July 2012

07/26/2012 4:04 PM
From Oregon to Washington
Posted by: L. Greenwood
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Oregon, Washington and Idaho have been doing some great outreach and education on the topic of firewood movement over the last few years. So here's a good question from that region for our advice column...

 

Dear Don't Move Firewood,

We live in So. Oregon and are going to be camping in a Washington state park later this summer. Is it okay to bring dimensional lumber scraps to use as firewood; we have some cut-up pallets and some redwood from our former deck that we'd like to bring along?

Yours,

07/20/2012 2:40 PM
BREAKING: Firewood movement linked to new ALB location in Ohio
Posted by: L. Greenwood
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This just in! A press release from the Ohio Department of Agriculture has firmly pointed the finger at firewood movement in 2010 (before the ALB was discovered in OH, thus before the quarantine was in place) as the cause of a new location of ALB in the greater Ohio ALB infested area. Please note that the author of this press release is NOT Don't Move Firewood, it is the Ohio Department of Agriculture.

 

Ohio Department of Agriculture Announces New Discovery of Asian Longhorned Beetle in Clermont County

07/16/2012 3:53 PM
All about our Costume Share program
Posted by: L. Greenwood
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Are you spreading the word about invasive insects at events this summer or fall? You should consider borrowing our fantastic insect costumes!

 

What? As part of our international outreach program, Don’t Move Firewood, we offer a selection of three different forest pest related costumes for use at any well attended appropriate educational opportunity.

 

07/11/2012 11:45 AM
Wanderlust Festival and the Purple Traps
Posted by: L. Greenwood
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In the second of our series of blogs from the Don't Move Firewood summer interns, Sean ponders the meaning of yoga, donuts, purple traps, and the lack of open coffee shops at 6:30am.

 

Wanderlust: Slackasana and Purple Trap Roadtrips
by Sean Mahoney

 

This past weekend did involve a road trip to the great north woods, but nothing of the Jack Kerouac or Easy Rider sort of interactions took place. Instead the day started as most road days start for our outreach crew.

 

07/10/2012 12:24 PM
Where do I even ask this question?
Posted by: L. Greenwood
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50 states, thousands of counties, quarantines, regulations, violations, oh my! Who do you ask when you have a question that is really specific to your situation?

 

Dear Don't Move Firewood,

sun july 2nd from wind had HICKORY tree blow down, what is safe distance to move it live in lawrenceburg ky, would like to sell to B-B-Q place or like may cracker barrel want to make sure it ok.

Thanks,

Bob

 

Dear Bob,

07/09/2012 2:27 PM
The interns are guest blogging!
Posted by: L. Greenwood
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Don’t Move Firewood Outreach Interns, Natalie and Sean are back in action!  They are travelling New York and New England – camped out at festivals and fairs – educating the public about how to keep America’s forests safe from invasive insects. Here’s the first chapter in their summer adventure!

 

Clearwater: Great Hudson River Revival – Overcoming the Outreach Hangover
by Natalie Garcia

 

07/03/2012 2:00 PM
Invasive species and native species
Posted by: L. Greenwood
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Here's a thought provoking question; what is a native species? When does it move far enough from where it is now, to where it goes to, to become a non-native species? This isn't a question from your biology class, it is a real quandary. For instance,  the goldspotted oak borer is an invasive species in Southern California, but its origin isn't that far off- Northern Mexico and parts of Arizona.