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Topic: Ash TreeWritten by Leon Roberts
The new firewood policy requires visitors at the Nashville District’s recreation areas, primitive campsites and 25 campgrounds to use only firewood that has been certified as heat-treated by U.S. Department of Agriculture or state natural resource agency. ![]() The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces a new firewood policy is now in effect, and seeks the public’s cooperation to prevent the spread of forest insects and disease at campgrounds in the Cumberland River Basin. (USACE, Mark Rankin) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Tennessee Department of Agriculture reports White County Quarantined For Emerald Ash Borer
Officials have detected Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) in the eastern section of White County. An adult EAB beetle was recently captured in a trap near Old Railroad Grade Road. With this discovery, White County joins 48 other counties in quarantine with a prohibition on the movement of ash trees and ash tree products. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Tennessee Department of Agriculture reports Marion County Quarantined for Emerald Ash Borer
Officials have detected EAB in the Kimball area of Marion County, prompting a county-wide quarantine prohibiting the movement of ash trees and ash tree products. This quarantine has now reached 48 counties in Tennessee. EAB is a destructive forest pest that was introduced from Asia into the United States in the 1990s. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Tennessee State Parks Asks Public Not to Move Firewood
Beginning June 1st, Tennessee State Parks will advise visitors to use certified heat-treated wood. The new policy aims to prevent or slow the introduction of exotic insects or diseases into parks that could otherwise threaten the health of our trees and forests. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Tennessee Department of Agriculture reports additional Tennessee counties quarantined for Emerald Ash Borer
EAB was recently found in McMinn and Polk counties and it is believed that EAB is also likely to be present in Bradley and Meigs counties. This brings the total number of Tennessee counties under a state and federal EAB quarantine to 38. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Tennessee Department of Agriculture reports seven additional Counties quarantined for Emerald ash borer
This brings the total number of Tennessee counties under a state and federal EAB quarantine to 34. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Tennessee Department of Agriculture reports Putnam County and Five additional East Tennessee Counties quarantined for Emerald ash borer
This brings the total number of Tennessee counties under a state and federal EAB quarantine to 27. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Tennessee Department of Agriculture says Emerald Ash Borer findings continue to spread
Both counties will now be placed under quarantine. Earlier this summer, Hamilton County was also placed under quarantine when EAB was found in trees near a rail hub in Chattanooga, TN. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division reports Emerald Ash Borer found in Hamilton County
The find in Hamilton County is of particular concern because it is not adjacent to the already quarantined areas in East Tennessee. At least a dozen trees adjacent to the rail lines in Chattanooga and an EAB trap located in a park near the rail hub tested positive for the insect. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Tennessee Department of Agriculture reports Trapping Underway for Tree Pest across TennesseePurple Beetle Traps Going Up in Ash Trees
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA, APHIS) and the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) are partnering to survey for Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), a non-native, wood-boring beetle that has killed tens of millions of ash trees in the eastern United States and Canada. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
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