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City warns of invasive red pine scale; Parks & Recreation proposes pilot harvest and restoration work
Summary
Keene parks staff and forestry experts warned the Municipal Services committee that red pine scale — identified nearby — threatens red pine stands in several city parks; staff proposed an FY26 pilot harvest, educational workshops and replanting strategies to increase biodiversity.
Cara Fitzkenesi, director of Parks & Recreation, joined by Bill Davidson (New Hampshire Forest Health Program) and Joe Savage (UNH Cooperative Extension), presented evidence that an invasive pest known as red pine scale has been detected near Keene and poses a high risk to red pine monocultures in city parks. Fitzkenesi said red pines…
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