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  • Entrance to the Eddy Arboretum in Placerville, California.

    A world of pines, rooted in 100 years of research

    https://research.fs.usda.gov/psw/articles/world-pines-rooted-100-years-research
    by Rachel White
    4 min read
    As the Pacific Southwest Research Station marks 100 years, the Eddy Arboretum's living collection and new interactive map show how science helps land managers prepare for the future.
  • Manu, with Hawaiʻi Detection Dogs, arrives on Molokaʻi as part of the rapid-response effort to help locate hidden coconut rhinoceros beetle breeding sites. Forest Service photo.

    It just makes scents: Detection dogs join Molokaʻi search for hidden coconut rhinoceros beetles

    https://research.fs.usda.gov/psw/articles/it-just-makes-scents-detection-dogs-join-molokai-search-hidden-coconut-rhinoceros
    by AJ Moses
    4 min read
    When Molokaʻi/Maui Invasive Species Committee (MoMISC) officials identified the presence of invasive coconut rhinoceros beetles (Oryctes rhinoceros) in traps near Kaunakakai, on the Hawaiian island of Molokaʻi, the discovery raised an important question: were the beetles isolated adults, or was the invasive pest already breeding somewhere out of sight?Coconut rhinoceros beetles are known dest...
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