Nebraska Forest Service Conducting Tree Assessment

In an effort to prepare Nebraska communities for several pests and diseases that could threaten the state’s trees, the Nebraska Forest Service is starting with an inventory and assessment of trees in central Nebraska. The forest service and the city of North...

Concerns Grow For Ash Trees As Pest Nears Midlands

An insect that has the potential to kill millions of trees in Nebraska and southwest Iowa has been found north of Kansas City, Mo., bringing into sharp relief an imminent threat to the region’s canopy. Scientists have confirmed that a dead ash tree in a...