Monroe County Master Gardener Association

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Great article on forest density:

http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/how_dense_can_you_get?utm_source=Forestry+-+MSU+Extension+News+-+Feb.+2016&utm_campaign=Forestry+-+MSU+Extension+News+-+Feb.+2016&utm_medium=email

Updated article on the Asian long-horned beetle: (closer to MI than we think)
some excellent color photos: https://ag.umass.edu/sites/agcenter/files/pdf-doc-ppt/ALB_lookalikes.pdf

http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/asian_long_horned_beetle?utm_source=Forestry+-+MSU+Extension+News+-+Feb.+2016&utm_campaign=Forestry+-+MSU+Extension+News+-+Feb.+2016&utm_medium=email

Updated article on Thousand Cankers Disease: (not found in MI yet but in several Eastern states)

http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/thousand_cankers_disease?utm_source=Forestry+-+MSU+Extension+News+-+Feb.+2016&utm_campaign=Forestry+-+MSU+Extension+News+-+Feb.+2016&utm_medium=email