Tag: Hurricanes

FIA in the U.S. Virgin Islands

by Teresa Jackson, SRS Public Affairs  • 
The 49th Annual Agriculture and Food Fair of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Agrifest, was held on the island of St. Croix in February. Agrifest is the largest agriculture and food explosion and celebration in the Caribbean – drawing thousands of fairgoers from around the world. USDA Forest Service scientists Tom Brandeis, Humfredo Marcano-Vega, and Kathleen…  More 

Reforesting with Longleaf Pine After Hurricane Damage

by Zoё Hoyle, SRS Science Communications  • 
Hurricanes and other major storms cause billions of dollars of damage to southern timber resources. If you add the increased risk of wildfire, insect infestations, and disease that accompany downed wood, you have millions of acres of forests vulnerable to further harm after the hurricane’s gone. In some areas of the South, one idea for…  More 

How the Urban Forest Strike Teams Began

by Excerpted from longer article by Paul Revell, Urban Forestry Coordinator, Virginia Department of Forestry  • 
The Urban Forest Strike Teams (UFSTs) are a means for city foresters, state foresters, commercial arborists, and others to quickly come to the aid of a region whose urban forest has been impacted by a natural disaster. Here’s the backstory.  In 2003, Hurricane Isabel cut a devastating path across Virginia, leaving lots of damaged trees…  More