However, if you have limited or no new growth on a tree, and this continues to happen over several years, it could be due to the presence of the spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana), a native ...

“Early intervention strategy has proven to be a cost effective approach to manage a building spruce budworm population.” If approved by state lawmakers, the early intervention ...

Maine is one step closer to passing a supplemental state budget.The appropriations and financial affairs committee passed the ...

The state is looking for ways to help prevent the spread of a small insect that could have a huge impact on Maine’s forests. According to Maine Public, Governor Janet Mills says $2 million of ...

We have another state record right here in Koochiching county. Balsam fir’s scientific name is Abies balsamea. It is often misidentified as a Christmas tree or pine tree. It is not a pine ...

An early intervention program to guard against the dreaded spruce budworm won't come cheap, but the cost of doing nothing would be much greater. For thousands of years, the spruce-fir forests of ...

The smoke you have been seeing on the west side of the valley is a result of responsible landowners thinning trees to create a more healthy forest and reduce the ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has released its 2024 Forest Health Annual Report, which uses data from aerial surveys and on-the-ground site visits to compile information about insect ...