Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week is in May each year, and here at Don’t Move Firewood we are excited to give our partners the tools they need to make EAB Awareness Week the best outreach week ever!
EAB Awareness Week is May 21st to 27th for 2017.
We’ve found that some of the best inspiration for outreach pieces comes from “standing on the shoulders of giants,” so we’ve compiled all the past materials that we could access, as well as other non-date-specific materials that might prove of use. Bookmark this page for your reference for Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week 2017!
Outreach Material Examples
- Ash Tree Tag, (generic version or Montana specific version), credit: Purdue University Extension
- Emerald ash borer mask (Colored In or Line Drawn) credit: Don’t Move Firewood
- Emerald ash borer coloring sheet credit: Don’t Move Firewood
- Kid’s Activities on EAB, credit HungryPests.com
- Purple Trap Velcro Bug Game Instructions, credit: Vermont Department of Agriculture
- Stop the Beetle kids activity packet, credit: HungryPests.com
- “WANTED: Dead or Alive ” EAB poster, credit: U. of Arkansas Extension and the Arkansas Plant Board
- 3D emerald ash borer do-it-yourself paper model, credit: York, Ontario EAB Canada page
Video Examples
- How to Identify the Emerald Ash Borer, credit: Outsmart Invasives
- Lifecycle of the Emerald Ash Borer, national version, adapted from original Minnesota version, credit: Don’t Move Firewood
- Assessing your ash tree for Emerald Ash Borer, Colorado focused but appears good for use across the region, credit: Colorado State University
- “EAB (Get Ready)”, very quirky music video made by Denver Parks and Recreation, Denver Botanical Gardens, and with musical group Flobots
- Don’t Move Firewood Quick Commercial, national version, adapted from original Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry, credit: Don’t Move Firewood
General Online Resources of Note
- Emerald Ash Borer University (a.k.a. “EAB U”) Upcoming Webinars | Archived Webinars
- Hungry Pests, emerald ash borer page (public outreach oriented info specific to emerald ash borer)
- EmeraldAshBorer.info (forest health professionals oriented website)
Official Press Releases (from various years):
- Governor O’Malley Declares May 18-24 Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week; Citizens Encouraged to Help Prevent the Emerald Pest from Spreading (Maryland)
- Governor Hassan Declares May 18 – 24 Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week (New Hampshire)
- DEC Announces Fourth Annual Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week (New York)
- Officials work to keep emerald ash borer out of ND (North Dakota)
- Nature Walks Planned Across the State to Celebrate Ash Tree Awareness Week (Vermont)
- Community’s Proclamations of Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week, 2014 Example/Template, created by S. Lucik at USDA APHIS
News Articles and Blurbs (from various years):
- Plant Trees to Prepare for Emerald Ash Borer, Increase Diversity (Colorado, written for Arbor Day but easily adapted to EAB Awareness Week)
- Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week (Florida)
- Arbor Week—Ash Tree Tagging Update (Maine)
- Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week (New Hampshire)
- Fourth annual emerald ash borer awareness week underway in NY (New York)
- May 19-25 is Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week (North Dakota)
- Emerald Ash Borer awareness week (Wisconsin)
Governor’s Proclamations from past years
- Indiana Governor’s Proclamation
- Governor O’Malley Declares May 18-24 Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week; Citizens Encouraged to Help Prevent the Emerald Pest from Spreading (Maryland)
- New Hampshire Governor’s Proclamation
- New York Invasive Species Awareness Week Governor’s Proclamation (slightly different, but perhaps an instructive example for other efforts)
- Governor’s Proclamations of Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week, 2014 Example/Template, created by S. Lucik with USDA APHIS