Eastern hemlock tree at Lake Harbor Park in Norton Shores on Tuesday, Oct. 19, ... The Old Indian Trail infestation is the not the first time the bugs have been found at Sleeping Bear Dunes.

Old Indian Trail is known for its two 2.3-mile loops following tree-covered dunes, which includes hemlock. Contact Nushrat Rahman: [email protected]. Follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter ...

The Old Indian Trail is closed at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National ... "Hemlock woolly adelgid is a small aphid-like insect that uses its long siphoning mouthparts to extract sap from Hemlock trees.

BENZIE COUNTY — The National Park Service says Old Indian Trail and surrounding area of the Sleeping Bear Dunes in Empire will be closed due to invasive hemlock woolly adelgid.

This is a map defining the area closure surrounding the Old Indian Trail due to an infestation of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. The map is approximately a 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 mile area. (NPS) ...

The bugs attack Hemlock trees, ... nutrients from the base of the needles. The invasive insect has been found in large quantities along and around the Old Indian Trail.

The park has closed the Old Indian trail to treat the trees and to try and prevent the insect from spreading further. State approves $3.6 million to ward off hemlock woolly adelgid, other invasive ...

New York’s forests are in trouble. Tiny, destructive insects are spreading fast, killing trees that have stood for hundreds of years. We’ve already lost American chestnuts and millions of ash trees.

Eastern hemlock trees are a vital foundation species in Pennsylvania forests, supporting the ecosystem and enhancing aesthetics. The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), an invasive insect, poses a ...

The Pennsylvania legislature designated the eastern hemlock the official state tree on June 22, 1931. This tree thrives in cool, moist sites. It occupies steep north- or east-facing slopes in ...

Hemlock trees can grow up to 150-feet tall and can be easily spotted in the Great Smoky Mountains, in the Cherokee National Forest, according to The Nature Conservancy.