2026 Dinsmoor Woods Red Pine Removal Harvest

2026-11-03

RFP # 02 - 26 - 16 - 2026 Dinsmoor Woods Red Pine Removal HarvestIn 2025 , the City of Keene discovered the invasive red pine scale insect ( Matsucoccus resinosae ) in a red pine tree in Wheelock Park . This discovery prompted a City - wide assessment of vulnerable areas of forest containing planted red pine trees . After the 1938 hurricane , Keene , along with many other municipalities in the region , planted many acres of red pine . These trees are now nearly 100 years old and , in many cases , have not been thinned or managed according to forest management best practices . These poorly tended monocultures of red pine are now faced with the invasive red pine scale , and we have made the decision to preemptively harvest the pine before it begins to rapidly decline and become a more complicated problem for the City . The Dinsmoor Woods Project involves clearcutting 7 . 22 acres of red pine plantation and selectively removing red pine on an additional 2 . 14 acres where it is part of a mixed species forest . The goal is to rapidly and effectively remove the red pine before it begins to decline in health .

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