The Dear Don’t Move Firewood advice column is back, with real questions from real people (often slightly edited to ensure they are anonymous). Dear Don’t Move Firewood, I’m going camping in another state which is Maine. I’m from Ohio. Can I take wood for camp fires from my own wood pile? Yours, Bruce from Ohio […]
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Oregon Forest Pest Detector Network and 2017 Firewood Eclipse Outreach
Guest blog by Brandy Saffell, Program Coordinator for the Oregon Forest Pest Detector Program, Oregon State University Extension Service The 2013 arrival of the emerald ash borer (EAB) in Boulder, Colorado, was a serious wakeup call to natural resource agency professionals in Oregon. Up until then, we had assumed that the Rocky Mountains would serve […]
Wyoming Firewood Education for Solar Eclipse Travelers
Guest blog by Ryan DeSantis, Forest Health Program Manager with the Wyoming State Forestry Division Every year, millions of people travel to Wyoming to experience its outdoor recreation opportunities. This August, an estimated 500,000 additional visitors from out of state will come to Wyoming to view a rare total eclipse of the sun. On August […]
Free downloads for Tree Check Month
August is Tree Check Month! Everyone is encouraged to take 10 minutes to check their trees for signs of the Asian longhorned beetle. To help you learn about the beetle, or to provide materials for your outreach needs, we’ve rounded up all the best free resources that we could find! General Information: Asian longhorned […]
Choose safer firewood for your Great American Eclipse travel weekend
On Monday August 21st 2017, a total eclipse of the sun will be visible in a roughly 70 mile wide swath (called the path of totality) crossing the entire contiguous United States of America. Millions of travelers are expected to camp out over the weekend so they can be in the best viewing area on […]
Is Offering FREE Firewood a Viable Solution for Pest Prevention?
Guest blog by Mary Ann Bonnell, Visitor Services Manager for Jefferson County Open Space, Colorado. Is Offering FREE Firewood a Viable Solution for Pest Prevention? It’s working for Jefferson County Open Space in Colorado. In fact, the Jeffco Open Space (JCOS) free firewood program is setting up its visitors for success while managing healthy parks. […]
How Do You Fight Forest Pests? It Takes a Village!
Guest blog by Paul Kingsbury, Director of Communications for The Nature Conservancy’s Tennessee Chapter In the summer of 2013, The Nature Conservancy’s Tennessee Chapter (TNC) and the Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Division of Forestry (TDF) were facing a heavy lift. Emerald ash borer (EAB), spongy moth and hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) had invaded the state and were […]
Webinar: Political Protests and Firewood Movement are a Tricky Combination, on May 18
The political protests that took place this past winter in North Dakota surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline were fueled, in the most literal sense, by thousands of cords of firewood from around the nation. Join us for a FOCI webinar on May 18th 2017 at 3pm Eastern, 2pm Central, 1pm Mountain, and noon Pacific to […]
Invasive Pest and Firewood Outreach in Utah
Guest blog by Lori Spears, Invasive Species Survey Coordinator for Utah State University Extension Invasive species are a growing threat to our nation’s agricultural and natural resources. In Utah, nearly a dozen insect and disease pathogen pests have arrived over the last decade, including spotted wing drosophila (SWD) and brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB). These […]
Webinar: Don’t Move Firewood in the Western States on April 27
Join us for a FOCI webinar, Don’t Move Firewood in the Western States, on April 27th at 1 p.m. MDT (3pm Eastern). This webinar will focus on the products and services of greatest interest to western state and federal agency communication directors. This webinar will be open to all, and will be recorded and published to […]