[MR] Ash firewood quarantine!

[Jennifer Dobyns]

Greetings,

This is from another list, thought it might be useful information for  
those who are die-hard wood fire cooks.  It wouldn't do for us to be  
part of the problem.

Genevieve D'Aubigne

>
> FYI on ash... for parts of the US there is a quarantine on ash  
> movement. I
> was at an entomology meeting this week and they were taking about  
> the spread
> of the emerald ash borer (insect pests) and how is it killing the  
> ash trees
> in IN, MI, OH and surrounding areas. They specifically stated that
> reenactors are part of the problem spreading this pest because they  
> are moving
> firewood from inside the quarantine area to un infested locations.  
> The beetles are
> inside the wood and travel with it. Once in the new location if not  
> burned
> immediately the beetles can come out of the wood and move to new tree.
>
> This is a serous problem and could eventually kill off all the ash  
> trees.
>
> here is a website with the info _http://www.ohioagriculture.gov/eab/_
> (http://www.ohioagriculture.gov/eab/)
>