October 12, 2018 4:37 pm
Published by Janet Muncy
by Area Forester Lisa Deaton Wind Damage Last night was not a good night for sleeping in southeastern Virginia. The storms rolled through after dark, so we could only wonder what all the thumps and bumps meant. When I woke up this morning, I found a clump of three trees that had blown down in the woods next to our garden. On the bright side, I guess the frogs will... Read More
September 20, 2018 11:24 am
Published by Janet Muncy
by Area Forester Lisa Deaton Boogie Woogie Aphids Near the end of August, beech blight aphids, Grylloprociphilus imbricator, appear on American beech trees. They are easiest to find by locating patches of black sooty mold on the ground underneath infested beech trees. In the photo above, the orange fungus on the right was the first thing I noticed. Once I saw the sooty mold to the left, I looked up,... Read More
September 17, 2018 1:25 pm
Published by Janet Muncy
by Area Forester Manij Upadhyay About a year ago, I transitioned from working in the Department of Forests in Nepal as a forest officer to the Virginia Department of Forestry. Here, I want to share some information about the community forest management system of Nepal, which is the most common practice. Nepal is a beautiful landlocked country with a total population of 28.98 million people. The country covers a total... Read More
September 5, 2018 9:48 am
Published by Janet Muncy
by Forester Lisa Deaton Fruit Every August, our agency assists the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries with their Mast Survey. Mast is not just a word to describe the tall post on ships; it is also a term used to describe the fruit of trees and plants that provide food sources for wildlife. Trees do not bear the same amount of fruit (i.e. nuts) reliably from year to... Read More
August 27, 2018 10:54 am
Published by Janet Muncy
by Senior Area Forester Scott Bachman Earlier this summer my co-workers and I were finally able to get out and measure a harvest in Southampton County. The harvest had been in a stand of bottomland hardwoods. The landowner retained a riparian buffer on both sides of the stream channel during the harvest to protect the water quality of a significant tributary of the Blackwater River. The Blackwater River is a... Read More
