Emerald Ash Borer 2009/Links & Information

The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) was first spotted in North America in 2002 in both Michigan and Canada, and since then has moved southward and destroyed more than 20 million trees in both locations as well as in Maryland, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.

The EAB's presence was confirmed in Chicago in June 2008, at 29th and State Street. The City of Chicago has been working with our federal and state allies to implement an EAB Management plan designed to protect our urban forest while combating the spread of the EAB in our area. This is an evolving strategy that builds on previous joint efforts between federal, state and local governments in the impacted areas.

The battle against the Emerald Ash Borer has also generated a vast supply of online information about this invasive species. Here are just a few of the available links that we believe will prove useful to you:

News Releases on Emerald Ash Borer in Chicago
Bill to Defray Costs of EAB Management 2009 - Office of United States Senator Richard Durbin Emerald Ash Borer Arrives in Chicago-June 2008, Streets and Sanitation Bill to Defray Costs of EAB Management 2008 - Office of United States Senator Richard Durbin New Tool Approved in Fight Against Deadly Beetle - Illinois Department of Agriculture

General Links on Emerald Ash Borer
EAB Pest Alert EAB Brochure Map of EAB Infestation-North America-Morton Arboretum EAB Power Point Presentation-Morton Arboretum EAB Public Service Announcement 1 EAB Public Service Announcement 2 Free Emerald Ash Borer Poster

EAB Links in other Languages
Comunicado de Prensa del Departamento de Calles y Saneamiento sobre el Gusano Barrenador (EAB-siglas en ingles) Barrenador Esmeralda del Fresno - Purdue University Information on Emerald Ash Borer in Canada in French News article on Emerald Ash Borer in Canada in French

Links on Identifying Ash Trees
Distinguishing Ash from other common trees Michigan State University Are My Trees Ash? Ohio State University Fact Sheet School of Natural Resources

Links on Hiring Arborists for Private Property
List of Certified Arborists for Use by Chicago Residents Illinois Arborist Association Choose Arborist Carefully to Treat Trees for Emerald Ash Borer Michigan State University

Creative Reuse of Wood from Trees Fallen by EAB

Exhibition of Furniture made from trees fallen by the EAB Ash Utilization Options Project of Southeast Michigan Bringing Ash Trees Back To Life - As Something Else / Lawn and Landscape Magazine Wilmette's Wonderboy Bats from EAB Ash - Wood Green Spirited (Environmental Blog) Business Focuses On Reusing Ash Borer-Infected Trees - Click on Detroit Illinois Institute of Technology Class on Reusing EAB Wood - IIT Website

Photo Gallery
Emerald Ash Borer Gallery 2008 Morton Arboretum to display furniture from fallen ash trees

Video Links on Emerald Ash Borer
Emerald Ash Borer Prevention US Senator Dick Durbin with City Officials on 6-22-2008 Emerald Ash Borer: The Green Menace US Forest Services, USDA, & APHIS Emerald Ash Borer-The Michigan Experience (Discovery of EAB)