Just a few hundred miles away from Bismarck, North Dakota, a Green Menace is wreaking havoc with city trees—destroying tree-lined streets and causing property damage.
That menace is the emerald ash borer. And it made its way into St. Paul, Minnesota in early spring of 2009. Though it hasn’t been detected in nearby North Dakota, the city of Bismarck is bracing for the worst—just in case the invader makes a jump across the border.
The Bismarck City Commission is responding to the threat of the emerald ash borer in a two-part plan, as reported by the Bismarck Tribune:
1.Removing ailing ash trees from city streets and replacing them with diverse tree species.
2.Telling people not to move firewood from other states or Canada.
With more than 7,000 city ash trees at risk on Bismarck's boulevards alone, take heed—leave your firewood at home!
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