MLive

DNR expert says infestation of Michigan’s hemlock forests can ‘lead to tree mortality’

MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI - A massive effort has been mobilized to save eastern hemlock trees from an adelgid, known by its initials HWA (Hemlock Woolly Adelgid). Since the current infestation in Michigan ...
WGAL

Eastern hemlock: All about Pennsylvania's state tree

The Pennsylvania legislature designated the eastern hemlock the official state tree on June 22, 1931.This tree thrives in cool, moist sites. It occupies steep north- or east-facing slopes in southern ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press

One tree at a time: Group of hemlock conservationists keeps at it in North Georgia

For more than 20 years, conservationists have been fighting a tiny insect killing the region's hemlock trees. Efforts to protect the trees through insecticide and the deployment of natural predators ...
MLive

Invasive hemlock tree-killing pest found in northern Leelanau County

LEELANAU COUNTY, MI — An invasive pest which kills eastern hemlock trees is continuing its northward march up the Lake Michigan coast. On Thursday, Aug. 1, state officials announced that a hemlock ...