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  1. Diagnose Problems in Your Trees, Including New Beech Disease You are here Home » News » News Releases July 27, 2017 0   Ohio State’s Tree Diagnostic Workshop is Aug. 4 in Mansfield. (Photo: American beech, iStock.)

    Learn to Diagnose Problems in Your Trees, Including New Beech Disease

    Aug 1, 2017

    A mystery illness is hitting northeast Ohio’s American beech trees.  Called beech leaf disease, it’s causing striped and curled leaves, weak buds, and sometimes the death of saplings.  It seems to be spreading fast, too.  “And we really don’t know what’s causing it,” said Kathy Smith, forestry program coordinator at The Ohio State University.  The less-bad news: An upcoming event will shed light on the disease, plus many other problems that can bug Ohio’s trees.

  2. A March 25 workshop near Cincinnati will help you help your woods and what lives there, such as birds like this Baltimore oriole. (Photo: iStock.)

    Saturday: Learn 15 Ways to Improve Your Woods and Wildlife

    Mar 20, 2017

    If trees, deer, birds, butterflies, mushrooms and more are your things, check out this year’s Ohio River Valley Woodland and Wildlife Workshop. It’s on March 25 in Burlington, Kentucky, just south of Cincinnati. The public event, which brings in experts from Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, offers 15 how-to sessions on forests and the life that lives there. Co-organizer Kathy Smith, forestry program director in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University, said the aim is to “help you get the most out of your property.”

  3. Identifying trees is the focus of an upcoming workshop by the Ohio Woodland Stewards Program. It’s at the Mansfield campus of The Ohio State University. (Photo: FogStock.)

    Learn How to Name That Tree June 3

    May 10, 2016

    It pays to learn your trees, says a forestry specialist with The Ohio State University. And the school’s Mansfield campus in north-central Ohio is a great place to do it.  “Knowing how to identify your trees helps with diagnosing insect and disease issues,” said Kathy Smith, coordinator of Ohio State’s Ohio Woodland Stewards Program. “It also allows a landowner to better manage the tree. How much sunlight does it need to survive and thrive? Is it good for wildlife?” On June 3, Smith and her colleague Jim Chatfield, a horticulture specialist with the university, will give a workshop on tree identification called Name That Tree. The stewards program is the sponsor.  
  4. Tree School Set for Ohio State Mansfield

    Apr 17, 2014

    The Ohio Woodland Stewards Program will hold its 2014 Tree School from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. May 3 in Ovalwood Hall on Ohio State University's Mansfield campus, 1760 University Drive. The event is for anyone interested in learning more about trees, said Marne Titchenell, one of the instructors and a wildlife specialist with Ohio State University's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES).
  5. Leaves in Absence? How to ID Trees in Winter

    Mar 5, 2014

    CHARDON, Ohio -- The trees in Chardon’s Big Creek Park will still be bare at the end of March. And that’s good. Part of northeast Ohio’s Geauga Park District, the park is hosting a Winter Tree ID workshop March 28. The program will focus on bark, fruit, twigs and other telltale traits. “This is an advanced class for individuals who are familiar with using a dichotomous key,” said Kathy Smith, one of the instructors and a forestry specialist with Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. “Identifying trees without leaves can be a real challenge.”