Dear Don't Move Firewood, We have firewood from Estill Springs, TN and would like to transport it to Chattanooga to use in our fireplace. It is white oak and hickory. Thank you! (editors note: edited to shorten) Yours, Fireplace User Dear Fireplace User, The state of Tennessee has several invasive forest […]
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Halloween bug mask collection
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 […]
2013 Firewood Education and Regulation roundup
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 […]
Oak trees cut in New Jersey?
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 […]
Firewood Outreach Professionals Newsletter
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. […]
Final crowdsourcing for our annual outreach roundup
Every year, we gather all the information we can find on state-based firewood regulations and outreach and combine it into one giant spreadsheet. We're seeking final fact checking and edits on the 2013 version now! Please download the current draft here and then submit any corrections to LGreenwood@tnc.org as soon as you can! Final version […]
Tree Check Month for Asian longhorned Beetle
Did you know that August has been the first ever Tree Check Month? Yup- organized by the great folks over at USDA APHIS, Tree Check Month is an effort to get everyone to take ten minutes to look at their backyard trees, and look for pests or damage on those trees. Want to participate? Here’s […]
Now booking for events in late October!
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 […]
Mini Donuts and Big Beetles
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. […]
Five Years of Worcester, viewed by DMF
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 […]