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October 2013 Volume 7, Issue 10

TRAVIS COUNTY SHERRIF'S OFFICE

CRIME PREVENTION TIPS• LOCKYOURCARS!!!!• Get toknowyourneighbors!Report suspiciousactivity

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• Utilizetimersforlights,radios,andtelevisionstogivetheappearancethatsomeoneishomewhenyouareoutoftown.

• Securepatiodoorswitharod.• Keeptheperimeterofyourhomewelllit.• Takepicturesofvaluablesandkeepthemstoredinasecure

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• KeepaninventoryofallserialnumbersforvaluableitemsthatcanbegiventoLawEnforcementtotrackyouritemsifstolen.

• Neverleaveavacationmessageonyouransweringmachine.• Haveafriendorfamilymemberpickupnewspaperand

mail,orstopdeliveryuntilyoureturn.• Keepshrubberytrimmed,topreventhidingplaces.• Parkinwell-litareasatnight.• Donotleavevaluablesinplainsight.Locktheminthe

trunkortaketheminside.• Organize a community watch program in your

neighborhood.• Secureallwindowsanddoorsatalltimes.

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Oakwilt,causedbythefungusCeratocystisfagacearum,isthemostdestructivediseaseaffectingliveoaksandredoaksinCentralTexas.Mostofthetreemortalityresultsfromtreeto-treespreadofthepathogenthroughinterconnectedorgraftedrootsystems,onceanoakwiltcenterbecomesestablished.Newinfectioncentersbeginwhenbeetlescarryoakwiltfungalsporesfrominfectedredoakstofresh,openwoundsonhealthyoaks.Wounds includeanydamagecausedbywind,hail,vehicles,construction,squirrels,birdsorpruning.Researchhasshownthatbothoakwiltfungalmatsoninfectedredoaksandinsectsthatcarryoakwiltsporesaremostprevalentinthespring.Belowisabriefdescriptionofhowyoucanreducetheriskoffungalspreadwhenpruning.• Alwayspaintfreshwoundsonoaks,includingpruningcuts

andstumps,withwounddressingorlatexpaintimmediatelyafterpruningorlivetreeremovalatalltimesoftheyear.

• Cleanallpruningtoolswith10%bleachsolutionorLysol™betweensitesand/ortrees.

• Ifpossibleavoidpruningorwoundingofoaksduringthespring (currentlydefinedasFebruary1 throughJune30).Reasonstopruneinthespringinclude:

• Toaccommodatepublicsafetyconcernssuchashazardouslimbs,trafficvisibilityoremergencyutilitylineclearance.

• Torepairdamagedlimbs(fromstormsorotheranomalies)• Toremovelimbsrubbingonabuildingorrubbingonother

branches,andtoraiselowlimbsoverastreet.• On siteswhere construction schedules takeprecedence,

pruninganylivetissueshouldonlybedonetoaccommodaterequiredclearance.

• Deadbranchremovalwherelivetissueisnotexposed.Pruning forother reasons (general treehealth,non-safety

relatedclearanceorthinning,etc.)shouldbeconductedbeforeFebruary1orafterJune30. Debris fromdiseasedredoaksshouldbeimmediatelychipped,burnedorburied.Regardlessofthereasonsortimeofyear,properpruningtechniquesshouldbeused.Thesetechniquesincludemakingproperpruningcutsandavoidinginjuriouspracticessuchastoppingorexcessivecrownthinning.Ifyouareuncertainaboutanyofthisinformation,youshouldconsultwithaTexasOakWiltCertifiedarborist,ISACertifiedArborist,oranoakwiltspecialistfromacity,countyorstategovernmentagencysuchastheTexasForestServiceorTexasAgriLifeExtensionService.

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