MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – There’s a new tool to empower Vermonters to fight invasive species.
The Vermont Forest Invasive Pest Status Map offers an interactive platform to track the spread of invasive species such as beech leaf disease, elm zigzag sawfly, elongate hemlock scale, emerald ash borer, and hemlock woolly adelgid across the state. Users can select a pest to learn where it has been identified, basic information about it, and how to report sightings.
Cat Viglienzoni spoke with Josh Halman, a forest health specialist with the Department of Forest Parks and Recreation, about how it works.