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[at-l] Wooly adelgids & hemlock health along the AT



> 
> I examined quite a few hemlocks along the trail during a 
> southbound hike last year. IMHO, the wooly adelgid problem is 
> overstated. Outside of a few hotspot areas such as SNP and 
> portions of southern NE, most hemlocks appear to be in fine 
> shape, with no white larval remnants on the branches, little 
> greying of needles, and no needle shedding. Those who have 
> read the worst-case forecast for this blight might have 
> thought all the hemlocks would be about dead these days. 
> Hardly the case.
> 
> - blisterfree
> 
You can add NY and NJ to the list of badly affected areas. For example
Hemlock Springs Campsite needs to be renamed as there are almost none left
in that area. I have even considered posting a mile of trail near there as a
hard hat required area.

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