20 de diciembre de 2023

Seeking samples of putative Coniophora puteana

Greetings!

Following many recent inquiries about Coniophora puteana on healthy and unhealthy western redcedar, we're interested in learning more about this fungus.

Coniophora puteana is a common wood decay fungus, but it is occasionally observed on living western redcedar trees.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193743765 https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194142728
Recent Observation by @leah_mycelia Recent Observation by @leah_mycelia

 

We're interested in confirming the fungus in these observations is Coniophora puteana and growing a culture collection for future research about its possible impacts on redcedar.

If you see it on western redcedar, please share the observation in this project, and if you're willing to collect a sample, please email Joey at hulbe@wsu.edu

Thank you!

Publicado el 20 de diciembre de 2023 por jmhulbert jmhulbert | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

14 de octubre de 2023

Fall = Seasonal foliage browning and dropping of older needles

Hi everyone,

Please note that redcedars normally drop their inner needles during the fall. Any browning observed on the inner portion of branches at this time of year is likley just seasonal browning and leaf drop. Redcedars apparently hold on to their needles for close to 7 years, but each year they drop the oldest needles during the fall.




Questions remain about whether some trees may be experiencing more browning than a typical year. This variation may be one of the many methods redcedar trees acclimate to changing conditions or cope with unusually hot and dry summers. To investigate this further, our friend Jim is revisiting some trees in Tacoma to compare trees that 'typically have access to water year round' to trees that 'typically do not have water in summer'. Our hypothesis is that the trees without access to water in the summer will have more browning (browning on greater proportion of the branches) compared to those that have year round access to water.

Stay tuned!

Publicado el 14 de octubre de 2023 por jmhulbert jmhulbert | 2 comentarios | Deja un comentario

05 de julio de 2023

Open analyses of open data

It is absolutely incredible to see more than 700 people have joined this project! Thank you for your interest and dedication in studying the dieback of western redcedar.

We are busy working on some analyses and want to invite you take part. Please visit https://jmhulbert.github.io/open/redcedar/ or contact @jmhulbert if you would like to be included. We want the analyses to be open, transparent, and inclusive because so many people have contributed to this project. Everyone is welcome and anyone can be involved.

Thanks!

Publicado el 05 de julio de 2023 por jmhulbert jmhulbert | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

10 de octubre de 2022

1800 Observations thanks to 250 community scientists!

So much to celebrate!

We're thrilled more than 250 people have contributed to this project. Please pat yourself on your back. You all are amazing.

These observations are valuable.

Please continue to share as you explore and discover redcedar trees within your communities and adventures. The more observations, the greater the resolution of questions and answers.

Looking for somewhere to adventure?

Consider traveling to an area without many redcedar observations to continue improving this dataset.

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Get in touch with us by contacting us, anonmously sharing your feedback, or suggesting a research project.

Publicado el 10 de octubre de 2022 por jmhulbert jmhulbert | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

16 de junio de 2022

Amazing Field Guide produced by @alexis_mushroom, Community Scientist

Check out the below field guide produced by community scientist @alexis_mushroom. Thank you Alexis!
field guide cover page
Google Doc (HTML)
PDF (2.6MB)
Publicado el 16 de junio de 2022 por jmhulbert jmhulbert | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

24 de enero de 2022

Preliminary analyses! (1300+ observations! Now what?)

Hi everyone,

Thank you to all you amazing folks out there sharing your observations! More than 1300 observations have been shared by nearly 200 dedicated community scientists! Awesome.

The collective movement of this community is an incredible demonstration of the power of working together to accelerate research and foster shared understanding. Please pat yourself on the back :)

The observations shared in this project are invaluable for research and will be useful for identifying the factors affecting redcedar! We're thrilled to share we've been taking a deeper look into the data and are excited to see this effort translate into meaningful information for conserving redcedar.

The below (preliminary) data visualization shows how healthy and unhealthy trees group differently when plotted against a combination of environmental factors (soil, climate and topography). The next steps are to identify what factors are most important for whether trees are classified as healthy or unhealthy.

Learn more by attending one of our monthly research updates (https://foresthealth.org/research-updates/). Anyone is welcome!

Publicado el 24 de enero de 2022 por jmhulbert jmhulbert | 1 comentario | Deja un comentario

17 de noviembre de 2021

Have you seen this fungus?

Have you seen this fungus on a western redcedar? If so, please indicate the tree has a fungus in the project question about 'other possible factors' and include a picture.

Photo credit: @michael_james_burkhow

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/68431464

Photo credit: @paulwfischer

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/68228219

It is unclear if this fungus is cuasing any problems, but we've noticed it sporulating on a few trees recently. We suspect the fungus is a species of Coniophora, but more investigation is underway. Please keep an eye out!

Thanks!

Publicado el 17 de noviembre de 2021 por jmhulbert jmhulbert | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

02 de septiembre de 2021

Healthy Seasonal Foliage Browning

Hi everyone!

Please note we're entering the season where redcedar trees naturally shed their older needles. This happens annually and the tree is still healthy.

Do not be concerned if you see this natural drop of old needles in the fall. Please consider these trees 'healthy' when adding observations.

More information at https://foresthealth.org/map

 

Publicado el 02 de septiembre de 2021 por jmhulbert jmhulbert | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

30 de agosto de 2021

Celebrating 1000 observations!! (& project slightly simplified)

Hi everyone!

Woo! Time to celebrate!
1000+ observations is an epic feat!

These observations are helpful! They've given us a better understanding of the extent of the dieback issue and they will be useful to identifying important predictors for whether trees are healthy or unhealthy.

Keep up the great effort! Can we get to 2021 observations in 2021?

We've simplified the project questions a little to make adding observations a little easier. We made the 'percent of trees unhealthy' question optional and we dropped the question about tree canopy transparency after getting some helpful feedback. Thank you!

Special thanks to the top observers below!!!!!!
@alexis_mushroom
@raduscurtescu
@michael_james_burkhow
@dominicmoceri
You all rock!

Publicado el 30 de agosto de 2021 por jmhulbert jmhulbert | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

02 de agosto de 2021

Feedback needed to improve UX of project

Hi everyone!

Wow, more than 900 amazing observations! Incredible. Soon we will begin taking a deeper look into the predictors for whether a tree is healthy/unhealthy.

Feedback needed
We need your input to improve the user experience of the project. What questions should we remove, reword or add? Please share your anonymous feedback at https://foresthealth.org/inat

Thank you all!!

Publicado el 02 de agosto de 2021 por jmhulbert jmhulbert | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario
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