Exotic pests like Emerald Ash Borer are major threats to Michigan's 19
million acres of forestland. Emerald Ash Borer can become established
when infested firewood is transported to new areas.
As you camp, hunt, fish, visit, or simply enjoy Michigan, you are asked
to be on the lookout for this unwanted pest. In ash trees only, if you
see the following signs:
If you have moved ash firewood or have seen these signs, please report it
toll free to:
Michigan Emerald Ash Borer Hotline - 866-325-0023
Citizens and visitors to Michigan, working together, will protect Michigan's
forestland and natural resources.
On this date the Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) revised
the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Quarantine as part of our efforts to
better contain this exotic pest in Michigans Lower Peninsula. The
area under quarantine now focuses on prohibiting movement of
regulated material from 21 counties of Southeast Michigan
(Quarantine Level I), as well as prohibiting regulated material from
moving out of the remaining 47 counties of the Lower Peninsula
(Quarantine Level II).
Provisions of the EAB Quarantine can be summarized as follows:
Quarantine Level I - Twenty-one counties of Southeast Michigan
including Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Genessee, Gratiot,
Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb,
Monroe, Oakland, Saginaw, Saint Clair, Sanilac, Shiawassee,
Washtenaw, and Wayne.
Quarantine Level II - The remaining 47 counties of Michigans
Lower Peninsula not described in Quarantine Level I.
Regulated Articles - All hardwood firewood (not just ash), ash
logs with bark, ash lumber with bark, hardwood wood chips greater
than one-inch, sh limbs, ash branches, and ash stumps.
Movement - Movement of regulated artiles is prohibited from
leaving Quarantine Level I, unless under a valid MDA Compliance
Agreement. In addition, movement of regulated articles is prohibited
from leaving Quarantine Level II, unless under a valid MDA
Compliance Agreement, or if articles are moving into Quarantine
Level I.
Compliance Agreement Treatments - Compliance Agreements are
typically utilized by the forest products industry who can meet
approved treatment methods which currently include removing 100% of
bark and an additional ½ of wood for logs, and kiln drying,
fumigation or heat treating ash lumber or firewood according to an
approved treatment schedule.
Nursery Stock Moratorium - The sale and/or movement of ash
nursery stock is now prohibited from moving into, within or out of
the entire State of Michigan.
Additional information is also available at
http://www.michigan.gov/eab. We ask that you continue to report
any suspect EAB sites in Michigan's Upper Peninsula to the local MDA
office, to the local MSU Extension office, or to the EAB Tollfree
number at 1-866-325-0023.
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industry professionals establish cost values for trees and shrubs
and define their replacement cost in landscape settings. For
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