grand Isle County. It’s the latest confirmation of the presence of the damaging insect in Vermont.Since it was…
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The invasive emerald ash borer has been found in Montpelier. City officials are taking steps to protect some trees along city streets, but ultimately they…
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Earlier this week, two more Vermont counties confirmed the presence of the emerald ash borer. The invasive species is known for causing devastation to…
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A long-expected, but still dreaded, moment has arrived. The emerald ash borer, a tree-killing insect that has decimated forests in other parts of the…
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It’s been a matter of ‘when’, not ‘if’: For years state officials have been expecting the destructive emerald ash borer to turn up in Vermont. Tuesday,…