Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) | View Observations
Tsuga canadensis, also known as eastern hemlock, eastern hemlock-spruce or Canadian hemlock, and in the French-speaking regions of Canada as pruche du Canada, is a coniferous tree native to eastern North America. It is the state tree of Pennsylvania.
Other Names: Hemlock, 東部鐵杉, Kanadische Hemlocktanne, Cicuta Oriental, Pruche du Canada, Kanadahemlokk
Alan Gordon Acadian Forest | View Observations
This project records the flora and fauna in a 145 acre triangle of land bounded by Highway 417, Anderson Road, and Leitrim Road. This forest is a National Capital Commission (NCC) Greenbelt woodland that is one of the best preserved climax forests in eastern Ontario. Distinguished by its large...
JCCC Exploring Biodiversity Campus Phenology Project | View Observations
This project collates student and faculty observations of phenology of various cultivated plants (primarily trees and shrubs) on the JCCC campus. Students are tracking campus phenology to practice identifying phenological characteristics. At the same time, they are practicing field journaling usi...
Rockefeller State Park Preserve Hemlock Project | View Observations
To describe overall health condition of Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga Canadensis) located within Preserve boundaries. Observations will be on trees situated throughout the Preserve with a focus on the impact of general conditions and parasite, such as the Hemlock Wooly Adelgide, Scale, etc.
The Search for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Resistance | View Observations
The Forest Restoration Alliance (FRA) is appealing to the community to help find healthy hemlock trees to include in our tree breeding program. This is also an effort to introduce citizen-scientists to TreeSnap (https://treesnap.org), a resource for locating trees resistant to specific introduced...
Hemlock Biodiversity within the LEAP Region | View Observations
Eastern hemlock is being attacked by a number of invasive species, most notably hemlock wooly adelgid (HWA) presently moving into our region from the east. Because this native conifer is unique and elegant, and characterizes some of our most endearing haunts, it may be tempting to target HWA wit...
Help the Hemlocks: Finding Host Resistance to the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid | View Observations
The Forest Restoration Alliance (FRA) is appealing to the community to help find healthy hemlock trees to include in our tree breeding program. FRA is a non-profit formed in 2007 by a group of researchers across universities, the National Arboretum, and the USDA Forest Service, led by NC State Un...
SCP iNaturalist Challenge 2022 - Difficult Version | View Observations
Challenge yourself this year to find all 70 of these species within Steele Creek Park in one year. Observations must be of wild organisms within Steele Creek Park during the calendar year 2022. Captive/domestic/planted organisms will not count. All observations must be submitted with a verifiable...
