Items
of Interest:
Governor
Beshear Proclaims September Invasive Species
Awareness Month (Aug 20, 2009)
Nature
Conservancy in Kentucky.
Kentucky Governor
Steven Beshear issued a proclamation
(PDF | 50 KB) declaring September Invasive
Species Awareness month. The Garden
Club of Kentucky and the Kentucky
Exotic Pest Plant Council have a list
of activities on their Web sites. The organizations
are working together to promote awareness
of the impact of invasive weed species to
Kentucky's diverse natural areas and
parks.
Forest
Service Hosting Open House on Invasive
Species Suppression (Jul 17,
2009)
USDA. FS.
Daniel Boone National Forest.
The Daniel Boone National Forest is hosting
an open house on Jul 28 from 2-6 pm for two
separate project proposals regarding invasive
species suppression and control.
Forest
Service Seeks Public Input on Invasive
Plants Treatment (Jul 14, 2009)
The
Daniel Boone National Forest is seeing
public input on the Forestwide
Non-native Invasive Plant Species Treatment
project that proposes to treat or eradicate
non-native invasive plant species on national
forest system lands.
Comments
due by Aug
14, 2009.
Forest
Service Seeks Public Input on Invasive
Insect Suppression Efforts (Jun 29,
2009)
Forest Service officials are seeking
public comments regarding management proposals
to control the hemlock
woolly adelgid. Project information
is available at Suppression
of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid.
Comments due by Jul 27,
2009; Comments will be taken
at the meeting on Jul 28.
Emerald
Ash Borer Confirmed at Two Locations in
Kentucky (May 26, 2009)
University of Kentucky. College of Agriculture.
Officials with the Office of the State
Entomologist in the University of Kentucky
Entomology Department on May 22, 2009 announced two confirmed occurrences in
Kentucky of emerald ash borer, an invasive insect pest of ash trees. These
are the first findings of this destructive
insect in the state. See Kentucky's
Emerald Ash Borer page for more information.
$3.7
Million Bound for Daniel Boone Forest Upgrades (Jun
19, 2009)
United State Congressman Harold Rogers.
U.S. Congressman
Harold Rogers announced that the U.S. Forest
Service has awarded $3,696,700 toward numerous
improvement projects in the Daniel Boone
National Forest. The forest improvement projects
are a part of USFS efforts to address deferred
maintenance, reduce the threat of wildfire
and invasive species, and improve overall
forest health. |
