Through a series of presentations and television programs, he anticipates cultivating awareness in the community. Also slated, he adds, is a unique Bicentennial Arbor Day celebration. Hudson's a beautiful city. Munn's previous job experience ranges from working as a forester in Shaker Heights and an arborist for Long Grove, Ill.'s Brickman Group to serving as director of training for ACRT Environmental Specialists in Cuyahoga Falls. Attack of the gypsy moths Imagine the trees in the middle of summer, without leaves, in the same state as they exist in winter, says Munn regarding the problem of gypsy moths.
Caterpillars spin down onto people on silk threads.
Although Hudson may not receive the level of gypsy moth outbreaks like these other communities, a dry spring may contribute to more severe outbreaks, he adds. The first step, he says, is locating these gypsy moth egg masses before they hatch. Munn says he has already found egg masses throughout the city in scattered groupings of oak trees along Stow Road. Another issue which Munn plans to address is the proper watering of Hudson's trees. Droughts in '98 and '99 have added cumulative stress to Hudson's tree growth, Munn says.