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This article appeared in the National Association of Conservation Districts' newsletter.

Indiana’s LaPorte County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is partnering with Women4theLand to focus on female landowner needs through periodic Women’s Conservation Learning Circles.

PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT

The Congress passed the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, commonly known as the 2018 Farm Bill, in December 2018.

If you have any ash trees on your property, you’ve likely heard about the problems that emerald ash borer (EAB) brings. The EAB beetle is native to Asia and has killed millions of ash trees where it has been discovered, particularly in the US Midwest given it’s discovery in Detroit Michigan in 2002. As of today, the EAB beetle has been observed in 35 states in the US and five Canadian provinces. 

A Review by Leigh Macmillen Hayes, writer and author of the blog wondermyway.com

by Anne Pearce, Wisconsin First Detector Network

In the last 20 years, about one new species of beetle has landed on North American shores each year, imported from other parts of the world. The arrivals come mostly in wood pallets and other packing materials.

Please join us for a Michigan WOW Women in the Woods Women's Chainsaw Safety Demonstration!

Saturday, April 13, 9:00a-1:00p

Invasive species ID 9:00a

Safety Demo 9:30a

Woods Walk 10:30a

Invasive Removal Work Day 10:30a

REGISTRATION & MORE INFO:

https://www.inghamconservation.com/events

FREE! Coffee & snacks included. Please RSVP!

Whether natural or man-made, fires have always had a hand in shaping the world’s forests.

What can you do about it? The terms “resilient” has become a favorite of foresters looking to describe what our forests need to become in order to cope with the threat of drought and related stresses.

 

Kiersten Ahrns, Ohio DNR Division of Forestry College Intern

 

Income Tax Deduction on Timber and Landscape Tree Loss from Casualty

Timber or landscape trees destroyed by the hurricane, fire, earthquake, ice, hail, tornado, and other storms are “casualty losses” that may allow the property owners to take a deduction on their federal income tax returns.