By Gary Salmon You know that there is a big difference between waiting for spring and embracing winter. One involves a warm fire, a good book/Netflix, hot chocolate, and windows to the world both inside and out — a certain […]
Tag: emerald ash borer
Arts, Dining & Entertainment, Events & Activities
Awareness week spotlights the emerald ash borer
May 15-22 — VIRTUAL — Several activities are planned in Vermont for Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week, May 15-22, to help increase public understanding of an invasive forest pest that has destroyed millions of acres of ash trees in the […]
Column, Home and Garden, Tree Talk
‘Ah, ah, ah, ah, stayin’ alive,… stayin’ alive’
By Gary Salmon There is a line in the lyrics of this great Bee Gees song of the ‘70s that if I were an ash tree and John Travolta was singing it to me I would pay attention to: “Life […]
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Mountain Times – Volume 50, Number 17 _ April 28 – May 4, 2021
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Local News
City ash trees to come down
By Katy Savage RUTLAND—Back in the mid-1900s, when Dutch Elm Disease wiped out about 77 million elm trees, Vermont towns started replacing the canopy-like trees that lined streets and public parks with something similar—ash trees. Now, towns are contemplating how […]