Managing Oak Wilt in a Suburban Park District

​Three Rivers Park District has intensively managed oak wilt disease since 1976. Most of the park district infection centers occur in natural forest stands, requiring different approaches for control than in residential settings. The Park District’s monitor and remove protocol will be discussed, describing the techniques and equipment that have been used to manage oak forests facing this disease.
Speaker: Dan Comerford, Forestry Supervisor, Three Rivers Park District
Originally presented on Thursday, April 20th, 2023
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