The CSA Board has decided it is not in the best interest of our community to hold the annual parade and ice cream social. We hope everyone will have a safe and healthy holiday.
The Annual Meeting of the Cobmoosa Shores Association, scheduled for 10 AM on Saturday, July 11th, will be a remote electronic meeting. The July organizational board meeting will follow immediately after adjournment of the annual meeting. It, too, will be a remote electronic meeting. The exact details describing how you may join both the Annual Meeting and the July board meeting will be delivered separately—postal mail, email, and posted on the website—in a few days.
For this Annual Meeting all voting must be done by postal mail. Your completed and signed proxy ballot must be mailed to the official CSA address and received by Friday, July 10: Cobmoosa Shores Association PO Box 186 New Era, Michigan 49446 As you may know, a disease called oak wilt has gained a toehold in Cobmoosa Shores. At present, it seems to be confined to the easternmost area bounded by Paubawme, Shawbacoung, and Ottawattamie but it has the potential to spread throughout the association. The board has instituted a program to help property owners protect potentially endangered trees on their property by loaning the equipment needed to inject fungicide into their healthy but threatened trees. Treating four trees that are 2-feet in diameter will require 25 injectors, a (diluted) quart of propicanizole 14:3, and 100 wooden plugs. The total cost to a member would be approximately $64 for four 2-foot trees.
Oak wilt is a fungus that red oaks, black oaks and, to a lesser degree, white oaks. It spreads through two means: through the interconnected root systems of oaks, and by insects carrying spores from tree to tree. Once a tree is infected, it will die in a matter of months. How Can Oak Wilt be Prevented?
Oak wilt can be prevented by physically isolating infected trees by trenching around them to separate their root systems from those of uninfected trees. This is very expensive and requires the cooperation of neighbors. A much cheaper prevention involves drilling 11/64-inch holes at 3-inch intervals around the circumference of your healthy trees and injecting a diluted fungicide into the tree. Once injection is completed, the holes are filled with wooden plugs. Sterilization of equipment is extremely important after treating one tree and before treating the next. In one study in northern Michigan, 12 healthy red oaks surrounding a cluster of diseased trees were treated with propicanizole. All were still healthy after three years. However, similar results are not guaranteed. Learn More To learn more about Oak Wilt you may visit YouTube and search using the keywords “Oak Wilt” and/or contact Rod Denning, District Forester, by calling the Oceana Conservation District at 231/861-5600. Be advised that Rod as District Forester serves Oceana, Muskegon, and Newaygo Counties; he “in the field” more than he is “in the office”. |
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