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. […]
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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 […]
Invasive species and native species
Here's a thought provoking question; what is a native species? When does it move far enough from where it is now, to where it goes to, to become a non-native species? This isn't a question from your biology class, it is a real quandary. For instance, the goldspotted oak borer is an invasive species in […]
Construction waste as firewood
We’ve talked about burning cut pallets before, but what about construction waste? As always, we’ve got you covered. Dear Don’t Move Firewood, I work in construction and have access to large amounts of processed construction lumber fall off. Is it ok to bring some of that wood for campfires as it is no longer a […]
Why do we allow campfires in the first place?
A tough question came into the advice column inbox about a month ago, and I've been pondering it ever since. Dear Don't Move FIrewood, What is the reason for allowing campfires in the first place? 1. On the west side of the Columbia River in Washington State they allow fires in the forests. The […]
Salvage logging after emerald ash borer?
Invasive forest pests come in all different types- fungi, bacteria, beetles, aphids- and all the pests we talk about are united in the fact that they will eventually kill the tree they are infesting. But what happens next? What can you do with all that standing dead timber? Dear Don't Move Firewood, I have […]
Yes! You’ve got it!
Ready for the best email we've gotten in weeks? Maybe months? Dear Don't Move Firewood, Please clarify for me – if I live in Snohomish county, it's best to get my firewood in Snohomish county? Also, I should not bring this firewood to a campsite out of my county? Thank you! Yours, Kathryn in […]
Visitors to Great Smokey Mountains National Park
The National Parks Service contains some of the most diverse landscapes imaginable, and of course each Park or Monument deserves the right to choose how they protect their heritage from invasive species threats. Don't Move Firewood thinks it is smart to keep visitors from bringing firewood into the parks, especially if those visitors are coming […]