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Audubon Greenwich hosts hikes & other events nearly every week of the year. Below is information about selected and newly added events but please visit the Nature Program Calendar linked on the left side of this page for a list of other programs happening every weekend at the center.

Protect Our Trees From Invasive Insects
A workshop about the Asian Long-horned Beetle & Emerald Ash Borer
Sunday, December 6, 2009 from 2:30-4:30 pm
Audubon Greenwich, 613 Riversville Road, Greenwich, CT 06831
Led by Rose Hiskes from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

A two-hour training session will be held at Audubon Greenwich in an effort to teach people how to identify the Asian Long-horned Beetle (ALB), the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) and the tell-tale signs that indicate an infected tree. These wood-boring beetles infest several hardwood trees including maple, elm, willow, birch, horse chestnut and poplar and can kill a tree in 3-5 years. They came to the US from China in wooden pallets or packing material and are now killing groves of trees in nearby areas, including New York, Long Island, and New Jersey. Since winter is a great time to see what is going on in our deciduous trees, please take this opportunity to learn about these beetles and help look for the first signs of these insects while your out counting birds or walking in the woods.

Please note: the larval form of these beetles can be transported unknowingly in firewood. For more information about these insects, call the guest speaker, Rose Hiskes, a Diagnostician & Horticulturist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station at (203) 974-8483 on Mon/Wed/Fri or (860) 683-4977 on Tues/Thurs. Information is also available online at: www.ct.gov/caes.

This event is offered free of charge but RSVPs are required. To sign up, leave a message at 203-869-5272 x239 or email Jeff Cordulack.

This event is hosted by Audubon Greenwich and co-sponsored by the Greenwich Tree Conservancy, Greenwich Land Trust, Garden Education Center, Knowlwood Garden Club, Northeast Greenwich Association, Northwest Greenwich Association, Old Greenwich Association, Greenwich Conservation Commission and other community groups.