Monthly ArchiveApril 2008
Invasives & News Erik on 29 Apr 2008
URI Scientists seek locations of healthy Hemlocks
Interesting article in yesterday’s ProJo about work being done by URI scientists to locate, and possibly clone, healthy Eastern Hemlocks in Rhode Island. These trees are being destroyed by two non-native invasive pests, the hemlock wooly adelgid, and the elongate hemlock scale.
Link to the full article here.
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Publications & News Erik on 28 Apr 2008
New report calls to attention the role of plants in state Wildlife Action Plans
This new report from NatureServe evaluates the role of flora in State wildlife action plans developed by individual U.S. states and territories. A summary of the full report, Hidden in Plain Sight (PDF, 1.4Mb), is provided below.
View the State Wildlife Action Plans website
Lectures & News & Events Erik on 23 Apr 2008
RINHS Lecture: Bearing Witness to the Past, Charles Cogbill
Bearing Witness to the Past: What Original Town Surveys Tell Us About the Presettlement New
England Landscape
by Charles V. Cogbill, Ph.D.
Hubbard Brook Long-Term Ecological Research Project
Thursday, April 24, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Weaver Auditorium · Coastal Institute Building
Greenhouse Road, URI, Kingston Campus (map)
A common practice of colonial land surveyors was to record “witness trees” as part of the description of property bounds. These trees were useful as durable and relatively immovable references for corners or other major points of a property boundary. Since witness tree annotations noted the tree species, there are imbedded within the land records of towns across New England a significant data base for the biogeography of presettlement forests. Cogbill will describe his study of witness tree data from 153 towns, and the conclusions drawn with regard to the species composition and patterns of presettlement forests.
Charles Cogbill works on all aspects of the history, composition, dynamics, and management of the vegetation of north-eastern North America. He is the historical ecologist with the Hubbard Brook Long-Term Ecological Research Project, and is currently conducting field research at the Harvard Forest Long-Term Ecological Research Station.
This event is free & open to the public. Doors open at 6:45 for refreshments & fellowship.
Related Links:
- Google Scholar results for Charles Cogbill
- Harvard Forest Long-Term Ecological Research Station
- Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study
