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yankeeforesters
Dec 7, 20224 min read
Native American Use of Fire Shaped Much of Connecticut’s Pre-settlement Landscape
By Emery Gluck, Retired State Lands Forester and Pitch Pine Enthusiast 🌳 The forest found by European settlers was likely different from...
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yankeeforesters
Dec 7, 20226 min read
The Rise and Diminishment of Oak Forests in Connecticut
By Emery Gluck, Retired State Lands Forester, and Pitch Pine Enthusiast 🌳 Oaks have been in Connecticut for thousands of years. It is...
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yankeeforesters
Jul 28, 20222 min read
Warming Climate Brings New Pest to Forests
From the desk of Tim Hawley, certified Forester Scientists have identified a new threat to forests. Outbreaks have been reported in...
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yankeeforesters
Jul 4, 20221 min read
Forest Walk and Talk Tours of Wilhelm Farm, North Granby CT
Photo Essay by Bill Bentley, Forester and Forest landowner These Forest Walk and Talk tours are to inform participants about how...
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yankeeforesters
Jun 27, 20223 min read
The need for management to conserve unique & important forested ecosystems
From the desk of Emery Gluck: retired DEEP forester My name is Emery Gluck. I was a Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental...
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yankeeforesters
May 18, 20221 min read
Yale Forest Forum discusses forests, climate change, & bioenergy
The Yale Forest School recently hosted a webinar series on “The Future of Forest Products in a Changing Climate: Bioenergy from Forests.”...
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yankeeforesters
May 4, 20221 min read
2020 Forest Action Plans in Southern New England
With the 2008 Farm Bill, states were tasked with assessing the condition of their trees and forested land, both public and privately...
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yankeeforesters
Feb 10, 20221 min read
Forests of U.S. Overstocked, Data Shows
A recent U.S. Forest Service report Relative density of United States forests has shifted to higher levels over last two decades with...
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yankeeforesters
Sep 20, 20213 min read
Fires, Forest Policy, Funding, Thinning, and Climate Change
There is limited causal relationship between temperature in a given yea r and the number of severe fires. Long term, as the climate...
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yankeeforesters
Jun 9, 20212 min read
Connecticut Foresters Protect Threatened Hemlocks Using Biocontrols
Foresters play many roles as stewards of the land. Sometimes they help protect trees threatened by exotic invasive insects, such as the...
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yankeeforesters
Jun 3, 20213 min read
A Bio-Based Future to Battle Climate Change
When people think of global climate solutions they may think of forests but most probably don’t appreciate the critical connection to...
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yankeeforesters
May 10, 20213 min read
White Pine Salvage on UConn Forest for Wood Duck Boxes!
By Associate Extension Professor Tom Worthley During extreme wind events that occurred in 2019 and 2020 two extremely tall white pine...
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yankeeforesters
Nov 18, 20201 min read
The CT Forest Action Plan is up for review
The following link will lead you to a draft of the forest action plan that will guide the state in forest management policy for the next...
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yankeeforesters
Nov 18, 20201 min read
The Governors Council on Climate Change (GC3)
This group is meeting to discuss reports soon. Look for opportunities to join in the conversation and stand up for our forests and strong...
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