Category Archives: hemlock trees

Poppy Seed-Sized Beetle Threatens Livelihood Of Md.’s Aging Hemlock Trees

Posted on May 14, 2012 by ilovedeepcreeklakerealestate

May 11, 2012 6:03 PMAlex DeMetrick GARRETT COUNTY, Md. (WJZ)—They are some of Maryland’s oldest living things. Alex DeMetrick reports that despite centuries of growth, the state’s old growth hemlocks are being threatened by an invasive bug the size of … Continue reading →

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>MD author explores Eastern “ancient” forests

Posted on July 13, 2011 by ilovedeepcreeklakerealestate

> When we talk about old-growth and virgin forests, we often think of the massive redwoods and sequoias out West. The eastern United States was heavily logged in the 19th and early 20th centuries, so that the trees we see … Continue reading →

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>MDA, DNR Working To Protect Hemlock Stand At Swallow Falls

Posted on May 13, 2011 by ilovedeepcreeklakerealestate

> ‘Like’ on Facebook! Support the Republican Newspaper! It’s only $9.95/year for the online edition! May. 12, 2011 Maryland Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Mary Ellen Setting yesterday joined forest health inspectors from state and federal departments of agriculture, the Maryland … Continue reading →

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>State battles woolly pest to save evergreens

Posted on May 12, 2011 by ilovedeepcreeklakerealestate

>Crews inject pesticide, cultivate beetles to protect hemlocks By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun 11:31 p.m. EDT, May 11, 2011OAKLAND —— Survivors for more than three centuries, the towering hemlocks in Swallow Falls State Park are a remnant of … Continue reading →

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