FOREST GROVE, Ore. – The deadly emerald ash borer (EAB) has been spotted in western Oregon, just 25 miles west of Portland and a short drive from the Pacific Ocean.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has thrown in the towel against the emerald ash borer, announcing it will no longer regulate the movement of ash trees or borer-infested wood beginning January 14.
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF), has put out an all points bulletin seeking the public’s help in finding ash trees sold at Lowe’s stores that might have harbored tree-killing emerald ash borers (EAB).
In coordination with timber manufacturer Unalam, Ivy League school Cornell will research and develop methods to reuse wood infested by the emerald ash borer.