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Woodland Owners Notes eNewsletter
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Spotted Lanternfly Confirmed in Rockingham County, NC!
The spotted lanternfly (SLF) has been confirmed in Rockingham County, NC. The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced SLF was confirmed in Rockingham County, making it the third positive county in the state. This invasive pest poses a significant threat to agriculture (particularly grapevines), fruit trees, and hardwood trees. Not only are they a huge annoyance, they can kill grapevine, reduce fruit production in grapes and fruit trees, and stress our trees. If you spot SLF? Snap a picture and report it! Learn More »
Spotted lanternfly management guides for homeowners and landscapers are now available! These 2-page guides are great tools if you are combating this pest on your property. Learn identification, life cycle, management, host plants, and other valuable information for managing this invasive insect.
You can also find other valuable SLF resources on this page, such as its look-alikes, its current range, and how to report it if you spot it! Learn More »
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National Pollinators & Great Outdoors Month
June is National Pollinators Month and Great Outdoors Month. It's a time to celebrate pollinators, spread the word about what we can do to protect them, and a reminder to explore our nation's natural beauty! Improve your woodlands for pollinators with pollinator-friendly plants and conservation practices.
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Voluntary Conservation Options for Land Protection in North Carolina
As landowners, we share a deep connection with our land and the legacy we'll leave behind. With many land management options to consider, landowners need to have a working knowledge of the choices to protect their land in the near and long term. This Woodland Owners Notes publication reviews the most common federal and state-level land conservation and protection assistance programs available for landowners.
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Growing Degree Day Calculator Displays a Warm Spring
April saw record-high Growing Degree Days (GDDs) in western NC. GDDs are a way to track heat, and this year, the GDDs in Laurel Springs indicate spring is ahead of schedule -- 11 days earlier than last year. What does this mean? For insects, like cryptomeria scale on Christmas trees, we are on track to have earlier emergence than normal. Keep your eye out for critters!
Learn More »
Image: Mating male cryptomeria scale. Richard Cowles, Connecticut Research Station CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Coming Events of Interest to Woodland Owners
June 5th, 2025 (Th), 12 - 1 PM ET, NC Tree Farm Webinar: Living With Fire in North Carolina. This free webinar will address wildfire risk in the wake of Hurricane Helene and how to protect your home from wildfire. In addition, the presenters will discuss how to reduce wildfire risk, including land management options such as prescribed burning. CFEs available. Registration is required. Learn more and sign up on the NC Tree Farm Forestry Webinars page.
June 13th, 2025 (Sat), 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM ET, Project Learning Tree Explore Your Environment K-8 Workshop @ Grandfather Mountain. Join preservice teachers, K-8 classroom and nonformal educators at the Grandfather Mountain Wilson Center for Nature Discovery in Linville, NC as we explore activities in the Project Learning Tree Explore Your Environment K-8 Activity Guide. Every participant will leave the workshop with a copy of this guide. Register by Friday, June 6 at 5pm for $20 on the PLT Grandfather Mountain event page.
August 1st, 2025 (F), 10 AM – 4:30 PM ET, K-12 Project Learning Tree Workshop: Fire Focus. Join classroom educators, nonformal educators, and natural resource professionals as we explore activities in THREE Project Learning Tree resources: Explore Your Environment K-8 Activity Guide, Focus on Forests secondary module, and Nature of Fire activity bundle at Holmes Educational State Forest in Hendersonville, NC! Every participant will leave the workshop with a copy of all three resources. Register by July 25 at 5pm for $20. Learn more and register on the PLT Holmes ESF event page.
August 5th, 2025 (Tu), NC Prescribed Fire Council Annual Meeting. The North Carolina Prescribed Fire Council Annual Meeting will be held Tuesday, August 5th at the Granville County Convention & Expo Center in Oxford, NC. A social will be held that evening at Tobacco Wood Brewing in Oxford, with a field trip to be held Wednesday, August 6th. Registration, a draft agenda, and other details will be available soon on the NCPFC webpage.
August 7th, 2025 (Th), Youth STEAM Summit. Connect youth to Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, and Math to increase knowledge and identify career options with this youth STEAM summit in Rocky Mount, NC! Geared toward rising 9th to 12th grade students, their parents, school counselors, educators, and youth leaders! Workshops and exhibitors include STEM, natural resource and agricultural agencies, colleges, and universities. Keep an eye on the Sustainable Forestry Land Retention Project event page for more information.
Webinars & Online Learning
Forestry Webinars on Demand Webinars are a great opportunity to learn about different forestry topics from experts in the field. We have collaborated with professionals from a variety of backgrounds, including forestry, economics, law, and more to bring you relevant topics at home.
eFire This interactive site allows you to choose your own eFIRE experience! Become virtually immersed in a prescribed burn, learn why and how burns are conducted, read the provided resources, and/or hear from the multiple types of people who use prescribed fire as a land management tool!
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Woodland Owner Notes E-news is a monthly email newsletter from Extension Forestry at NC State University. This newsletter is made possible through support from the Renewable Resources Extension Act and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The 2025 editors are:
Robert Bardon, NC State University, Extension Forestry, Raleigh, NC
Jim Hamilton, NC Cooperative Extension Service, Boone, NC
Alton Perry, Roanoke Cooperative, Rich Square, NC
Colby Lambert, NC Cooperative Extension, Lillington, NC
Jennifer Fawcett, NC State University, Extension Forestry, Raleigh, NC
Nathan Gatlin, NC Cooperative Extension, Wilkesboro, NC
Jameson Boone, NC State University, Extension Forestry, Raleigh, NC
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