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July 2008

Tue, 07/01/2008
Emerald Ash Borer made it to Chicago
Posted by: L. Greenwood
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The city of Chicago has a new pest to deal with; the Emerald Ash Borer.

The city of Chicago has a new pest to deal with; the Emerald Ash Borer. Small, bright green, and highly damaging to ash trees, the "EAB" is a huge economic and environmental threat.

Read this article from the Chicago Tribune- it shows how the city is being proactive. Their quick response will be hugely important for the residents of Chicago and surrounding areas.

Mon, 07/07/2008
Good questions by cub scouts
Posted by: L. Greenwood
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"If we burn all the wood, then is it OK?" This sounds alright on the surface, but it isn't really the case.

Tue, 07/08/2008
Kudos from Rockville, MD
Posted by: L. Greenwood
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A community blog in Maryland featured dontmovefirewood.org on Saturday the 5th.

A community blog in Maryland featured dontmovefirewood.org on Saturday the 5th. It is great that other blogs are picking up our site- this will help our message spread far and wide.

Visit the Rockville Central blog at  this address: http://www.rockvillecentral.com/2008/07/dont-move-that-firewood.html!

Wed, 07/09/2008
What not to do
Posted by: L. Greenwood
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After working hard with a bunch of colleagues to get this website launched, lo and behold I am driving along I-95 headed south towards Baltimore, and I see someone moving firewood!

Fri, 07/11/2008
Redbay wilt article published
Posted by: L. Greenwood
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The threats to the redbay tree of southern coastal areas are vividly described in Susan Cerulean’s new article on www.terrain.org

Redbay will brush against you - from your knees to your chest - from Virginia south into the Everglades, and west to Texas if you walk into a river bottom forest, or a coastal hammock. High in the canopy, there it is too, filling up the space between the level ground and the branching of live oaks, palms and pines. You can count dozens to hundreds of trees per acre.

Sat, 07/12/2008
Emerald Ash Borer Reaches Northern Virginia
Posted by: L. Greenwood
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An EAB-infested Ash tree was positively identified in the city of Herndon, VA (Fairfax County) on July 9th.

Mon, 07/14/2008
Fire in California is burning hotter
Posted by: L. Greenwood
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Sudden Oak Death has been implicated in the Basin Complex Fire (Big Sur, California) as making the burn hotter and harder to fight.

Thu, 07/17/2008
Backpacker.com blog pokes fun at Firewood Calculator
Posted by: L. Greenwood
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Backpacker.com's blog featured our "Meet the Emerald Ash Borer" video, as well as our Firewood Calculator, in today's post.

Whether it is to poke a bit of fun at us or not, we here at dontmovefirewood.org are pretty psyched to see our videos and firewood calculator featured on the Backpacker.com blog today.

They apparently liked our videos, and thought our calculator was nifty if understated.

Mon, 07/21/2008
Emerald Ash Borer hits VA
Posted by: L. Greenwood
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The emerald ash borer has once again been found in northern Virginia, and we (the  Virginia Department of Forestry) all knew this day would come.

Tue, 07/22/2008
Why quarantines of firewood only do so much good
Posted by: L. Greenwood
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Two weeks ago we were reminded why we shouldn’t move firewood – even in the absence of an official regulation.

Two weeks ago we were reminded why we shouldn’t move firewood – even in the absence of an official regulation. A visiting forester discovered the emerald ash borer in Fairfax County Virginia. A second outbreak was detected days later 20 miles away. These previously unknown outbreaks had been there for several years and had already killed more than 20 trees.

Fri, 07/25/2008
VA Ag Commissioner expands EAB quarantine areas in NOVA
Posted by: L. Greenwood
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The new Virginia quarantine of EAB has expanded to include Fairfax, Arlington, Fauquier, Loudoun and Prince William counties.

Todd Haymore, Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), signed orders Monday (July 21, 2008) expanding the Fairfax County quarantine area to include the counties of Arlington, Fauquier, Loudoun and Prince William and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax City, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park.

Tue, 07/29/2008
New videos for the site
Posted by: L. Greenwood
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The two newest videos, Behind the Bug and Bug Harmony, are a total crackup.

Thu, 07/31/2008
Emerald ash borer hits Missouri
Posted by: L. Greenwood
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The emerald ash borer sure loves campgrounds, and it found a lovely one in Missouri.

Missouri has been free of emerald ash borer infestations, until now. A trap set by the USDA has caught a bunch of the devastating little green bugs near a campground in Missouri.