Emerald Ash Borer and Forest Management at the Andrews Community Forest (webinar)

Currently known to be in 35 states, the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is an invasive forest pest that devastates North American ash trees. EAB was found in Vermont in 2018 and poses an imminent and existential threat to Vermont’s three native species of ash. This invasion poses costly and confusing challenges to landowners, municipalities and Vermont’s forest ecosystems and raises many questions: how should we manage the ash trees in our woods, yards, and streets in light of the threat that EAB poses? Ethan Tapper, the Chittenden County Forester, and Vermont’s Urban and Community Forestry (UCF) program discussed how to manage our forests, yard and street trees and public lands for the threat of EAB.