/tags/emerald-ash-borer Emerald Ash Borer en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Wed, 03 Jul 2024 19:53:14 GMT /local-news/2024-07-03/map-emerald-ash-borer-is-now-killing-trees-in-at-least-68-vermont-towns The tiny green insect expected to kill most of the ash trees in Vermont continues its advance, popping up across the state. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 19:53:14 GMT /local-news/2024-07-03/map-emerald-ash-borer-is-now-killing-trees-in-at-least-68-vermont-towns Corey Dockser /local-news/2024-05-10/emerald-ash-borer-forces-big-decisions-for-vermont-towns Six years after the emerald ash borer was first found in Vermont, towns across the state have responded in different ways â€� some proactive and others reactive. But no town can stop the insects. Fri, 10 May 2024 21:51:02 GMT /local-news/2024-05-10/emerald-ash-borer-forces-big-decisions-for-vermont-towns Corey Dockser /local-news/2023-03-10/forest-service-plan-includes-logging-on-nearly-12-000-acres-in-the-green-mountain-national-forest After years of study and comment, the U.S. Forest Service has a proposed plan to manage 70,000 acres of federal forest and private land primarily in Rutland County. That includes timber harvests in about 12,000 acres. The agency says it will improve forest health, but some advocates say it’s a bad idea in the face of climate change. Fri, 10 Mar 2023 21:15:28 GMT /local-news/2023-03-10/forest-service-plan-includes-logging-on-nearly-12-000-acres-in-the-green-mountain-national-forest Abagael Giles /2023-02-21/new-england-researchers-optimistic-a-tiny-wasp-is-turning-the-tide-against-emerald-ash-borer A wasp from the Russian Far East could help save the region's ash trees. But don't expect to see big, healthy ash trees in New England forests anytime soon. Tue, 21 Feb 2023 10:00:00 GMT /2023-02-21/new-england-researchers-optimistic-a-tiny-wasp-is-turning-the-tide-against-emerald-ash-borer Patrick Skahill /local-news/2022-10-24/meet-the-parasitoid-wasps-scientists-hope-will-save-some-of-vermonts-ash-trees Can these parasitoid wasps give Vermont's young ash trees a fighting chance against the invasive emerald ash borer? Scientists sure hope so. Mon, 24 Oct 2022 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2022-10-24/meet-the-parasitoid-wasps-scientists-hope-will-save-some-of-vermonts-ash-trees Abagael Giles /vpr-news/2020-04-18/community-report-emerald-ash-borer-appears-in-upper-valley Most weeks, VPR checks in with community newspapers to ask about top stories. This week, we speak with Valley News reporter Tim Camerato, who filed aâ€� Sat, 18 Apr 2020 17:27:27 GMT /vpr-news/2020-04-18/community-report-emerald-ash-borer-appears-in-upper-valley Mary Williams Engisch /programs/2019-06-17/young-writers-project-if-a-tree-falls-in-the-forest I am 237 years old today,the oldest tree in this forest.I am a living measurement of time,a history book in its most natural form.Wizened by decades ofâ€� Mon, 17 Jun 2019 20:51:27 GMT /programs/2019-06-17/young-writers-project-if-a-tree-falls-in-the-forest Adelle M. Brunstad /vpr-news/2018-10-10/ash-borer-spreads-to-northwestern-vermont The emerald ash borer has been detected in Grand Isle County. It’s the latest confirmation of the presence of the damaging insect in Vermont.Since it wasâ€� Wed, 10 Oct 2018 21:52:58 GMT /vpr-news/2018-10-10/ash-borer-spreads-to-northwestern-vermont Steve Zind /vpr-news/2018-06-26/say-goodbye-to-your-ash-trees-ash-borer-spreads-to-montpelier The invasive emerald ash borer has been found in Montpelier. City officials are taking steps to protect some trees along city streets, but ultimately theyâ€� Tue, 26 Jun 2018 20:56:14 GMT /vpr-news/2018-06-26/say-goodbye-to-your-ash-trees-ash-borer-spreads-to-montpelier John Dillon /vpr-news/2018-03-29/the-emerald-ash-borer-is-here-so-what-should-you-do-with-your-ash-trees Earlier this week, two more Vermont counties confirmed the presence of the emerald ash borer. The invasive species is known for causing devastation toâ€� Thu, 29 Mar 2018 22:14:29 GMT /vpr-news/2018-03-29/the-emerald-ash-borer-is-here-so-what-should-you-do-with-your-ash-trees Henry Epp, Tabitha Dudley