Section of Cadillac Pathway closed for infected tree removal

By - Associated Press - Wednesday, March 11, 2015

LAKE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Michigan has closed a section of Cadillac Pathway in the northern Lower Peninsula until mid-April for removal of trees infected with oak wilt.

The state Department of Natural Resources says the closure affects the popular pathway between trail markers 2 and 4 in Missaukee County. Its shut through April 15. Sections of the pathway located west of Seeley Road in Wexford County wont be affected.

The DNRs Forest Resources Division identified oak wilt and treated the area along the pathway in October. DNR staff severed roots of infected trees and isolated the fungus as a temporary measure, but trees that died of oak wilt last summer could produce spores this spring.

As a precaution, red oaks in the area that appear healthy are being removed.

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