Resource links

• Why topping hurts trees - A publication from the ISA(International Society of Arboriculture)

• ISA Proper Pruning Practices

• Proper Tree Planting Practices

• Why Hire an Arborist

• Invasive Chokecherry Information from Alaska's Division of Forestry

• Pacific Northwest ISA Chapter

• ADN Article about Invasive Chokecherries in Anchorage

• Texas A&M Article about Vertical Mulching

• Bartlett Tree Experts Guide to Vertical Mulching

• Alaska Firewise Information

• Kenai Peninsula Borough Spruce Bark Beetle Management Project

• University of Alaska, Fairbanks Cooperative Extension info on invasive cherries.

Spruce Bark Beetle Information

• UAF Spruce Bark Beetle Page

• Spruce Bark Beetle in Alaska's Forests

• Alaska DNR Forest Health

• US Forest Service Forest Health Page

• US Forest Service Study on Injection of Emamectin Benzoate in Spruce