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The Southern Forest Insect Work Conference just passed a resolution regarding the movement of firewood. Lest you think the issue of moving firewood only applies to Michigan, the SFIWC includes states like Georgia, Florida, and more.

Stopthebeetle.info is a new site that asks people to pledge not to move firewood- check it out!

Whether it is your primary residence or your second home, this New York Times article has some good tips on firewood use in your house.

Firewood is a commodity- it is affected by supply and demand, as well as the prices of related commodities (fuel oil and natural gas). There are a lot of factors that are going into the current shortage of firewood that are unrelated to forest pests.

If it makes it to the Washington Post a day after the elections, it is probably pretty important!

In The Buffalo News (NY) a recent article described with a pretty balanced hand the different aspects of the firewood regulations in NY.

This week, Nature.org has run a great Q & A on the Emerald ash borer and the topic of firewood. 

A new regulation on hardwood firewood moving from Canada into the USA is smart, and strict.

Today's editorial in the Boston Globe is correct; people taking firewood to camping areas, ski-side condos, or vacation homes could devastate New England.

The Associated Press released a great article on the Asian longhorned beetle's threat to New England's trees.