Asian Longhorned Beetle Archives - Trees at Risk

Proof Positive: Fewer Trees Mean Higher Temps

Evelyn Herwitz — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 17:11:37 +0000

In the back of our rock garden, shaded on three sides by arborvitae and neighboring trees, stands a chest-high, white, capped PVC tube with holes drilled along its sides. Beneath the tube is a wooden stake; attached to the stake are two small climate sensors, one at the top and one at the bottom. Every […]

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Arbor Day Reminder: Protect Our Urban Forests

Evelyn Herwitz — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:37:54 +0000

It’s been one long, cold spring so far here in Worcester, but the trees are finally in bloom. The Norway and sugar maples that line so many miles of our city’s streets are bursting with pale green flowers. Cylindrical Callery pears shyly show their snowy petals. A few magnolias offer cream and purple blooms to […]

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End in Sight for Worcester’s Beetle Battle

Evelyn Herwitz — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:11:24 +0000

Only 13 Asian Longhorned Beetles were caught within the Greater Worcester quarantine area during all of 2012. That’s significant progress in the four-and-a-half-year fight to eradicate the black-and-white spotted insect that has gnawed its way through tens of thousands of trees in the city and surrounding towns, feasting on maples and other hardwoods over the […]

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How Trees Make Our City Livable: Interview on WICN’s “Business Beat”

Evelyn Herwitz — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:47:59 +0000

Thanks to Steve D’Agostino, host of The Business Beat on WICN 90.5FM, I recently joined with Peggy Middaugh, Executive Director of the Worcester Tree Initiative for a half-hour conversation about the importance of Worcester’s urban forest. Our talk ranged from who planted the first trees in Worcester to why trees are so important to the […]

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With Beetles in Decline, Worcester Gets $3 Million for More Trees

Evelyn Herwitz — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:31:34 +0000

As hors d’oeuvres circulated amidst tree advocates, environmentalists, politicians, government officials and staff, as TV reporters staged interviews and photographers clicked shots, you could hardly hear the person next to you above the excited chatter at Green Hill Park’s Grill on the Hill last night. The reason? Worcester will benefit from $3 million in state […]

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What Tree to Plant? These Are Beetle-free

Evelyn Herwitz — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:41:02 +0000

You want to plant a tree, but you want to be sure it won’t be attacked by the Asian longhorned beetle. What’s safe to plant? Take a trip to Worcester’s Green Hill Park this spring to visit the new beetle-resistant arboretum. A project of the Worcester Garden Club (WGC), the demonstration plantings were made possible […]

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