U of I Ext. Forestry

From prairie to forest, terrestrial to aquatic, and even a drone’s perspective, the Illinois #Invasive Species Symposium topics this year will cover Illinois invasive species across a variety of habitat types. FMI on topics covered daily and registration: extension.illinois.edu/news-releases/…

Registration for the 25th Anniversary of the Tri-State Forest Stewardship Conference is now LIVE !!! Online Registration: go.illinois.edu/forestcon Date: March 14, 2020 Location: Highland Community College (Freeport, IL) 20 Expert Presenters + 20 Presentations

Save the Date: 25th Anniversary of the Tri-State Forest Stewardship Conference Date: Saturday, March 14, 2020 New Location: Highland Community College, Freeport, IL

Getting stuck is a common occurrence for forestry researchers!

A short radio interview about our upcoming Backyard Maple Syrup Production Workshop. Feb 2 at Dixon Springs Ag Center soundcloud.com/narrowrow/back…

With Thanksgiving 🦃 and pecan pie 🥧 indulgences finally upon us, I – as a professional forester and dendrology instructor – am going to settle this pronunciation 🗣 debate once and for all (in good humor of course)! #pecannotpeecan #peacan #howtosaypecan #PecanPie #dendrohumor

Are you serious? Snow on October 12th?

Dropping EAB-killed ash trees, bucking & topping, and stacking logs for future lumber out at the Illini Forest Plantations in Urbana this morning before the Friday rain hits! #illiniforestplantations #bobcatforestry #emeraldashborer

U of IL Dendrology students @illinoisnres posing in front of the IL state champion white ash (Fraxinus americana) 🌳 #ILLINOISdendrology #illinoisnres

These fine #illinoisnres young men putting in some Friday morning saw-time before heading to 11am class — now that’s work ethic! #illiniforestplantations #SAWWcertified #illinoisnres

#DYK 50% of our nation’s water is filtered by #forests? Or that 95% of beer is #water? Do the math: if you like #beer, you should love forests. #OktoberForest #October1st #LoveYourBeer #LoveYourForest

Autumn is just around the corner. Find out when leaves will change in your region using the Fall Foliage Prediction Map from @GreatSmokyNPS. LEARN MORE: ow.ly/Q7Gm30lMbRQ

Current state champion yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera). Location is Principia College (Elsah, IL). This tree scores 327 points: Height = 97’ Diameter = 66.3” Ave Crown Spread = 88’. #ILLINOISchampiontrees

Shellbark hickory is called 'Kingnut' for a reason. This shellbark hickory seed (right) dwarfs both a shagbark seed (left, a large nut in its own right) and a quarter.

@uieforestry foresters are giving presentations at the Walnut Council National Convention in Dubuque, IA - Jay Hayek on 1) Soil suitability, 2) Chainsaw safety and Chris Evans on Invasive species.

@IllinoisNRES students and @ERLarsonLab are conducting great forest ecology research in Illinois! #IllinoisInvasives twitter.com/erlarsonlab/st…

Chris Evans and Jay Hayek @uieforestry are looking forward to the 2018 Illinois Forestry Summit (tinyurl.com/yc5xrveq) next week in Champaign, IL #IFDCSummit18, #illinoistrees, #urbanforest

@connect2trees discussing jumping worm research and impacts to soil and trees. #IllinoisInvasives #IllinoisInvasiveSymposium

When talking about impacts of invasion, we don’t often consider the changes to phylogenetic diversity. David Barfknecht discussed how Japanese stiltgrass contributed to changes in acid seep springs over 40+ years. #IllinoisInvasives #IllinoisInvasiveSymposium

Can an endangered animal become invasive? Jeremy Tiemann discusses this question with the banded killifish. #IllinoisInvasives #IllinoisInvasiveSymposium