Category Archives: Woodlands

Important Woodlands & Habitat Happenings this Week (week of 5-11-25)

ALSO STARTING THIS WEEK! Homeowners can start treating tagged trees on their properties using our detailed instructions and provided HWA treatment kit. We have three kits. Gwen will contact you to schedule a time to drop off a kit over the coming weeks. Key topics from our previous update: 1. Mid-May through June 30: HomeownerContinue reading “Important Woodlands & Habitat Happenings this Week (week of 5-11-25)”

May UPDATE: Managing Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) in Craneridge

1. May 3 Professional Treatment to be Rescheduled  Due to several days of rainy weather, we’ll be rescheduling dates in May and into June with our partner and HWA expert Joshua Konovitz from Ecos Cooperative. Please stay tuned for new dates. After spring treatment, treatment will start again in the fall when cooler temperatures return.Continue reading “May UPDATE: Managing Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) in Craneridge”

Care About Our Trees? Woodlands & Habitat Committee 2025 Plans

Focus on Treating Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) and Caring for Our Young Native Trees and Plants Our mission remains steadfast: to enhance the natural beauty of our community, promote biodiversity, and foster a sense of environmental stewardship among residents. Questions? Ideas? What to help in some way? Contact Gwen at gwenalegre@gmail.com In 2025, let’s nurtureContinue reading “Care About Our Trees? Woodlands & Habitat Committee 2025 Plans”

Important Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Update: December 2024

What You Need to Know Hemlock Woolly Adelgid is now widespread across western New York and New York State. Learn more about Hemlock Woolly Adelgid here What We are Doing: What You Can Do: Questions? Concerns? Should you have questions or concerns, please contact Gwen Alegre at gwenalegre@gmail.com or Sam Lewandowski at slewandowski92@gmail.com.

Heads Up: Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) Treatment Resumes

Starting this week (Nov. 3, 2024), we’ll be tagging trees for treatment and resuming HWA treatment, which will include trees with known infestations. We’ll also proactively treat large healthy Hemlocks along Hardwood between the mail center and the 4-way stop sign.  In the spring of this year, we treated about 120 Hemlocks. This month, weContinue reading “Heads Up: Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) Treatment Resumes”

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Update

And…What to Look For in June! HWA Treatment Update Future Treatment Goals What to Look For in June… and a Note of Caution Now through June, healthy Hemlock branches have bright lime green, new growth tips. This time of year, the new growth is very visible! HWA infested branches do not have this new growth.Continue reading “Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Update”

Heads Up: Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Treatment Begins

This Sunday (April 21), we’ll begin our first year of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid treatment. We’ll focus first on HWA infested trees and adjacent areas (common and homeowner property). We’ll also start to proactively treat selected trees in areas with dense Hemlock populations. A highly effective liquid treatment (Imidaclorid) will be applied directly to the baseContinue reading “Heads Up: Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Treatment Begins”

Craneridge Tree Planting Workshop | Sat., May 4 | 11 AM to 2 PM

What’s the #1 thing we can each do to ensure the legacy of our woodlands? PLANT TREES!  Join us on Sat., May 4 (May 5 rain date) at the Meadow to participate in an interactive workshop with Royal Fern Nursery. You’ll learn how to plant, protect (from deer), and maintain native trees and shrubs forContinue reading “Craneridge Tree Planting Workshop | Sat., May 4 | 11 AM to 2 PM”