Join University of Illinois Extension and Dr. Jeffrey Matthews of the...
This video gives a basic overview of all of the steps involved in making maple syrup as we walk through the maple syrup production process at the Dixon Springs Agricultural Center in southern Illinois.
Interested in making maple syrup? The Dixon Springs Agricultural Center in southern...
Invasive plants have variable responses to fire depending on species, phenology at time of fire, fire intensities, residence time, and other factors. This presentation by Extension Forestry Research Technician Kevin Rohling reviews invasive plant responses to fire and how managers and landowners...
Presented by Ryan Pankau, Extension Educator, Horticulture Illinois forests are unique plant communities of towering trees as well as tiny, spring wildflowers. Invasive plants threaten native plant diversity in forest communities across Illinois by out-competing our natives for water, light, and...
North America has a history of exotic pests that extirpate individual tree species, with Emerald Ash Borer serving as our modern example. In our current, ever-globalizing society there is significant risk for future outbreaks that may impact all of our trees from the urban forest to our...
This presentation by Extension Forestry Research and Specialist Chris Evans was given as part of the Forest Health Updates: Invasive species, native pests, and new technologies workshop on March 29, 2021. The workshop...