Branching out on the Lawn at Tanglewood by Sean Mahoney While it may seem a deviation from our regular amped up musical taste of banjo and “bumping bass” (I must credit Natalie for introducing me to that phrase) the Don’t Move Firewood crew found ourselves fitting right in with the picnickers streaming onto the lawn […]
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Oh, the places we go!
The Don’t Move Firewood trip to the Newport Folk Festival can only be described by one word: Adventure. by Natalie Garcia The weather for the weekend called for rain. Fortunately all of day one, Poseidon was a fan of all the awesome music that was playing and decided to keep the rain away. We […]
New signs in Massachusetts say Stop Invasive Pests, Keep Firewood Local
If you’ve been driving through Massachusetts lately, you may have seen electronic signs on the highway saying “Stop Invasive Pests. Keep Firewood Local.” Are you wondering what is up? Well, we’re here to help. When you keep firewood local, you are helping prevent the spread of unwanted invasive pests that can hitchhike on contaminated firewood. […]
Unwanted firewood
What if you have firewood that you don't want? What's the best way to get rid of the stuff? Dear Don't Move Firewood, I recently bought a house that has a stack of firewood in the back corner of my lot. I won't be using the firewood due to allergies. What is the best […]
Grey Foxes and Emerald Ash Borers
L.E.A.F.s rustling in the Bluegrass @ Grey Fox by Sean Mahoney Every summer, four thousand wayward travelers descend upon the pristine hayfields at the Walsh Farm in Oak Hill, NY to the Greyfox Bluegrass festival. Sounds of banjo and fiddle can be heard around nearly every campsite, and even a hoot and a holler […]
Hunting with the Wasp Watchers of Massachusetts
Wasp catching with the Wasp Watchers of Massachusetts by Natalie Garcia I have never hunted anything in my life, well not until now at least. In July, the DMF team was very lucky to be able to participate in Wasp Watchers Massachusetts, a citizen scientist program that uses native wasps to monitor for signs […]
The Continental Dialogue on Non-native Forest Insects and Diseases
Did you know that the Continental Dialogue on Non-native Forest Insects and Diseases is the organization that founded Don't Move Firewood? Yup, way back in the prehistory of 2007, the Dialogue (for short) obtained the necessary funding and motivation to start the Don't Move Firewood campaign. So it is with great pleasure that we announce […]
So you want your own costume?
A surprising number of people want their own emerald ash borer costume, or Asian longhorned beetle costume. While we are always happy to share our costume through our very cost-efficient costume share program, I can totally understand that anyone using a costume more than about three times a year could benefit from having their own. […]
Giant EAB seen at the Bridge of Flowers
In the next of our series of blogs from the Don't Move Firewood summer interns, Natalie marauds around the gorgeous gardens at Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls as Esmeralda the Emerald Ash Borer. Deerfield River Festival – EAB Invasion of the Bridge of Flowers by Natalie Garcia What’s 5’3”, has 2 antennae, […]
BREAKING: Firewood movement linked to new ALB location in Ohio
This just in! A press release from the Ohio Department of Agriculture has firmly pointed the finger at firewood movement in 2010 (before the ALB was discovered in OH, thus before the quarantine was in place) as the cause of a new location of ALB in the greater Ohio ALB infested area. Please note that […]