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Southampton Town Receives DEC Grant To Manage Southern Pine Beetle Infestation

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The Southern Pine Beetle works in groups to obstruct the flow of water inside pine trees, causing them to die. PRESS FILE

The Southern Pine Beetle works in groups to obstruct the flow of water inside pine trees, causing them to die. PRESS FILE Southern Pine beetle invasive insect

The Southern Pine Beetle works in groups to obstruct the flow of water inside pine trees, causing them to die. PRESS FILE

The Southern Pine Beetle works in groups to obstruct the flow of water inside pine trees, causing them to die. PRESS FILE

A swath of tress had to be cut down last year atMunn’s Pond County Park in Hampton Bays due to the infestation of the southern pine beetle. DANA SHAW

A swath of tress had to be cut down last year atMunn’s Pond County Park in Hampton Bays due to the infestation of the southern pine beetle. DANA SHAW

authorAmanda Bernocco on Jan 6, 2017
Southampton Town has been awarded $300,000, more than 60 percent of a $513,000 grant issued to Suffolk County by the State Department of Environmental Conservation to fund the removal of... more

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