Tell your colleagues, tell your friends – let’s talk firewood! Thursday, October 16th, 2025 at 2pm EST Beyond Wooden Thinking: Getting to the Heartwood of the Matter Recreational firewood movement is a major pathway for the spread of invasive forest pests. Both human behavior and firewood characteristics can influence pest transport. Dr. Riggins will discuss […]
News
Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week 2025 WEBINAR SERIES
Join us! Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week is May 18-24th of 2025 and we’re ready with 4 awesome webinars! In addition to our standard EAB awareness outreach, we at Don’t Move Firewood like to highlight this notorious hitchhiking tree pest by hosting a series of informational webinars each year. Hear from experts on the […]
New Firewood Newsletter Format Launched!
We restarted our e-newsletter in December 2024 with a new look and new name- the Firewood and Forest Pests Newsletter! As the title suggests, our revamped newsletter covers current events, research, regulation changes, pest updates, partner campaigns, and news related to forest insects and diseases- with special emphasis on those forest pests and pathogens known […]
New Don’t Move Firewood bulk stickers now available
We’re trying out some new sticker designs to see if they… stick! Take a look at the fun new images below, and find these under our Resource Library as part of our “Available in Bulk” collection. Act now, as depending on how popular these prove to be, they might go fast!
Firewood Month 2024 WEBINARS
UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, we will be rescheduling our Firewood Webinar Series to a yet undetermined time in 2025. Please stay tuned! In the meantime, don’t forget to take a peek at our 2024 Firewood Month Action Kit for outreach tips and guidance! Tell your colleagues, tell your friends – let’s talk firewood! […]
Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week 2024 WEBINAR SERIES
That’s another awesome webinar series for the books! Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week was May 20-26th of 2024 and we came in hot with SIX webinars over the first three days of the week! In addition to our normal EAB awareness outreach, we at Don’t Move Firewood partnered with Purdue University’s EABU to highlight […]
Entomology Today Article: Study Finds Quarantines Remain Key Part of Emerald Ash Borer Control
REPRINT courtesy of Entomology Today, Research News. See original here: Quarantines Remain Key Part of Emerald Ash Borer Control, Study Finds By Laurel Downs and Leigh Greenwood Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) is one of the most invasive and destructive tree pests in North America. It continues to spread across the United States and Canada, […]
Chasing after the eclipse? Leave tree pests behind…
On Monday April 8th 2024, a total eclipse of the sun will be visible in a roughly 115 mile wide swath (called the path of totality) crossing North America as it passes over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. Millions of travelers are expected to camp out over the weekend so they can be in […]
WEBINAR: Firewood Month 2023 – Meet the Don’t Move Firewood Team!
October is Firewood Month and we’re back with 2 call options for Meet the Don’t Move Firewood Team Webinars! These webinars took place in October 2023 during Firewood Month. We discussed the education and outreach efforts of the Don’t Move Firewood campaign including an overview of what the campaign does, why it’s important, how you […]
Disposing of Woody Storm Debris from Asian Longhorned Beetle Host Trees
Hurricane season is upon us. Please stay safe! The following is an important Alert from our friends at USDA APHIS and Clemson University’s Department of Plant Industry regarding the South Carolina Asian Longhorned Beetle Eradication Program in light of Storm Idalia: ——— NOTICE ———- If you live in Charleston/Dorchester counties in South Carolina and are […]