SOUTH CAROLINA FORESTRY COMMISSION
Grant: $179,000 - Forest Service - Sep. 11, 2009
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Award Description: Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Control to Protect Watersheds in South Carolina. Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA), an exotic destructive pest of Eastern and Carolina Hemlock trees, was first detected in South Carolina in 2001. Since that time, HWA have been detected in all South Carolina counties with hemlock trees (Oconee, Pickens, Greenville, and Spartanburg counties). The loss of hemlocks due to this invasive insect has been devastating to the forested and riparian ecosystems. Currently, the focus of HWA control in South Carolina is the release of HWA predatory beetles and chemical control. Chemical control has proven to be effective to reduce or control HWA population on treated trees. This project will utilize both existing employees and temporary labor/hires in an effort to save thousands of hemlocks in the pristine mountains of South Carolina. These temporary employees will be implementing the chemical strategies to hemlock trees on state lands in three counties in upstate of South Carolina (Oconee, Pickens, and Greenville counties).
Project Description: Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA), an exotic destructive pest of Eastern and Carolina Hemlock trees, was first detected in South Carolina in 2001. Since that time, HWA have been detected in all South Carolina counties with hemlock trees (Oconee, Pickens, Greenville, and Spartanburg counties). The loss of hemlocks due to this invasive insect has been devastating to the forested and riparian ecosystems. Currently, the focus of HWA control in South Carolina is the release of HWA predatory beetles and chemical control. Chemical control has proven to be effective to reduce or control HWA population on treated trees. This project will utilize both existing employees and temporary labor/hires in an effort to save thousands of hemlocks in the pristine mountains of South Carolina. These temporary employees will be implementing the chemical strategies to hemlock trees on state lands in three counties in upstate of South Carolina (Oconee, Pickens, and Greenville counties).
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Project Status: Not Started
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