#BathME + #Online - #ClimateConversations: Protecting Bath's #UrbanForest From the Impacts of #EmeraldAshBorer

"Bath's stately ash trees are an important part of our urban forest, but they are under dire threat. The emerald ash borer, an exotic pest that rapidly kills native ash trees, has reached Bath after ravaging forests across the northeast. Members of the Bath Community Forestry Committee will explain the biology of emerald ash borer and how they lead to tree mortality, treatment options, and resources the city is employing to protect ash trees. Participants will also learn how the Maine Forest Service is combating the emerald ash borer with the help of predator insects.

Bath Climate Conversations is a continuing series focused on learning, discussing, and connecting around ways to sustain and support our vibrant town as climate change occurs. Hosted by Bath #ClimateAction Commission in partnership with #KennebecEstuaryLandTrust and the #PattenFreeLibrary and presented in person and/or on Zoom. Registration is required for Zoom only."

Date:
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Time:
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
Community Room
Online:
This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.

To register:
https://patten-lib.libcal.com/event/16472472

#SolarPunkSunday #ClimateChange #EAB #AshTres #SaveOurTrees

List of #Woodpeckers in #Maine (With Pictures)

"While the populations of many species have declined, that of woodpeckers has increased steadily in the state. In November 2022, their numbers almost doubled from the previous year. The smallest and most common woodpecker calling the state home is the downy woodpecker, measuring 6.1 inches. On the other hand, the largest is the pileated woodpecker, measuring a whopping 17.5 inches!"

Learn more:
https://www.animalspot.net/woodpeckers-in-us/maine-woodpeckers

#SolarPunkSunday #EAB #NaturalPestControl #MaineBirds #Birds

So, I missed the #EAB update from #MaineDACF, but since I registered for the event, I was sent the link to the video update. One thing I learned is that #Woodpeckers are #EmeraldAshBorer's natural enemy. But once EAB sets in, it's too much for the woodpeckers to handle. But if it's an early infestation, they *might* be able to control it! Just another reason to #GardenForBirds and #FeedTheBirds in the winter (and my woodpecker friends LOVE the wormy suet I make for them).

Here's a screenshot from the presentation. Also, the term "blonding" mentioned in the image refers to the process of older gray bark falling off an ash tree that has an EAB infestation, leaving behind lighter-colored newer bark.

The full video can be viewed at this link (includes transcript):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ogbMReBx38

#InvasiveSpecies #AshTrees
#SaveTheForests #ProtectTheTrees #ProtectTheSacred #Stewardship #Wabanaki #Basketry #SolarPunkSunday #Biocontrol #MaineTrees #MaineForestryService #MDIFW

Sports : tous les résultats du week-end

https://www.angers.villactu.fr/sports-tous-les-resultats-du-week-end-33/

#Angers #sport #AngersSCO #UFAB #EAB #SCOHandball

🚀 KIPITZ & E-Akte Bund: KI‑Power für die öffentliche Verwaltung

Das ITZBund war beim Fabasoft eGov-Day 25 in Berlin dabei und präsentierte den Gastbeitrag „AI Use Cases mit der E-Akte Bund“. Wir zeigten anhand eines Durchstich‑Beispiels, wie mit #KIPITZ, der KI‑Plattform des Bundes, Künstliche Intelligenz in die E-Akte Bund integriert und damit neue Möglichkeiten für eine effiziente Verwaltungsarbeit eröffnet werden.

#eGovernment #EakteBund #EAB

Since the emerald ash borer arrived in Oregon, there has been a lot of reporting on its spread and the damage it will cause, including my own in Columbia Insight. But this, out today in High Country News, may be the best thing I've read on it. A lot of us have tackled the numbers and the science, and that's important - but Jaclyn Moyer, a fellow Corvallis writer, focuses instead on the trees and some of the people who will miss them most.

Give it a read.
#oregon #eab #corvallis

https://www.hcn.org/issues/57-10/watching-the-oregon-ash-vanish/

Sports : tous les résultats du week-end

https://www.angers.villactu.fr/sports-tous-les-resultats-du-week-end-29/

#Angers #sport #sco #ufab #eab #ducsdangers

So, it looks like #MDOT hired someone to take down the two #GreenAsh trees down the road from us (that were infested with #EmeraldAshBorer ). Whoever took them down knew what they were doing. Nothing but a bit of the stumps left. As for the ash trees down the road the other way? I think they belong to the neighbors who have been having domestic issues lately.

#EAB #MaineTrees #SaveTheAshTrees