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Halloween bug mask collection

Posted on by Leigh Greenwood

Viewed up close, the world of invasive insects is pretty amazing. Suddenly you see antennae that resemble golden cacti– or exuberant fluffy feathers. Mouths used for chewing leaves and trees turn out to have odd mustaches or scary brutal chompers. Perfect for Halloween!

(left to right: spongy moth, goldspotted oak borer, Asian longhorned beetle, walnut twig beetle, and emerald ash borer)

Don’t Move Firewood would like to introduce our new collection of ready-to-print invasive insect masks. Each mask comes with brief instructions and can be made using just string and crayons, or more ambitious mask artists can use (depending on the insect) suggestions of glitter, feathers, and yarn embellishments.

 

ED. NOTE: WE NOW HAVE ADDED PRE-COLORED INSECT MASKS FOR 2014!

 

These free masks are great for working with student groups, cub scouts, or anyone young at heart. We’re introducing them for Halloween for fun, but they are appropriate for any firewood and invasive forest insect outreach all year round.

 

To help you select a mask that applies well to the trees and issues where you live and work, below we’ve suggested just two each for of the USA’s and Canada’s basic regions. However, these are just suggestions, so feel free to look at all five insects if you’d like. Enjoy!

Northeastern USA, Mid Atlantic USA, and Eastern Canada

 

Great Lakes USA and Central Canada

 

Midwestern USA and Great Plains USA

 

Interior Western USA

 

Southwestern USA

 

Pacific Northwestern USA and Western Canada

 

Southeastern US

2013 Firewood Education and Regulation roundup

Posted on by Leigh Greenwood

Congratulations to ourselves! Don't Move Firewood just finished its annual roundup of state based firewood regulations and educational campaigns, and wow, that file is a doozy. You can download the excel spreadsheet here, or if you want a PDF (warning! many of the links do not work on the pdf version- but it does print out nicely) you can certainly download that here.

 

If you are just interested in looking up a specific state, please visit our State-by-State map page and select the state you are looking for. We have updated all 50 states and Canada, accurate as of October 3rd 2013.

Oak trees cut in New Jersey?

Posted on by Leigh Greenwood

Dear Don’t Move Firewood,

I live in NJ near the Asian Longhorn beetle problem… I was browsing on Craigslist for something and came across this guy trying to sell his oak trees in (town), NJ. This got me worried and want to ensure it was OK for him to move this stuff all over the state but I can’t find any info anywhere on how to check it out or who to alert that he is doing this. Is moving this wood OK?

Yours,

Concerned Citizen (editor’s note: question was edited for length)

 

Dear Concerned Citizen,

I’m so glad you asked, because this is a common scenario. Someone cuts down trees and wants to get rid of the wood. What then? Well, for New Jersey, let’s ask Carl Schulz, Director of the Division of Plant Industry for the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, for an official statement. Here’s what Carl says:

 

“The State of New Jersey does not regulate the movement of firewood, now that the ALB quarantine has been rescinded, following our successful eradication campaign in partnership with the USDA APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine program and the New Jersey Forest Service.   The Department of Agriculture has an aggressive outreach project to strongly encourage consumers to buy their firewood locally, and to not transport firewood.

 

The National Park Service doesn’t allow firewood to be brought into their campgrounds at Delaware Water Gap or Sandy Hook; the New Jersey Division of Parks & Forestry discourages visitors from bringing firewood in their facilities – firewood can be purchased at most New Jersey State Parks with camping facilities; and the majority of private campgrounds in New Jersey do not allow firewood to be brought into their campgrounds and have firewood available for purchase.”

 

So the short answer is that while this oak wood should not be moved, it isn’t regulated nor prohibited. It is just strongly suggested that they not move it very far. There would be nothing wrong with someone selling oak wood locally- perhaps a neighbor wants to use it as firewood, or a custom furniture maker in town wants the oak slabs for woodwork. That’d be fine. But it is inadvisable to move it more than 50 miles maximum, ideally under 10 or 20.

 

Also, one final point of clarification for readers. While moving oak wood isn’t a good idea because it could spread all sorts of pests that affect oak (potentially pests like oak wilt, sudden oak death, spongy moth, others) the Asian longhorned beetle itself does not infest oaks. Plenty of pests do infest oaks, but ALB does not.

 

Firewood Outreach Professionals Newsletter

Posted on by Leigh Greenwood

Did you know that Don’t Move Firewood publishes a monthly newsletter? That’s right, we are the source of the Firewood Outreach Professionals Newsletter, which is managed as part of the Firewood Outreach Coordinating Initiative. We have over a thousand subscribers and we’re always looking for short, relevant stories that pertain to firewood and invasive forest pests.

Four things for your information:

  • Sign up by clicking on the yellow eNewsletter box on the left side column on this page (if you are reading this on a smartphone, scroll down to find the yellow eNewsletter box)
  • Send us a story via the Contact Us page. We always want to hear from you!
  • Browse our FOCI related webinars – most are available as recordings, linked within each page.
  • Below is our archive with topics listed in brief, or you can see a list on our Resource Library.

2021

  • Firewood Outreach Professional News  August 2021 – Tree Check Month wraps up Tuesday!, Firewood Exchange Model on Prince Edward Island, New Collection of Publications on the Costs of Invasive Species, Propose a candidate name for Lymantria dispar, NAISMA Annual Meeting will be all virtual, Spotted lanternfly confirmed in Indiana and Ohio, Summer Firewood Successes!
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News  Late May 2021 – PlayCleanGo Week is coming right up, New Firewood Kiln Certification, Treatments, and Labeling Factsheet, Plan for Tree Check Month in August, Nearing 10 years of GALS, Summer analysts are here
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News  Early May 2021 – National Invasive Species Awareness Week Part Two is NOW!, PlayCleanGo Week is SOON!, Congratulations to EAB-U!, Highlighted Webinars and Virtual Meetings, California enacts emerald ash borer quarantine, Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Content
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News  April 2021 – “If I can’t bring firewood with me, where can I buy it?”, Should Canada continue to regulate to try to stop emerald ash borer spread?, Emerald Ash Borer Deregulation and Programs Going Forward, April is Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month, Asian longhorned beetle in South Carolina, New advertisement art available
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News  Late February 2021 – National Invasive Species Awareness Week is upon us!, Firewood Outreach Calendar helps you plan, Upcoming Webinars in March and April, New Website for Spotted Lanternfly!, New feature alert!
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News  Early February 2021 – USDA APHIS deregulation of emerald ash borer completed, What do we know, in the scientific literature, about firewood and forest pests?, Upcoming Webinars and Virtual Meetings, Map Quiz: Emerald ash borer, Articles, blogs, and advice columns

2020

  • Firewood Outreach Professional News  December 2020 – USDA APHIS ending federal domestic emerald ash borer quarantine regulations, Time to talk about disposing of Christmas trees properly!, Winter Webinars and Virtual Meetings, Map Quiz: Emerald as borer, What happens next?
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News  November 2020 – Cutting down Christmas trees starts next week!, Winter Webinars and Virtual Meetings, Map Quiz: Black Ash, Help us Help trees!
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News  Late October 2020 – Firewood Month is all of October!, Next Week is National Forest Products Week, Fall Webinars and Meetings, Map Quiz: Murder Hornets, Firewood Month Headquarters
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News  Early October 2020 – October is Firewood Month!, Comment now on the status of a blight-resistant American Chestnut, Federal Quarantine on Pine Shoot Beetle will end November 2, 2020, Map Quiz: Spotted Lanternfly Current Finds, Firewood Month Headquarters
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News  July 2020 – Asian longhorned beetle infestation confirmed in South Carolina, Tree Check Month is coming in August, Plant Protection Act 7721 Funding Process Open, Smarter Invasive Species Terminology Use, Map Quiz: Good news on ALB, DMF Evaluation and Report is done!, We have started to ship your stuff!
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News  May 2020 – Outdoor Activity Messaging in an Altered Outreach Landscape, National Invasive Species Awareness Week – Part Two!, PlayCleanGo Week is coming in June, Advance you Knowledge for Tree Health, Map Quiz: 2020 new emerald ash borer county records, We still can’t ship your stuff
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News  March 2020 – GOOD NEWS: Outreach Items Ordering still available!, BAD NEWS: Outreach Item Shipping Delay Until Further Notice, Plant Protection Act Section 7721 FY20 Spending Plan Released, Fewer meetings = Newsletters are more important, Where isn’t the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug?, Webinar Recording: Regulations that apply to moving firewood right now
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News  February 2020 – Webinar Alert: Regulations that apply to moving firewood right now, Outreach Items Ordering Open Now!, National Invasive Species Awareness Week is nest week, Mediterranean vineyards snails, Online Resource Library is Stocked Up

2019

2018

  • Firewood Outreach Professional News  December 2018 – Tis the Season for Proper Disposal of Christmas Trees, January FOCI Webinar Bonanza, New paper on what motivates campers’ firewood behavior, Map Quiz: Asian longhorned tick, Save the Date for PlayCleanGo Week!
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News_November 2018 – We skimmed and sorted, so you don’t have to, Well rounded professional education for all!, Spruce Bark Beetle killing native and non-native spruce trees, Map Quiz: Rapid ʻōhiʻa Death, Christmas Tree Season is Here!
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News_Late September 2018 – Firewood Month starts next week!, Comment is open on proposal to deregulate emerald ash borer, Come to the Continental Dialogue Meeting!, Map Quiz! Soil Quarantines in the USA, Did you listen to the new radio ads?
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News_Early September 2018 – New Radio Ads for free download!, “Firewood import scheme off to good start”, Firewood Month will be this October, Canadian Firewood Research and Plan Now Available, Map Quiz: Anticipated Eradication Announcement is Where?, Vote Absentee or by Mail, Come to the Continental Dialogue Meeting this November!
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News_June 2018 – Maine and New Brunswick confirm presence of emerald ash borer, Celebrate the beauty of moths, Tree Check Month is in August!, Plan now for Firewood Workshops next year, Map Quiz: Northern Range of What?, How to order emerald ash borer tattoos, Will we see you in Irvine California?
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News  May 2018 – South Dakota and Vermont confirm presence of emerald ash borer, Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week is next week!, E&E News publishes article on proposed EAB Deregulation, Save the Date! Continental Dialogue on Non-Native Forest Insects and Diseases Annual Meeting, Map Quiz: New(er) Spotted Lanternfly Occurrences, Firewood Regulations Vary by State
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News  March 2018 – Congratulations Farm Bill Section 10007 Recipients, Firewood Scout crosses the 10 state threshold, Coming up in April and May, Save the Date! Continental Dialogue on Non-Native Forest Insects and Diseases Annual Meeting, Green Mountain State finds a green invader, Your orders are coming soon!
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News  February 2018 – The Map Review needs YOU!, Did you miss the “Regulations that apply to moving firewood right now” webinar?, New Educational Video from Vermont, You deserve 15 minutes of fame, Map Quiz! Southern Pine Beetle may become southern again, Order FREE Tattoos, Stickers, or Postcards NOW!, Plan your Firewood Outreach Year
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News  January 2018 – Webinar Alert: Regulations that apply to moving firewood right now, Congratulations Minnesota and Kentucky!, National Invasive Species Awareness Week is February 26-March 2, 2018, Map Quiz! How far away is Nova Scotia?, Now Booking Spring and Summer Costume Calendar!, Plan your Firewood Outreach Year

2017

  • Firewood Outreach Professional News_ July 2017 – Get Ready for Great American Eclipse, Farm Bill 10007 Open Period, Is Offering Free Firewood a Viable Solution, Tree Check Month is in August, Map Quiz Path of Totality, Public Comment on Utah Regulations, Continental Dialogue reminder, National Moth Week in July
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News_ June 2017 – Tennessee Partnerships create success, National Moth Week is in July, Tree Check Month is in August, Map Quiz Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Update Hemlock Wooly Adelgid in Michigan, Summer Inspiration
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News_ May 2017 – Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week, Webinar Political Protest and Firewood Movement are a Tricky Combination, Save the Date on Continental Dialogue, Map Quiz Pine Shoot Beetle, New quick Don’t Move Firewood Videos
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News_ April 2017 – April is Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month, Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week is in May, FOCI Webinar Moving Firewood in the Western States, Map Quiz Mountain Pine Beetle, Pest Profile on Velvet Longhorned Beetle, Wanted Guest Blogs
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News_ January 2017 – Annual State Summary Review, Don’t let your forest pests visit North Dakota, 2017 NISAC, Webinar The People Have Spoken, Using Forest and Firewood National Polling Data, Map quiz Asian longhorned beetle across the pond, new Don’t Move Firewood website

2016

  • Firewood Outreach Professional News_ November 2016 –  Christmas tree buying, Firewood Awareness Month, Firewood for Home Heating Infographic, Map Quiz Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle, Emerald Ash Borer University, Webinar on Forest and Firewood National Polling
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News_ October 2016 – Firewood Awareness Month, Webinar on Forest and Firewood Polling Survey, Bug Masks for Halloween, Map Quiz Plum Pox Virus, Firewood and Standing Rock Protest, Get Ready for Christmas Trees questions
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News_ September 2016 – Firewood Awareness Month in October, Webinar on Forest and Firewood 11 Year Polling Summary, Register for Continental Dialogue today, Spongy moth map quiz, Emerald ash borer map changes in Delaware and Rhode Island, Halloween Bug Masks
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News_ August 2016 – Tree Check Month, Comment period on IPPC International Movement of Wood Standards, Farm Bill Open period, Register for Continental Dialogue, Spongy Moths, Firewood Awareness Month, Don’t Move Firewood getting a new website
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News_ July 2016 – Don’t Move Firewood new website survey, August is Tree Check Month, Farm Bill open period, register for continental dialogue, emerald ash borer in nebraska, texas, and new city in Colorado, Firewood Awareness Week Partners
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News_ May 2016 – Let’s Go Camping infographic, Emerald ash borer week, continental dialogue meeting, Spotted lanternfly emergence is in May, Fact checking state summary
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News_ April 2016 – Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week, EAB and ALB costumes, Laurel Wilt Recovery Plan, pine shoot beetle regulated area, Don’t Move Firewood success stories
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News_ March 2016 – New Hampshire on Firewood Scout, Get Ready for Adventure Infographic, Emerald Ash Borer University, Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week, Treating Firewood is  Hot Topic, Emerald Ash Borer Map, Handouts for Summer Staff, Outreach materials ordering
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News_ February 2016 – Webinar Alert Treating Firewood is a hot topic, congratulations to Farm Bill 10007, NISAW 2016, new website addresses, changing firewood regulations, ordering outreach materials
  • Firewood Outreach Professional News_ January 2016 – State Summary Review, NISAW, Webinar on Encouraging Behavior change via social media, Disposing of Christmas Trees, Vermont firewood regulation, Ordering Outreach Materials, Bird watchers and the great Backyard Bird Count

2015

  • No newsletter in December, see you in 2016!
  • FOCI Newsletter 2015 November 12 – Firewood for Home Heating Infographic, Buying Christmas trees, Disposing of Christmas trees, Christmas Bird Count, Holes in Trees handout, polyphagous shot hole borer, kuroshio shot hole borer
  • FOCI Newsletter 2015 October 14 – Hungry Pests Middle School curriculum, Firewood webinar, french insect masks, spongy moth, brown marmorated stink bug
  • FOCI Newsletter 2015 September 12 – Continental Forest Dialogue, National Forest Products Week, Halloween bug masks, Laurel wilt geography
  • FOCI Newsletter 2015 August 12 – Tree Check Month, Asian longhorned beetle, spotted lanternfly, emerald ash borer geography
  • FOCI Newsletter 2015 July 15 – Tree Check Month, Asian longhorned beetle, Vermont Firewood Awareness Week success, Firewood Scout, California firewood task force
  • No newsletter in June
  • FOCI Newsletter 2015 May 13 – Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week, Vermont Firewood Awareness Week plans, Forest Pest Fly Tying Project, Kid’s Corner, Bug tattoos
  • FOCI Newsletter 2015 April 15 – Farm Bill 10007 funding, Arbor Day, Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week, Continental Forest Dialogue, Asian longhorned beetle, Know your fire ants
  • FOCI Newsletter 2015 March 10 – Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week, Firewood state summary and regulation map, Great Smoky Mountain National Park firewood regulation
  • FOCI Newsletter 2015 February 11 – Plant Heroes Curriculum Hub, Firewood Scout, Goldspotted oak borer distribution, Firewood toolbox
  • FOCI Newsletter 2015 January 14 – National Invasive Species Awareness Week, North Carolina Firewood Outreach, How to dispose of your Christmas Tree, Great Smoky Mountain National Park firewood regulation

2014

2013

Regrettably, while FOCI newsletters were issued prior to April of 2013, they were not maintained at permanent links and are no longer available.

Now booking for events in late October!

Posted on by Leigh Greenwood

Did you know our awesome Asian longhorned beetle costume is on tour? That's right, every year we lend our costume out to at least a dozen (often more) non-profits and state agencies when we don't need it. The costume lending season is from Labor Day through Memorial Day- essentially, the school year. Our costumes go to baseball games, parades, state fairs, TEDx talks, Landscaper conventions… you name it.

 

Here's how it works

  • You email us at info@dontmovefirewood.org
  • Include the event dates, event name, the anticipated attendance, and where we can send you a rather large box
  • You commit to sending it back to us, or to the next user, on your budget and PROMPTLY
  • We send you a confirmation if it will be available, and then… you get to borrow it!
  • You send us at least two or three high quality photos of you using the costume at your event

 

In September and October our ALB costume is going to events in Vermont, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio and Massachusetts. We are now booking for the weekend of October 19th and onwards. Send us a note if you want to borrow it!

 

Please note that right now we do not have an Emerald ash borer costume. We are working to remedy that problem ASAP. Thanks for your understanding!

Mini Donuts and Big Beetles

Posted on by Leigh Greenwood

Don't Move Firewood rocks the Heath Fair

by Annalena Barrett

 

Last weekend Julia and I found ourselves frolicking around the fairgrounds of Heath, Massachusetts in our wondrous Asian Longhorned Beetle costume. The Heath Fair was a true country fair with contests for the best summer squash and most weight pulled by a lawn mower. This was very different from the music festivals and farmers markets we have gotten used to, and it actually ended up being one of my favorite events of the summer. This had a little to do with the fact that our booth was stationed next to the mini doughnut stand, and a lot to do with the conversations we had throughout the course of the weekend.

 

There is a sweet spot in outreach in which we have new information to present to someone, and they are willing to listen and engage. Although speaking with someone who used to work for the Department of Conservation and Recreation who is an expert on invasives is a great interaction, that person probably already knows not to move firewood. At some events we experience the opposite, where people don’t know about the issue, but also do not care to learn about it.

 

It also helped that the Heath Fair had a lot of people in a really good mood, like this police officer.

 

At the Heath Fair it seemed like there were a lot of people who did not know much about Don’t Move Firewood, but were excited to learn. Many of the people we spoke to spent a lot of time in the woods either for livelihood or for recreation, but it was clear that this demographic was concerned about saving their trees, which was great starting point for our conversations.

Five Years of Worcester, viewed by DMF

Posted on by Leigh Greenwood

Field Trip to Worcester MA

By Annalena Barrett

 

Worcester Massachusetts is now in its fifth year of fighting the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) and so far, they’ve cut down about thirty thousand trees. One illustration of how the eradication efforts have been paying off in how many beetles are bring found. Last year, thirteen beetles were found, but only one has surfaced in 2013, at least so far. Recently, I had the privilege of taking a fieldtrip to Worcester with some representatives of the Department of Conservation and Recreation to see the work happening on the Asian longhorned beetle.

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We arrived just a few days after that one beetle I just mentioned had been found and were actually able to get up close and personal with a living Asian longhorned beetle. In general, I like bugs and did not expect to be unsettled by this encounter, but let me tell you, this beetle was huge and creepy enough to make my hair stand on end.

 

After this exciting but unpleasant encounter, we headed off clad in hardhats to see some tree removal. Everyone took turns using binoculars to try and spot the ALB damage signs in the upper branches of the trees, not the easiest task to be sure. From there, we got to see some tree surveyors in action a few blocks away. One person was upside-down in the tree looking at every inch of every branch, while another showed us what equipment, knots, and movements were needed to get into a tree and survey it.

The rest of the day was spent walking through all the essential steps of the eradication program from the lot where the city’s trees were brought to be chipped and rechipped to ensure it was no longer inhabitable by the ALB, all the way to the reforestation efforts. It was tremendous to see how hard people are working to get Worcester looking leafy and green again.

 

The LEAF interns visit Don’t Move Firewood

Posted on by Leigh Greenwood

LEAF at Third Thursday in Pittsfield MA

by Annalena Barrett

 

Third Thursday is a monthly street festival that takes place in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. We picked a swelteringly hot day to attend, but luckily we had three fabulous LEAF interns and their mentor with us to keep the booth lively.

 

What is a LEAF intern you ask?  They are high school students participating in Leaders in Environmental Action for the Future (LEAF), a paid four-week internship program created by The Nature Conservancy.

 

 

The three girls we got to work with had just come back from a two-week stint in Martha’s Vineyard and would spend their last two weeks in Sheffield, Massachusetts getting to explore the Berkshires while working on various conservation projects. All three attend an environmental charter school in Boston, and reported that the past two weeks had been a pretty extreme change of pace from their usual urban setting.

LEAF aims to reach out to populations that have become underrepresented in the conservation movement so that future generations will be stronger and more diverse. It was heartening to see juniors and seniors in high school already doing meaningful conservation work and leaping at the opportunity to sport and Asian Longhorned Beetle costume despite the ninety-degree weather. To learn more about the LEAF internship, click here.

 

The LEAF mentor, Ariana Kosmides, sent us this happy update from after the event! "Cashe, Carenne and Aliyah loved handing out fans to help everyone combat the heat and giving Asian longhorn beetle tattoos to kids at the fair. It was a great opportunity for them to utilize their public speaking skills and peoples skills. Teaching others and answering questions about invasive beetles helped increase their knowledge and understanding of invasive species and the impact it has on our habitat." Thanks Ariana!

From Ohio to Michigan?

Posted on by Leigh Greenwood

Dear Don't Move Firewood,

We live in Michigan, and I have a co-worker who is cutting down a Maple tree in Ohio, right across the border. They are offering their firewood to us, is it ok to move firewood across the stateline between (edited to remove city names) approx. 17-20 miles? Both areas are quarantined.

Thank you,

Firewood User

 

Dear Firewood User,

Thanks for asking this important question. Michigan is indeed under quarantine for the emerald ash borer, and Ohio has two types of quarantines- a regional quarantine for the emerald ash borer, and an small area (far from your part of the state) under quarantine for Asian longhorned beetle. Because of this, I asked an expert, Sharon Lucik with the Emerald Ash Borer Program of USDA-APHIS, for some help. She replied, "Not moving firewood long distances and making sure to purchase only treated firewood are two best practices to support healthy trees and forests. Given that, there are no emerald ash borer regulations prohibiting you from transporting firewood Ohio* to Michigan. Remember, untreated firewood can harbor invasive wood pests and diseases, so USDA continues to promote the “Don’t Move Firewood” message as part of its public outreach and educational efforts."

 

* Note that Sharon evaluated moving maple firewood from your coworker's town in Ohio, which is not a town that is under quarantine for Asian longhorned beetle (ALB). Maple, ash, birch and many other types of firewood ABSOLUTELY CANNOT be moved out of the ALB quarantined areas of Ohio. Speaking of the ALB, for anyone that is ever cutting down a maple tree, it is a really good idea to use that opportunity to look at the tree for signs of the Asian longhorned beetle. August will be the first ever Tree Check Month– so download this great one page handout if you want to learn more about that!