Locally Grown Northfield

We picnicked at Sakatah Lake State Park last weekend and I noticed that they’ve set up a collector/detector gizmo on an ash tree for the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB).  In the June 19 issue of the Nfld News, Speedy beetle mistaken for tree-killing relative,

“It’s right in our backyard now,” (Streets and Parks Supervisor TJ Heinricy) said. He estimated up to 30 percent of the trees in Northfield are ash, and said he would initiate insecticide-spraying on the bark of vulnerable trees downtown.

Resources:

• City of Northfield EAB (PDF)
• DNR EAB
• MN Dept of Ag EAB