Hemlock sawfly defoliation, Chaik Bay, Admiralty Island 2018. (Photo Credit USFS.) Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The United States Forest Service released an Alaska Forest Health Highlights report for 2020 and says the Hemlock sawfly outbreak that began in 2018 and peaked in 2019 has decreased in activity throughout Southeast Alaska.
Immature Hemlock sawfly larvae feed only on old foliage, but mature larvae will also attack new foliage if all of the older foliage is depleted.
High populations of the sawfly may remove all of the older foliage.
This makes the tree crowns appear thin and gray.
If defoliation occurs for two or more successive years, trees are weakened and may die or succumb later to diseases or other insects.
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RANCHO SANTA FE
Fire officials on Thursday night said a captain who worked 30 years for the Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District died from complications of COVID-19.
A statement from the district said Capt. W. Chris Mertz, who died Wednesday, will receive full line-of-duty-death honors.
The 54-year-old was most recently assigned to Station 5 in Harmony Grove Village, according to the district’s statement. He is survived by his wife, Canli, his son, Garrett, who is a firefighter with Cal Fire San Diego, and his two daughters, Natalie and Roxanne, who both serve in the Air Force.
We regret to inform you of the Line of Duty Death of Captain W. Chris Mertz. pic.twitter.com/cOtWti5USz Rancho Santa Fe Fire (@RSF Fire) January 22, 2021
Rancho Santa Fe fire captain dies of COVID-19 complications [The San Diego Union-Tribune]
Fire officials on Thursday night said a captain who worked 30 years for the Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District died from complications of COVID-19.
A statement from the district said Capt. W. Chris Mertz, who died Wednesday, will receive full line-of-duty-death honors.
The 54-year-old was most recently assigned to Station 5 in Harmony Grove Village, according to the district’s statement. He is survived by his wife, Canli, his son, Garrett, who is a firefighter with Cal Fire San Diego, and his two daughters, Natalie and Roxanne, who both serve in the U.S. Air Force.
Gold Lion Reports Results of IP Survey at Erickson Ridge
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 19, 2021
Gold Lion Resources Inc. (“
Gold Lion” or the “
Company”) (
CSE: GL) (OTC: GLIOF) (FWB: 2BC) is pleased to announce the results of a 3D array IP geophysical survey conducted by SJ Geophysics Ltd. of Delta, B.C, on its Erickson Ridge Property (the “Property”) located near Elk City, Idaho. The Property is under option from EMX Royalty Corp. The survey successfully highlighted an at surface chargeability anomaly which is strongly coincident with known historical mineralization on the Property. The resistivity data collected during the survey also defined the 3D location of the Top Ten Fault, which is known to be an important structural control on mineralization within the Property. The survey also delineated a large chargeability anomaly which occurs along the hanging wall of the Top Ten Fault, which represents a new high priority drill target on the Property (Fig.1)