hemlocks
HWA Treatment Seminar – 26 Sept 2018
HWA Kills Trees, and it is here, in Northwestern PA
Learn more about the threat, and how to treat your own trees. This event is free to all, but space is limited – RSVP kelly @ cookforestconservancy.org, or via facebook, to join specialists on invasive insects for information on at-home treatment for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA), including:
- the importance of helmock
- the reduced cost of treatment (far less than removing dead trees!)
- different treatment methods, including:
- overview of available pesticides, chemical and insect;
- which is best for a given situation; and
- the best seasons for treatments
followed by an on-site session during which attendees can actually apply the treatment – this single application will protect each target hemlock for seven years!
RSVP reply will include further details – we’ll be at Shelter #1 off Forest Road (the map should get you close enough to see us! First right past the park office along Forest Road, before Breezemont and the double turn-offs at the Log Cabin Inn & Longfellow/ Forest Cathedral trailheads).
Twilight of the Hemlocks & Beeches
Brunch with the author, Tim Palmer
16 September 2018 – Cook Forest
Join the Cook Forest Conservancy for coffee with author Tim Palmer, who’s presenting a slideshow of his lovely photography and research detailing the decline of the Eastern Hemlock and American Beeches, published this month by Penn State University Press — and what we can do to save these stately trees.
This event is free to all who RSVP, though space is limited – please RSVP here: http://cfc-palmer.rsvpify.com.
“Tim Palmer’s breathtaking photography perfectly captures the magic of Pennsylvania’s state tree, whether seen during a walk through an ancient grove or meandering along many streambanks and waterways in the commonwealth.
His images and prose will inspire us all to work on building resilience for adaptation to the impacts of climate change and to do what we can to save these majestic trees.”
—Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary, Pennsylvania DCNR
This beautiful hardcover book will be for sale by the author at the event. Any donations to the Cook Forest Conservancy will directly benefit efforts to preserve the old-growth stands in Cook Forest from the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid.
>> 10 – 11:30 am, Sunday, 16 September, at Pavilion #2 in beautiful Cook Forest State Park, Pennsylvania. Approx. GPS coordinates = 41°20’50.0″N 79°13’11.2″W
“Cathedral” – documentary screening – 15 Sept
Cathedral: The Fight to Save the Ancient Hemlocks of Cook Forest
Playing at the Sawmill Theatre in Cook Forest State Park at 7 p.m. on Saturday, 15 September. Tickets are $15, and are available by calling 814-927-6655, or via Eventbrite by following this link.
The documentary tells the story of the hemlock trees of Cook Forest State Park, Pennsylvania, which are under attack by the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA), a destructive insect that has already killed thousands of trees in the eastern United States. Hemlock Woolly Adelgid was discovered in Cook Forest in 2013. The little “Larry” beetles (i.e., beetles of the genus Laricobius), shown in the image above, are one of the methods of combatting the invasive HWA — click on the image to view the film’s trailer.
“These magnificent trees are hundreds of years old, and we have to do everything we can to help save them,” said Melissa Rohm, filmmaker on the project. “We hope that Cathedral will raise awareness about what’s happening in Cook Forest and why the hemlocks are so important. We want to inspire people to help.”
Cathedral includes interviews with park staff and is narrated by Old-Growth Forest Network founder Joan Maloof. The film takes the viewer on a journey through the forest in all seasons and shows the important work being done by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry.
Interview with Wild Excellence Films by Allegheny Front
Listen to “Filmmakers Highlight Plight of Cook Forest’s Iconic Hemlocks,” an interview with Dave & Melissa Rohm, the team behind Wild Excellence Films‘ documentary on Cook Forest, Cathedral: The Fight to Save the Ancient Hemlocks of Cook Forest. Here’s an excerpt:
Interviewer Kara Holsopple: What would it mean to lose the hemlocks in Cook Forest, to the ecosystem there and also to people?
David Rohm: Cook Forest would be a much different place. If you’ve been to Cook Forest, there’s a sheltering ability that these hemlock trees provide. 120-foot trees, you take away even half of them, and you’re going to see a huge difference. There’s a lot of wildlife. Migrating birds love the forest –way up in the canopies, they’re safe there. They reintroduced fishers there not too long ago. It’s like a mink but a little bigger. To people, Cook Forest means a tremendous amount. They get 500,000 visitors a year who aren’t going to visit if it’s not the same forest.
Please visit the Allegheny Front, via this link, for the full interview and audio.