[MR] Firewood Ban at Pennsic

[Scribe0002 at aol.com]

A particularly nasty pest has been found in PA, near Pennsic. As a result,  
the PA Dept of Agriculture has banned import or export of live ash trees or any 
 firewood into the area around Pennsic. The article can be found at:  
_http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07179/797791-113.stm_ 
(http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07179/797791-113.stm) 
 
>From the story:  
"State officials yesterday banned the transportation of ash trees and  
firewood into or out of Allegheny, Butler, Beaver and Lawrence counties after an  
emerald ash borer -- a tiny green beetle from Asia -- was discovered in a tree  
in Cranberry. 
~snip~ 
Because of the difficulty in distinguishing between species of firewood,  
campers are being asked to use only locally harvested firewood, which should all  
be burned on-site and not carried to new locations. All types of hardwood  
firewood, including ash, oak, maple and hickory, are considered  quarantined." 
~gise



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