Don’t Move Firewood.org
The Don’t Move Firewood campaign is an outreach partnership managed by The Nature Conservancy. The overarching goal of the campaign is to protect trees and forests all across North America from invasive insects and diseases that can travel in or on contaminated firewood.
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Rules & Regulations
EAB Rules and Regulations from the State of Georgia
EmeraldAshBorer.info
Website formed through a multinational effort to provide the latest information about the emerald ash borer (EAB)
U.S. Forest Service – Invasive Insects
Resource information for invasive insects from the U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Forest Service – Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Overview information for management of HWA invasive insects
UNG Ecological Protection Lab
The University of North Georgia (UNG) Ecological Protection Lab (formerly the Beetle Lab) has led in regional efforts to protect the Eastern Hemlock from the invasive Wooly Adelgid by initiating biological control efforts through the rearing and release of predatory beetles to reduce adelgid numbers and impacts.
YHC – Hemlock Project
The Young Harris College (YHC) Hemlock Proiect is a volunteer effort of community members and students to help raise Sasajiscymnus tsugae, a tiny ladybird beetle that is one of the few natural predators of the HWA. The organization works in conjunction with the Forest Service and GFC to decide where to release the adult beetles.
Lula Lake Land Trust (LLLT)
Since 2014, LLLT has treated 7,500 Hemlocks against the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid, and the core preserve serves as a State of Georgia research site for chemical and biologic controls.
Ecosystem Services – A Guide for Decision Makers
A Guide for Decision Makers: by Janet Ranganathan, Karen Bennett, Ciara Raudsepp-Hearne, Nicolas Lucas, Frances Irwin, Monika Zurek and Neville Ash and Paul West – March 2008
Ecosystem Marketplace
Launched as a web-based information platform in 2004, Ecosystem Marketplace publishes newsletters, breaking news, original feature articles and major reports about market-based approaches to conserving ecosystem services.