Category: Trees
The Spotted Lanternfly Has Arrived. We Must Prepare!
Spotted Lanternfly First Spotted in PA The Spotted Lanternfly, which first arrived in Pennsylvania with some landscaping stone brought in from China in 2012, has decimated Pennsylvania’s vineyards and fruit farms, and they are spreading this way! If SLF spread throughout Pennsylvania, then the expected losses would amount to $324.9 million annually with a loss of…
Save Our Sacred Trees
This last week, I met the most wonderful sacred trees. I came to visit them because they are in grave danger, and the Long Island Conservation Alliance was asked to help. The Sacred Beech Tree Last week I came to visit a sacred beech in Southampton at The Shinnecock Nation. The tree is being threatened…
How NOT To Select Street Trees
We need to be far more informed and intentional as to what kinds of trees we plant in our communities. Some LI Towns are better than others here.
We Will Restore The American Chestnut
We have now a very promising method of returning The American Chestnut from extinction. All it took was splicing in a wheat gene!
Save The American Beech!
The American Beech is in grave danger from Beech Leaf Disease. It’s a race for a cure.
This Arbor Day, Remember to Plant Native Trees in The Fall Too
Spadefoot Design and Construction, the firm that planted my yard with natives, is in the practice of planting at least as many trees in the fall as in the spring. The tree then has a whole season to grow and further mature. Further, the spring is already very busy with all the weeding and planting.…
