A little late sharing this post from Invasive Species Awareness Week, the week of March 4th:
It’s Invasive Species Awareness Week, so let’s learn how invasive birch leafminers overwinter in AK! These tiny sawflies survive the winter by staying insulated under the snowpack inside cocoons within their host birch leaves. https://bit.ly/3sEwFQf #NISAW22 #AlaskaForestHealth
Check out this video of USFS Forest Pathologist Robin Mulvey (and Banjo the dog!) collecting samples of red alder stem decay fungi near Juneau! #AlaskaForestHealth hopes to better understand the ecological diversity of hardwood stem decays in Alaska.
https://twitter.com/AKForestService/status/1501951011891695617?s=20&t=YF7Np2KMPD1OGhxBNbxZmQ
Berries leaves can be part of the life-cycle for some rust fungi! For example, hemlock-blueberry rust results in a powdery, orange rust on the undersides of blueberry & hemlock leaves. Don't worry if your patch is infected—the berries will be safe to eat.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/r10/forest-grasslandhealth/?cid=FSEPRD684233&width=full
