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Committee endorses Dinsmore Woods red‑pine harvest plan to address invasive scale and hazards
Summary
After consulting UNH extension and Long View Forest, staff recommended cutting infested red pine stands along Maple Avenue (Dinsmore Woods), chipping tops, and managing post‑harvest regeneration and invasive species; the committee accepted the harvest plan and noted temporary road closures and FY27 CIP funding allocations.
Parks Director Carrie Hennessy introduced Alex Barrett of Long View Forest, who outlined the ecology and urgency of the red pine scale infestation in Dinsmore Woods along Maple Avenue. Barrett said the red pine stands are largely planted monocultures from mid‑20th century reforestation efforts and have become highly vulnerable to red pine scale, root‑rot and secondary beetle attack; many trees are over 80 feet tall and…
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