December 8 Email:
Ric,
The DNR has just issued a request of all Visitor Centers and offices in the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid hotspots here along the Lake Michigan shoreline to remove all bird feeders from areas adjacent to or near Hemlock trees in an effort to control the spread. It might be a good idea to let your members know that it is recommended to remove bird feeders from home yards with Eastern Hemlock in an effort to protect those trees from the spread of Hemlock Wooly Adelgid. It is a known fact that birds carry the crawlers and spread the infection.
Thanks for spreading the word. Happy Holidays.
- Elizabeth Brockwell-Tillman,
Hoffmaster State Park
4 comments:
How far away should the feeders be moved away?thx!
Good question. I've emailed Elizabeth and when she gets back to me will post her answer here.
Elizabeth emails: "I have not seen in writing a specific distance. I would move them to a place where there are no hemlocks unless that is not possible."
Thx!
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