Rob Cole details New York’s oak wilt detection, quarantine and containment practices
Rob Cole of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation described New York’s oak wilt detection, sampling and containment approach, including quarantine zones, trenching to sever root grafts, and when the state will remove infected trees. He answered questions about funding and legal authority during a Land Use Planning Commission briefing.
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Rob Cole, a forester and certified arborist with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, outlined New York’s approach to detecting and containing oak wilt, a fungal disease that kills oak trees via both insect vectors and root graft transmission. He described early detections, sampling procedures, quarantine rules and on‑the‑ground techniques used to limit spread.
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