Emerald Ash Borer has killed 10’s of millions of trees in the US since 2002 when it was first found near Detroit, Michigan. Currently 29 states have positively confirmed its existence. State and local government agencies and private land owners are bearing the cost of managing this devastating insect. Minnesota has the largest number of ash trees of any state and is estimated to contain 900 million ash trees. As EAB populations increase exponentially, tree mortality also increases exponentially. It has been proven that it only takes 8-10 years from the time EAB is detected before every ash tree in the city is dead. This presentation will focus on what the City of Rochester is doing to manage this pest and what homeowners can do to save their trees from certain death. Anyone who owns ash trees or anyone who has questions about EAB should attend this presentation.
Presentation by Jeff Haberman, Forester for the Rochester Park Department
The Stormwater Presents Speaker Series is a monthly program featuring topics related to stormwater management in the City of Rochester. This program is FREE of charge and no registration is needed. All presentations are held in Rochester at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota - Cascade Meadow (2900 - 19th Street NW). For more information contact: Megan Moeller with the Public Works Department by email or phone (328-2436).
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Emerald Ash Borer has killed 10’s of millions of trees in the US since 2002 when it was first found near Detroit, Michigan. Currently 29 states have positively confirmed its existence. State and local government agencies and private land owners are bearing the cost of managing this devastating insect. Minnesota has the largest number of ash trees of any state and is estimated to contain 900 million ash trees. As EAB populations increase exponentially, tree mortality also increases exponentially. It has been proven that it only takes 8-10 years from the time EAB is detected before every ash tree in the city is dead. This presentation will focus on what the City of Rochester is doing to manage this pest and what homeowners can do to save their trees from certain death. Anyone who owns ash trees or anyone who has questions about EAB should attend this presentation.
Presentation by Jeff Haberman, Forester for the Rochester Park Department
The Stormwater Presents Speaker Series is a monthly program featuring topics related to stormwater management in the City of Rochester. This program is FREE of charge and no registration is needed. All presentations are held in Rochester at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota - Cascade Meadow (2900 - 19th Street NW). For more information contact: Megan Moeller with the Public Works Department by email or phone (328-2436).
LOCATION:Saint Mary's University of Minnesota - Cascade Meadow\, 2900 - 19th Street NW Rochester\, Minnesota 55901 CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR