EDITOR'S ADVISORY: EMERALD ASH BORER INFESTED TREE REMOVAL DEMONSTRATION
Weekly News Article Published: May 5, 2009 by the Central Office
[EDITOR'S ADVISORY: EMERALD ASH BORER INFESTED TREE REMOVAL DEMONSTRATION - Media representatives are invited to observe removal and onsite processing of emerald ash borer infested trees at Fireman’s Park in the Village of Newburg on May 8, 2009 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Wisconsin Arborist Association will fell infested trees as part of the organization's voluntary annual in-service day and the trees will be processed on-site in a demonstration of how infested trees can be utilized for beneficial purposes. Trees will be processed using methods designed to prevent spread of the insect through movement of infested wood. In addition to equipment used to fell the trees a portable sawmill will cut logs into lumber on site and at a nearby site a large chipper will process remaining wood for eventual use as compost or a biofuel. The demonstration is part of a broader effort in southeastern Wisconsin to find the most economic and resourceful uses of dying ash trees in the event the emerald ash borer infestation spreads. Representatives of WAA, Department of Natural Resources, Town and Country Resource Conservation and Development Inc and local officials will be on hand to answer questions about EAB management and beneficial wood utilization. For more information contact: Eric Petersen WAA (262 )432-0789; Jane Cummings-Carlson DNR (608) 275-3273.]
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