Urban Forestry News and Views

A brief  article about insect infestation and aspen decline in Colorado:

http://www.gunnisontimes.com/index.php?content=C_news&newsid=5406

Here are two brief articles on salt damage to landscape plants:

http://www.solutions.psu.edu/Horticulture_Gardening_Landscaping_411.htm

http://extension.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/HG-511.pdf

Here is a link to our 2007 annual report:

2007 annual report

In case you missed it, here is the January Partnership newsletter: jan08-newsletter2.pdf

In case you missed the January Newsletter, here is a tree profile by Chris Mertl:

beech-tree-profile.

New York city has begun work to save the genetic material of historic old trees, including one that it is said George Washington walked under.

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/11/old-trees-of-new-york-reborn/

The Juneau Urban Forestry Partnership will be having its annual membership meeting at 5:30 on Wednesday, January 23rd  at Pizza Roma in the Merchant’s Wharf Mall downtown.  Hear what we have been up to this past year and discuss projects for this year.  We’ll supply the Piza. Please RSVP if you think you might come so we know how much Pizza to order.