(forwarded message on behalf of Ruth Richardson, Issues Committee of the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network. Please pass along!)
Volunteers are needed to help survey areas of the Cayuga Lake Watershed for hemlock wooly adelgid (HWA) infestations. This year the HWA has been spotted in Cascadilla Gorge & Fall Creek around Beebe Lake. There is a big push in the next few weeks (before the crawlers emerge from egg sacks) to catalog the extent of the infestation. This will take volunteers willing to hike in the woods and inspect the hemlocks. The Cornell Plantations is coordinating this effort (key contact is the Natural Areas director Todd Bittner <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]). Please consider volunteering by attending hikes and pass the info on to your friends and neighbors. You can stay informed about upcoming survey hikes (joining a knowledgeable leader plus others) by signing up for the HWA listserve. Instructions are at: <http://www.plantations.cornell.edu/our-gardens/natural-area/invasive/hemlock-woolly-adelgid/list-serv>http<http://www.plantations.cornell.edu/our-gardens/natural-area/invasive/hemlock-woolly-adelgid/list-serv>://www.plantations.cornell.edu/our-gardens/natural-area/invasive/hemlock-woolly-adelgid/list-serv The Cornell Plantations has a good page for more information on the issue and the efforts underway: <http://www.plantations.cornell.edu/our-gardens/natural-areas/invasive/hemlock-woolly-adelgid>http://www.plantations.cornell.edu/our-gardens/natural-areas/invasive/hemlock-woolly-adelgid _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
