Michigan used to boast the most ash trees in the nation, until loses by emerald ash borer (EAB) knocked it from the top spot.  Now, staff at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) are working to help Michigan private woodland owners and communities manage their ash resources.  The focus is on helping prepare for the infestation of EA

Learn how landowners can utilize new smart phone technology to detect invasive species issues early in their infestations.

This month Women Owning Woodlands is focusing on invasive species - a subject I spend a great deal of time thinking about. As I was writing the post about the recent discovery of emerald ash borer (EAB) in Minnesota's woods I realized the Women Owning Woodlands website doesn't have an article about EAB. Something I will now correct.

Emerald ash borer (EAB), an invasive beetle that kills ash trees native to North America, has been in Minnesota since its discovering in St. Paul in 2009. Until now it's been the bane of cities, communities and government agencies. Recently it was discovered on private forest land in Winona county.

What do you do when your woodland is threatened by an invasive pest? This is the story of the planning and outcomes from a hemlock wooly adelgid infestation in a University woodlot. Guest Author Patrick White, Farming: The Journal of Northeast Agriculture