Here is our very popular Invasive Species Bug Mask collection, just in time for your Halloween preparations! We have both line-drawn versions for coloring in, and pre-colored in with simple bright colors according to the actual true look of the insect. Our masks are great because they meld biologically accurate information with a fun and […]
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Free Resources for Tree Check Month
August is Tree Check Month! Everyone is encouraged to take 10 minutes to check their trees for signs of the Asian longhorned beetle. To help you learn about the beetle, or to provide materials for your outreach needs, we've rounded up all the best free resources that we could find! Infographics and Handouts: Asian longhorned […]
We need your help to plan for the future
The Don't Move Firewood website is slated to undergo a major renovation very soon, and we need your help. If you are someone with any sort of professional or volunteer experience in tree, forest, invasive species, or firewood related topics, we are looking for your input via our survey! Examples of who should take our survey: […]
Firewood with BEETLES coming out of it!
Dear Don't Move Firewood, I bought firewood from a grocery store in the Seattle area and when I cut it to make some kindling BEETLES came out of it! What should I do to let someone know? The wood came from (a distributor out of state) and they should be ashamed of themselves for selling […]
Firewood from Pennsylvania to New Mexico
Dear Don’t Move Firewood, I live in Albuquerque New Mexico and was planning to make a trip to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. What if any, are the restrictions for moving a pickup load of Hickory, Oak, Cherry and Apple back to NM with me when I return? Does this require any special permit? I plan to use […]
Emerald ash borer outreach materials for Texas and Nebraska
Texas and Nebraska both announced that they’ve confirmed emerald ash borer in their states in the last month. Whenever a state discovers a high profile pest that can be transported by firewood within their boundaries, we here at Don’t Move Firewood like to remind them that we are here to serve their needs! Here is […]
New Hampshire’s Efforts to Help Campers Buy Local Firewood
Guest blog by Piera Siegert, State Entomologist, New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food The forests of New Hampshire are an intrinsic part of the landscape, economy, and culture of northern New England. New Hampshire is the second most-densely forested state in the nation, with 84% of the land covered by trees. Many residents make […]
Firewood from Texas to Kentucky?
Dear Don’t Move Firewood- Can I transport firewood from Texas to Kentucky? Yours, Road Trip Planner Dear Road Trip Planner, The state of Kentucky strongly advises not bringing firewood into Kentucky from out of state, regardless of which state it is coming from. In quite a few cases, it is illegal to transport firewood from Texas […]
Missouri Invasive Forest Pest Council outreach projects with Don’t Move Firewood
Guest blog by Robbie Doerhoff, Forest Health Specialist, Missouri Dept. of Conservation We’ve all heard Ben Franklin’s famous adage “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” I doubt these wise words were inspired by tree-killing insects and diseases, but they do sum up how we approach invasive forest pests in Missouri. The […]
Webinar: Treating Firewood is a Hot Topic, on February 25th
Join us for the 1st edition of the 2016 FOCI webinar series, “Treating Firewood is a Hot Topic: seasoning, solarizing, kiln drying, and heat treatment” on February 25th, 2016 at 1pm Eastern. We will be discussing the various effective (and potentially ineffective) ways that firewood is treated in order to prevent the spread of forest […]