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DISCOVERING ECHO: AN INTERN'S PERSPECTIVE |
POSTED MAY 13 AT 3:28 PM |
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VERMONT
MAPLES |
Is
Global Warming Chilling Our Syrup Industry? |
Topic 13:
Thursday, May 6, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Come mingle and expand your
mind at ECHO with Tim Wilmot, UVM Extension Maple Specialist
from the Proctor Maple Research Center. For this topic, Tim will
help us consider both threats to the trees themselves, as well
as changes and forces that might affect only the syrup
industry. What might happen if global climate change results in
the loss of freezing and thawing days that make the sap flow?
Might pollution cause us to believe our maple syrup is tainted?
Are there other “sticking points” you can think of that syrup
lovers should be concerned about? FREE Event. Cash bar with
themed drinks opens at 6.30 p.m., discussion begins at 7 p.m.;
free light hors d’oeuvres sponsored by VT Sigma Xi, Scientific
Research Society. 21+ event. 877.324.6386 |
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A little about Tim:
Tim Wilmot has been a researcher at the UVM Proctor
Maple Research Center in Underhill Center since 1986.
One of his principal interests is the sap flow mechanism
of sugar maple, and the interactions among temperature,
sap pressure, and sap flow rate. During the sugaring
season he conducts experiments connected to these
phenomena, (a portion of which can be seen on his
webpage “TREEMET”
found on the Proctor Center website) as well as on
related issues, such as the effects of vacuum on sap
flow, the optimal timing of tapping for sugarmakers, and
other aspects of sap collection. A second research
interest is forest nutrition and relationships among
soil and foliar chemistry, tree growth and vigor, and
sap sugar production in maple stands. In 2004 Tim was
appointed UVM Extension’s full-time maple specialist.
This position combines research with outreach and
education, and Tim’s responsibilities include planning
and facilitating educational programs for maple
producers, as well as writing and talking about maple
research, both his own and that of his colleagues.
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Research topics for the event that might be of interest to
you.
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NPR Story: In New England, Concern Grows for Sugar Maple,
by Ketzel Levine
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The Independent: Sticky times for the maple tree: Its
leaves are a riot of colour; its sap produces one of
America's favourite delicacies. But the effects of climate
change may soon drive the maple tree out of Vermont, By
Rupert Cornwell
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Treehugger: Goodbye Maple Syrup: Climate Change Pushing
Sugar Maple Out of Northeast U.S. by Kimberley D. Mok,
Montreal, Canada on 04. 8.09
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Daily Climate: Northeast's sugar country confronts a bitter
future as the climate warms. By David Biello, 6 April
2009.
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VPR News: Maple sugaring season comes to a close, Ross
Sneyd - Colchester, VT, 04/15/08
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PRI: A new way to tap into maple syrup. Demand for syrup
continues to grow, but there are only so many mature maple
trees to tap. So one researcher has developed a better way
to get it. 10/9/2009
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Northeastern regional highlights from Global Climate change
impacts in the USA.
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Christian Science Monitor: Butterflies vs Beetles.
Monarch butterflies will find fewer roosts in their winter
home because of hungry bark beetles. By Sara Miller Llana.
12/2009
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Climate Change and Copenhagen: What If Global Temperatures
Rose by 4 Degrees Celsius? 11/24/2009. Kirsty Lewis of
the Met Office Hadley Centre, a leading climate research
group, introduces a new Flash map which shows what might
happen should temperatures rise by 4 degrees Celsius.
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More CO2 in the atmosphere leads to accelerated growth of
certain tree species by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger,
Editor of NaturalNews.com December 21, 2009
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