Dear Don't Move Firewood, I have a neighbor cutting up trees that he brings from another location in his driveway, that he then sells as firewood. We are in the middle of town, so not only is there a lot of noise, but I am worried he's bringing emerald ash borers or other bugs into […]
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Firewood from Colorado to California?
Dear Don't Move Firewood, Can I bring Aspen firewood to California? All the firewood was cut from dead Aspen trees in (not Boulder county) Colorado. If I can, do I need a letter showing authorization? Yours, Concerned Coloradoan Dear Concerned Coloradoan, It is not a good idea to take Aspen firewood, or any firewood, […]
Firewood from Texas to New Mexico?
Dear Don’t Move Firewood, I am trying to bring oak firewood into New Mexico from Texas. Is there any legal way this is possible? Yours, Law Abiding Texan Dear Law Abiding Texan, The answer to your question is straightforward. If you live in an Imported Fire Ant quarantined county (see map here) within the state […]
Firewood for Home Heating Infographic made by Don’t Move Firewood
Heating your home or cabin with wood is an inexpensive and efficient way to get through the cold months. Here at Don't Move Firewood, we support the use of firewood when properly sourced (locally harvested or heat treated!) and to help educate people on the topic of home heating with firewood, we've released our first […]
Emerald ash borer and firewood awareness in Boulder County, Colorado
Guest blog by Brett Stadsvold, EAB Coordinator for Boulder County Parks & Open Space, Colorado In the dry and sunny Colorado climate, ash trees provide welcomed shade in our cities and backyards -but now those trees and the shade they provided are threatened by emerald ash borer (EAB). The invasive insect, EAB was discovered in […]
Webinar: Changing Movement of Firewood by Campers, on October 21st
Join us for the 2nd edition of the 2015 FOCI webinar series, “Changing movement of firewood by campers: an eight year study of the effect of regulation and education” on October 21st, 2015 at 2pm Eastern. Learn about how Wisconsin used a combination of limited regulation and targeted persuasion to change public movement of firewood, […]
New threat to Hawaiian trees underscores need for prevention of spread
Guest blog by Faith Campbell with the Center for Invasive Species Prevention The Hawaiian Islands’ remaining native forests are dominated by the ʻōhiʻa lehua tree (Metrosideros polymorpha). The tree provides nectar for the Islands’ unique honeycreepers- a subfamily of native Hawaiian birds. These birds, the Islands’ one native terrestrial mammal (Hawaiian hoary bat), and many […]
Two new features in the Gallery of Pests
Don’t Move Firewood, in cooperation with Faith Campbell of the Center for Invasive Species Prevention, maintains the Gallery of Pests*. The Gallery of Pests is an extremely thorough look into the history, biology, and systems surrounding invasive pests that affect trees and tree-like perennial plants (such as columnar cacti) native and urban forest, desert, island, […]
Webinar: Introduction to Firewood Scout on August 14
Join us for a FOCI webinar, Introduction to Firewood Scout, on August 14th at noon Eastern. This webinar will focus on Firewood Scout – a website designed to help the public find local firewood, and here at Don’t Move Firewood we are working with the folks at the Southeast Michigan Resource Conservation and Development Council and the Tennessee […]
Emerald ash borer reaches Maryland’s Eastern Shore
Guest blog contributed by Faith Campbell, Center for Invasive Species Prevention May we all pause to send our condolences to Maryland? Maryland has fought for a dozen years to slow the spread of the emerald ash borer. State agency leaders knew they had ash resources worth protecting: more than 200,000 trees in the state’s principal […]