Eastern Hemlock ID Guide
Want to help but not feeling confident in identifying the eastern hemlock? This one-page guide from the Allegheny Forest Health Collaborative on identification will answer your questions and provide you with the skills you need to survey for the hemlock woolly adelgid by inspecting eastern hemlock stands. Eastern Hemlock ID Guide
The Importance of Hemlocks to Threatened Wildlife
A brief one-page outline from the Allegheny Forest Health Collaborative on the importance of eastern hemlocks to rare, threatened and endangered species; and how the hemlock woolly adelgid negatively impacts these species through killing eastern hemlock trees. HWA & Endangered Species
Hemlock and Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Lessons
A short collection of information from the Allegheny Forest Health Collaborative on eastern hemlocks and the hemlock woolly adelgid for the next generation of conservationists. This children’s guide to the issue will help train some survey assistants and inspire an appreciation for one of our most important tree species. HWA lessons (1)
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Survey Tutorial
The Roger Tory Peterson Institute’s 2019 High Allegheny Hemlock Conservation Partnership interns from Jamestown Community College developed this exceptional overview of the invasive Hemlock Woolly Adelgid forest pest and how to survey for it.
HWA Narrated Presentation 7 30 2020
A short video developed by one of the Roger Tory Peterson Institute’s 2020 HWA HAHCP interns from Jamestown Community College and narrated by RTPI’s Manager of Conservation and Restoration on the importance of addressing the impacts of the hemlock woolly adelgid.
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Monitoring and Citizen Scientist Training Session
A recorded training session for volunteers who are interested in learning about the impact of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid on our local forests and would like to get involved in monitoring efforts.
Hemlock Conservation Areas included in the High Allegheny Hemlock Conservation Partnership
This ArcGIS Online Map produced by The Nature Conservancy delineates the various Hemlock Conservation Areas included in the High Allegheny Hemlock Conservation Partnership. This map will help you identify priority areas to survey.
High Allegheny Hemlock Conservation Partnership Volunteer Protocol and Report Form
This protocol from the Allegheny Forest Health Collaborative will help you learn the methods used to survey eastern hemlocks for the hemlock woolly adelgid in winter, as well as how to report it the results of the survey. HAHCP Volunteer Protocol and Report Form
High Allegheny Hemlock Conservation Partnership iMap Reporting Guide
iMap Invasives is a powerful tool in tracking and monitoring invasive species, including the hemlock woolly adelgid. This web-based platform informs citizens, resource managers, restoration specialists, and governmental agencies in the fight against species like the hemlock woolly adelgid. This guide from the Allegheny Forest Health Collaborative will help you join us in assisting this effort! HAHCP iMap Reporting Guide
High Allegheny Hemlock Conservation Partnership Boating Protocol and Report Form
Can’t get out in the winter but enjoy recreating on local waterways? Keep an eye out for the general health and wellbeing of the eastern hemlock stands that line many of our waterways. By following this protocol from the Allegheny Forest Health Collaborative and submitting reports, you can help identify and track the status of these stands that may not be easily accessible for winter surveys. HAHCP Boating Protocol and Report Form
Hemlocks and Birds (short)
A brief one-page outline from the Allegheny Forest Health Collaborative on the importance of eastern hemlocks to birds, what species of bird specifically utilize hemlocks, and how the hemlock woolly adelgid negatively impacts birds through killing eastern hemlock trees. Birds HWA short
Hemlocks and Birds
An in-depth report from the Allegheny Forest Health Collaborative on the birds that use eastern hemlock trees. Multiple species of birds are reviewed in a thorough description. Birds HWA
Hemlocks and Fish (short)
A brief one-page outline from the Allegheny Forest Health Collaborative on the importance of eastern hemlocks to fish, what species of fish specifically utilize hemlocks, and how the hemlock woolly adelgid negatively impacts fish through killing eastern hemlock trees. HWA Fish short
Hemlocks and Fish
An in-depth review from the Allegheny Forest Health Collaborative of how eastern hemlock stands positively impact the health and well being of aquatic ecosystems. This report includes descriptions of the fish species that benefit from hemlocks, and how the hemlock woolly adelgid jeopardizes their populations. Fish HWA
Hemlock Info for Hunters and Anglers
A brief introduction to eastern hemlocks and the hemlock woolly adelgid for hunters and anglers from the Allegheny Forest Health Collaborative. HWA Hunter Angler Info
Hemlocks and Hunters (short)
A brief one-page review from the Allegheny Forest Health Collaborative on hunters are impacted by the decline of eastern hemlocks, and how they can help survey for and report the presence of the hemlock woolly adelgid. HWA Hunter short
Hemlocks and Hunters
An in-depth review from the Allegheny Forest Health Collaborative of how hunters are impacted by the decline of eastern hemlocks, and how they can help survey for and report the presence of the hemlock woolly adelgid. HWA Hunter New
