The 2024 Annual Meeting was held May 15, 2024, with these slides as the overall presentation. Also at the meeting Austin Water’s Wastewater Department showed these slides explaining the infrastructure updates underway in our neighborhood.
Improving our communities together
Until July, sap beetles are attracted to fresh tree wounds and can transmit the oak wilt fungus to a healthy oak tree during pruning. The heat of July-August is believed to suppress the beetles and reduce the risk of infection. Note that all trees are under the normal stress of summer, depending on soil moisture, and some are still in their growing season then. So if you haven’t completed pruning of oaks by now, it’s best to wait until fall.