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Jen Weimer 🌲 @pinefortrees.bsky.social · Sep 5

www.syracuse.com/outdoors/202... #foresthealth #forestfriday

Tree-killing, invasive fungal disease reaches NY

Laurel wilt detected for first time in NY on Long Island

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Jen Weimer 🌲 @pinefortrees.bsky.social · Sep 5

www.nps.gov/articles/000... #foresthealth #forestfriday

Treating Beech Leaf Disease (U.S. National Park Service)

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Jen Weimer 🌲 @pinefortrees.bsky.social · Aug 19

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/r...

A Race to Save a Signature American Tree From a Deadly Disease

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Jen Weimer 🌲 @pinefortrees.bsky.social · Aug 15

Trendy and invasive golden oyster mushrooms spark alarm share.google/0uUwQlUKMIOx...

A homegrown food trend has turned into an invasive species crisis

The invasive mushroom species is now growing in 25 states and is wreaking havoc on other fungi populations, researchers say.

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Jen Weimer 🌲 @pinefortrees.bsky.social · Aug 10

Oak leaf itch mites may be biting after this year's cicada emergence share.google/Vlcx6EYhg9xn...

Feeling itchy? Tiny mites may be biting after this year's cicada emergence

After the periodical cicada broods emerged, oak leaf itch mites, who feed on their nests, could now be the cause for itchy rashes on humans.

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Jen Weimer 🌲 @pinefortrees.bsky.social · Aug 6

www.mlive.com/news/2025/08...

How trendy cooking kit mushrooms have become an invasive threat in Michigan

Scientists warn golden oyster mushrooms that became popular in the 2000s is now an invasive species with the potential to reduce native fungal biodiversity by half.

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Jen Weimer 🌲 @pinefortrees.bsky.social · Jul 28

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Beware The New Pests Affecting Nantucket's Trees

Nantucket Current is the island's leading online news source. We deliver the news, stories, and people of Nantucket, unbiased and unfiltered.

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Jen Weimer 🌲 @pinefortrees.bsky.social · Jul 24

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Latest News - Monadnock Conservancy

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Jen Weimer 🌲 @pinefortrees.bsky.social · Jul 11

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Beech Leaf Disease: Scientific Research and Silviculture

YouTube video by Bartlett Tree Experts

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Jen Weimer 🌲 @pinefortrees.bsky.social · Jul 8

In New Jersey, Bats Are Eating the #SpottedLanternFlies share.google/LfiiuAb0Juwc...

In New Jersey, Bats Are Eating the Spotted Lantern Flies

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Bats are now being recognized as unexpected allies in the fight against spotted lanternflies, a major threat to New Jersey's

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Jen Weimer 🌲 @pinefortrees.bsky.social · Jun 19

🐜 Here's an #invasivespecies I'm not looking forward to finding.

#asianneedleants with a potentially fatal sting have spread across multiple states. here's what to know.

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Asian needle ants with a potentially fatal sting have spread across multiple states. Here's what to know.

A "sneaky" invasive species that has a potentially deadly sting can be found in more than a dozen states, according to experts.

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Jen Weimer 🌲 @pinefortrees.bsky.social · Jun 6

😦 The #USFS 2026 proposed budget eliminates State & Private Forestry which includes Forest Health Protection. This will also devastate state #ForestHealth programs. #hugatree 🌳

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Jen Weimer 🌲 @pinefortrees.bsky.social · Jun 5

www.nivemnic.us?p=5530

USFS programs “0’d out” in Administration’s budget – please help!

please – this should be you!!!! In early May I posted a blog about the Trump Administration’s proposed budget – saying that it would eliminate funding for nearly all USFS research & Fore…

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Jen Weimer 🌲 @pinefortrees.bsky.social · May 23

Going batty over forest management guidelines for the northern long-eared bat? Check out my latest article in Northern Logger Magazine. #forestmanagement #forestfriday #forestryfriday #northernlongearedbat #bats #nleb #endangeredspecies #northernlogger

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Jen Weimer 🌲 @pinefortrees.bsky.social · May 13

Today was my first field day as the new Stewardship Assistant @ Monadnock Conservancy and I met this beauty on Parker Hill.

#treetuesday #treetography #photogratree #stewardship

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Jen Weimer 🌲 @pinefortrees.bsky.social · Apr 22

🍁 Happy #EarthDay on this fine #TreeTuesday 🌳

#redmaple #spring #treetography #photogratree

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Jen Weimer 🌲 @pinefortrees.bsky.social · Apr 15

🌳 "Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach." - Tony Robbins

I am committed to protecting NH's forests but after 20 years of focusing on forest health, I am trying a new approach and will be monitoring conservation easements for The Monadnock Conservancy. #treetuesday

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Jason Bittel @bittelmethis.bsky.social · Apr 8

Still looking for these folks! You can also reach me on Signal
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Jason Bittel @bittelmethis.bsky.social · Apr 2

For a story:

1. Have you or someone you know been laid off from the USFWS?

2. Are you a scientist who can speak to how these cuts will affect conservation of specific endangered species or quality of the environment (water, air, etc)?

Doesn't have to be both. But please DM me! 🧪

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Jen Weimer 🌲 @pinefortrees.bsky.social · Apr 8

🌲 April did not get the memo ❄️

#springsnow #treetuesday #hemlock #treetography #photogratree #trees

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Jen Weimer 🌲 @pinefortrees.bsky.social · Apr 7

🐌 Small snail-eating beetle
Sphaeroderus stenostomus

#springisintheair #springrain #bugporn #groundbeetle #beetles #Sphaeroderus

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Jen Weimer 🌲 @pinefortrees.bsky.social · Apr 4

🐸 The sounds of #Spring

#springpeepers #vernalpool #forest #forestfriday #nh #nhforests

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Jen Weimer 🌲 @pinefortrees.bsky.social · Apr 1

🐸 Jeepers creepers!
I just heard spring peepers!!

No April fools.
Check your vernal pools!!

#springpeepers #vernalpool #NH

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Jen Weimer 🌲 @pinefortrees.bsky.social · Mar 31

🌲 That's not rain you're hearing...it's the forest melting!

#icestorm #meltwithyou #forest #trees

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Jen Weimer 🌲 @pinefortrees.bsky.social · Mar 24

We’ve come a long way, baby, but not far enough. My latest article for Northern Logger Magazine showcases women supporting women in a male-dominated industry. #womenshistorymonth #womeninthewoods #womeninwood #womenforesterscollaborative #womenintrees

www.northernlogger.com/northern-log...

Women Supporting Women in a Male-Dominated Industry - Northeastern Loggers Association

We’ve come a long way, baby, but not far enough. Forestry is, and has historically been, a male-dominated field. Women currently make up only 15% of forestry and conservation workers, but not from a l...

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Jen Weimer 🌲 @pinefortrees.bsky.social · Mar 21

🌳 Happy International Day of Forests 🌳

#internationaldayofforests #forest #trees #forestryfriday #treehugger

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