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 […]
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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 […]
All about our Costume Share program
Are you spreading the word about invasive insects at events this summer or fall? You should consider borrowing our fantastic insect costumes! What? As part of our international outreach program, Don’t Move Firewood, we offer a selection of three different forest pest related costumes for use at any well attended appropriate educational opportunity. […]
Wanderlust Festival and the Purple Traps
In the second of our series of blogs from the Don't Move Firewood summer interns, Sean ponders the meaning of yoga, donuts, purple traps, and the lack of open coffee shops at 6:30am. Wanderlust: Slackasana and Purple Trap Roadtrips by Sean Mahoney This past weekend did involve a road trip to the great […]
Where do I even ask this question?
50 states, thousands of counties, quarantines, regulations, violations, oh my! Who do you ask when you have a question that is really specific to your situation? Dear Don't Move Firewood, sun july 2nd from wind had HICKORY tree blow down, what is safe distance to move it live in lawrenceburg ky, would like to […]
The interns are guest blogging!
Don’t Move Firewood Outreach Interns, Natalie and Sean are back in action! They are travelling New York and New England – camped out at festivals and fairs – educating the public about how to keep America’s forests safe from invasive insects. Here’s the first chapter in their summer adventure! Clearwater: Great Hudson River Revival […]