Jen Weimer 🌲

The Monadnock Conservancy is hiring two new positions! #conservationjobs #nhjobs

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Tree-killing, invasive fungal disease reaches NY Laurel wilt detected for first time in NY on Long Island

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Treating Beech Leaf Disease (U.S. National Park Service)

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A Race to Save a Signature American Tree From a Deadly Disease

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Trendy and invasive golden oyster mushrooms spark alarm share.google/0uUwQlUKMIOx...

Feeling itchy? Tiny mites may be biting after this year's cicada emergence After the periodical cicada broods emerged, oak leaf itch mites, who feed on their nests, could now be the cause for itchy rashes on humans.

Oak leaf itch mites may be biting after this year's cicada emergence share.google/Vlcx6EYhg9xn...

How trendy cooking kit mushrooms have become an invasive threat in Michigan Scientists warn golden oyster mushrooms that became popular in the 2000s is now an invasive species with the potential to reduce native fungal biodiversity by half.

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Beware The New Pests Affecting Nantucket's Trees Nantucket Current is the island's leading online news source. We deliver the news, stories, and people of Nantucket, unbiased and unfiltered.

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YouTube video by Bartlett Tree Experts Beech Leaf Disease: Scientific Research and Silviculture

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In New Jersey, Bats Are Eating the Spotted Lantern Flies NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Bats are now being recognized as unexpected allies in the fight against spotted lanternflies, a major threat to New Jersey's

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Asian needle ants with a potentially fatal sting have spread across multiple states. Here's what to know. A "sneaky" invasive species that has a potentially deadly sting can be found in more than a dozen states, according to experts.

🐜 Here's an #invasivespecies I'm not looking forward to finding.

#asianneedleants with a potentially fatal sting have spread across multiple states. here's what to know.

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😦 The #USFS 2026 proposed budget eliminates State & Private Forestry which includes Forest Health Protection. This will also devastate state #ForestHealth programs. #hugatree 🌳

USFS programs “0’d out” in Administration’s budget – please help! please – this should be you!!!! In early May I posted a blog about the Trump Administration’s proposed budget – saying that it would eliminate funding for nearly all  USFS research & Fore…

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Going batty over forest management guidelines for the northern long-eared bat? Check out my latest article in Northern Logger Magazine. #forestmanagement #forestfriday #forestryfriday #northernlongearedbat #bats #nleb #endangeredspecies #northernlogger

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Today was my first field day as the new Stewardship Assistant @ Monadnock Conservancy and I met this beauty on Parker Hill.

#treetuesday #treetography #photogratree #stewardship

🍁 Happy #EarthDay on this fine #TreeTuesday 🌳

#redmaple #spring #treetography #photogratree

🌳 "Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach." - Tony Robbins

I am committed to protecting NH's forests but after 20 years of focusing on forest health, I am trying a new approach and will be monitoring conservation easements for The Monadnock Conservancy. #treetuesday

Still looking for these folks! You can also reach me on Signal
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🌲 April did not get the memo ❄️

#springsnow #treetuesday #hemlock #treetography #photogratree #trees

🐌 Small snail-eating beetle
Sphaeroderus stenostomus

#springisintheair #springrain #bugporn #groundbeetle #beetles #Sphaeroderus

🐸 The sounds of #Spring

#springpeepers #vernalpool #forest #forestfriday #nh #nhforests

🐸 Jeepers creepers!
I just heard spring peepers!!

No April fools.
Check your vernal pools!!

#springpeepers #vernalpool #NH

🌲 That's not rain you're hearing...it's the forest melting!

#icestorm #meltwithyou #forest #trees

Women Supporting Women in a Male-Dominated Industry - Northeastern Loggers Association We’ve come a long way, baby, but not far enough. Forestry is, and has historically been, a male-dominated field. Women currently make up only 15% of forestry and conservation workers, but not from a l...

We’ve come a long way, baby, but not far enough. My latest article for Northern Logger Magazine showcases women supporting women in a male-dominated industry. #womenshistorymonth #womeninthewoods #womeninwood #womenforesterscollaborative #womenintrees

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🌳 Happy International Day of Forests 🌳

#internationaldayofforests #forest #trees #forestryfriday #treehugger

I've been on both sides of this. Keep in mind that freelance writers submit to editors who may have deadlines months in advance of publication. Editors get the final say on what is published including titles. Changes can be published without consulting the writer. So please don't fault the writer.

The Ups and Downs of Browntail Moths | Spring 2025 | Knots and Bolts | Knots and Bolts A non-native invasive moth has been lurking in the Northeast for more than 120 years and has recently become a pest again – of trees and… This content is available in the magazine only. Please Subscr...

A non-native invasive moth has been lurking in the Northeast for more than 120 years and has recently become a pest again – of trees and people – in parts of Maine. Learn more in my latest article.

#foresthealth #browntailmoth #forestpests #invasives

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Survival in the cold: Lessons of the polar vortex — Waterbury Roundabout The new year ushered in an arctic blast that has only recently let up. This extreme plunge in temperature is referred to as a polar vortex. 

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This can't be good! Expect an early wildfire season and heavy caterpillar defoliation if conditions don't improve. #drought #foresthealth