— John Sollows<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, April 10. Ron Neville of Canada Food Inspection Agency gave us a very enlightening talk of the threat to hemlocks posed by the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid.<\/p>\n
In a nutshell, our hemlocks are in serious trouble.<\/p>\n
In the U.S., introductions of predators, use of insecticides, thinning, and cuts of affected trees have been tried with varying effect. Regulations prevent some of those approaches in Canada. The threats posed by introduced species of any sort are unpredictable. Pesticides carry their own risk and would require very careful application, in any case. And these little bugs are easily transportable.<\/p>\n
I want to raise the idea of collecting hemlock seeds. When I raised the idea with Ron, he seemed positive to the idea, and has shared some information as to how to proceed:<\/p>\n
“It is at the Canadian Forest Service Atlantic office in Fredericton and there are some plans in the works to enhance the locations of where seed has been collected. If your group is interested in getting involved, perhaps you could contact them?<\/p>\n
“The contact there is Donnie McPhee<\/p>\n
Natural Resources Canada
\nNational Tree Seed Centre
\n1350 Regent Street
\nFredericton, NB E3C 2G6<\/p>\n
Donnie McPhee
\nNational Tree Seed Centre
\n506.452.3289
\nEmail: donnie.mcphee@canada.ca<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.nrcan.gc.ca\/forests\/research-centres\/afc\/13449”<\/p>\n
So, anyone interested in saving hemlock seeds is advised to contact Donnie McPhee, as detailed above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
— John Sollows On Tuesday, April 10. Ron Neville of Canada Food Inspection Agency gave us a very enlightening talk of the threat to hemlocks posed by the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. In a nutshell, our hemlocks are in serious trouble. … Continue reading