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What trees in California are dying in the greatest numbers from drought and bark beetle?
Ponderosa pine, Jeffrey pine, and pinyon pines are most impacted by bark beetles, but many trees have died just from lack of water in the recent drought. Most other pine species, white fir and incense-cedar are also heavily impacted by the prolonged droug ...
11/19/2018 - 3:30pm
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What are bark beetles
Bark beetles are small insects, generally black, hard-shelled and approximately 5 millimeters in length—about the size of a piece of cooked rice. Bark beetles tunnel under bark, cutting off the tree’s supply of food and water needed to survive. Bark beetl ...
11/19/2018 - 3:32pm
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What is the role of bark beetles?
Under normal conditions, bark beetles renew the forest by killing older trees and those weakened by disease, drought, smog or physical damage. When trees are weakened due to lack of water from prolonged drought, they are more susceptible to bark beetle at ...
11/19/2018 - 3:37pm
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How do bark beetles attack?
Bark beetles attack stressed trees by boring holes into the bark. A normal, healthy tree would be able to fend off attack by exuding pitch into the holes pushing the beetle out. But drought- stressed trees have a difficult time producing enough pitch to f ...
11/19/2018 - 3:38pm
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If there are dead trees on my residential property, what should I do?
Dead trees need to be removed. They are a fire hazard because they are fuel for wildfire to burn. Standing dead trees will rot, becoming unstable, and will eventually fall. Dead trees can fall on people, homes, buildings and infrastructure, such as power ...
11/21/2018 - 8:37am
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Tree Mortality Task Force Contact Information
Siskiyou County Natural Resources Elizabeth Nielsen 1312 Fairlane Road Yreka, CA 96097 Phone: 530-842-8012 e-mail: eneilsen@co.siskiyou.ca.us ...
11/27/2018 - 2:26pm
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Administrative Order Hearing Contact Information
Christy Cummings Dawson, Deputy Director 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Monday- Friday 806 South Main Street Yreka, CA 96097 Phone: 530-841-2100 Fax: 530-841-4076 Email: planning@co.siskiyou.ca.us ...
01/31/2019 - 4:58pm
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Community Correction Partnership Contact Information
Mike Coley, Chief Probation Officer 805 Juvenile Lane Yreka, CA 96097 Phone: 530-841-4155 Fax: 530-841-4157 ...
11/06/2020 - 8:40am
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Local Area Formation Commission Contact Information
Hailey Lang, Executive Officer Rachel Jereb, Deputy Executive Officer 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Monday- Friday 806 South Main Street, Yreka, CA 96097 Phone: 530-841-2100 Email: lafco@co.siskiyou.ca.us ...
02/17/2022 - 12:13pm