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Wed, May 1st at 2:20 pm
The pallet to firewood pest connection
F. Campbell
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At least 58 non-native wood-boring insect species have been detected in the United States since 1985; nearly all are suspected of having entered the country in crates, pallets, or other forms of packaging made of wood. And despite the far tighter regulations on wooden packaging that were put in place in 2006, some wood boring insects are bound to continue sneaking into North America.

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Mon, Jul 9th at 2:27 pm
The interns are guest blogging!
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

 

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Tue, Jul 3rd at 2:00 pm
Invasive species and native species
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.

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Thu, Jun 28th at 3:44 pm
Construction waste as firewood
L. Greenwood
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We've talked about burning cut pallets before, but what about construction waste? As always, we've got you covered.

 

Dear Don't Move Firewood,

I work in construction and have access to large amounts of processed construction lumber fall off. Is it ok to bring some of that wood for campfires as it is no longer a tree in its natural form?

Yours,

Mark

 

Dear Mark,

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Thu, Jun 21st at 1:30 pm
Why do we allow campfires in the first place?
L. Greenwood
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A tough question came into the advice column inbox about a month ago, and I've been pondering it ever since.

 

Dear Don't Move FIrewood,

What is the reason for allowing campfires in the first place?

1. On the west side of the Columbia River in Washington State they allow fires in the forests.  The forests burn up due to fires.  On the east side of the Columbia in Douglas County fires are NOT allowed.

2. Campfires make pollution and breathing in campground HORRIBLE at times.

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Thu, Jun 7th at 5:47 pm
Salvage logging after emerald ash borer?
L. Greenwood
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Invasive forest pests come in all different types- fungi, bacteria, beetles, aphids- and all the pests we talk about are united in the fact that they will eventually kill the tree they are infesting. But what happens next? What can you do with all that standing dead timber?

 

Dear Don't Move Firewood,

I have a question about the Emerald Ash Borer. What about these loggers who go in and buy up trees in your woods?  If you have a lot of ash trees can they buy up those trees for the wood?

Yours,

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