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Don't Move Firewood MASS

Protecting the trees of Western Massachusetts helps everyone.

 

If you live, work, or play in this beautiful part of New England, you know that the health of our trees is deeply entwined with the health of our people and our economy. Help keep our trees safe by preventing the movement of tree-killing insects and diseases: Don’t move firewood.

Western Massachusetts is home to dozens of species of trees. Keeping these trees safe from non-native insects and diseases is critical to the health of our forests. Right now, outbreaks of insects like the Asian longhorned beetle and emerald ash borer threaten to sicken and kill our native trees.

But preventing the arrival and spread of these pests into Western Massachusetts is possible—all we have to do is spread the word that moving firewood moves pests. If nobody ever moves firewood more than a mile or two, these pests can’t ever spread very far. It is really that simple. Don’t Move Firewood.

 

More information:

1. Western Mass invasive pest info
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4. The Worcester story