KBIA

Ash tree removal puts strain on Centralia's city budget

Braik's Tree Removal employees work to cut limbs off a dying tree on Lakeview Street in Centralia. The city of Centralia’s streets have been lined with ash trees for generations. But now, a small ...

State expands quarantine area for destructive emerald ash borer

The insect has been detected for the first time in 16 towns and cities across Maine, and all of MDI has been under quarantine ...

Invasive Beetle That Has Killed Hundreds of Millions of Ash Trees Is Now Spreading Into New U.S. Regions

We have to be aware of "Tree Blindness" — the human tendency to overlook trees until they are gone.”— Kenny Anderson ...
inforum

West Fargo launches citywide ash tree removal in response to emerald ash borer

WEST FARGO — West Fargo will be removing and replacing trees in the city to combat the highly invasive emerald ash borer. Emerald ash borer is an invasive insect that kills ash trees by feeding on ...
WMUR

Eversource crews removing dead ash trees near roads, power lines ahead of winter

JOHN. HEY, JEANNE. YEAH, THIS STUMP BEHIND ME WAS ONCE A TOWERING TREE, AND IT’S ONE OF MANY THAT EVERSOURCE IS WORKING TO BRING DOWN ON THIS ROAD TODAY, BECAUSE THEY ALL GOT ONE THING IN COMMON. THEY ...
Argus Leader

Remove untreated ash trees before they die and put homes at risk, Sioux Falls urges

Sioux Falls city officials are urging homeowners to schedule the removal of ash trees that have been affected by emerald ash borers, emphasizing that both cost and danger will only increase as time ...
OPB

State crews remove trees in Washington County to slow spread of emerald ash borer

James E. Zablotny/USDA APHIS This week, crews removed dozens of infested ash trees in Forest Grove as part of a state plan to slow the spread of the destructive pest. This month, state agencies ...