Ash Borer Warning Issued For Seasonal Hunters
Firewood Restrictions Remain In Effect
Updated: 12:05 pm CST November 13, 2009
MADISON, Wis. -- With the opening of Wisconsin's fall deer hunt two weeks away, hunters are being reminded of restrictions on the movement of firewood from counties with infestations of a tree-eating beetle.The Department of Agriculture says hardwood firewood can't be moved from Brown, Crawford, Fond du Lac, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Vernon, Washington and Waukesha counties unless it was purchased from a certified dealer.Those counties are under quarantine to slow the spread of the emerald ash borer. The beetle's larvae attack ash trees and eventually kill them by disrupting the flow of nutrients.The Agriculture Department says it is common for deer hunters to haul firewood to their camps.The nine-day season opens Nov. 21 for more than 600,000 hunters.
Previous Stories:
- November 12, 2009: Emerald Ash Borer Found In Oak Creek
- September 24, 2009: Emerald Ash Borer Found In Kenosha County
- September 2, 2009: Forest Service Issues New Firewood Restrictions
- August 22, 2009: Firewood Quarantines Begin In 2 Counties
- July 28, 2009: Ash Borer Found In Brown County
- July 22, 2009: Rock County Officials Warn Of Ash Borer Scams
- July 21, 2009: State Hangs 7,000 Traps To Find Emerald Ash Borer
- May 23, 2009: Forest Service: Firewood Ban Still On
- May 18, 2009: Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week Kicks Off
- April 22, 2009: State Officials Expand Ash Borer Quarantine
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