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   VTNorm | Oct 24, 2008 04:17am | #1

   Got'em in my neck ofthe woods: http://www.benningtonbanner.com/ci_10782598

   -Norm

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   mvflaim | Oct 24, 2008 05:12am | #2

   We have the Emerald Ash Borer here in Cincinnati. Seems like every part of the country has some foreign species that is causing havoc with the ecological system. 

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   pzaxtl | Oct 24, 2008 07:13am | #3

   Yeah, the emerald ash borer issue really bums me because Ash is one of my favorite woods.  The thought of Ash going the way of the Elm or Chestnut is really depressing.

   NY DEC has taken some fairly drastic measures (like restricting the sale of firewood only to that harvested locally -- nothing is allowed to be imported from another part of the state, even a neighboring county) to help combat this problem, but I'm not sure it will work.  Here's hoping!!

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   mvflaim | Oct 24, 2008 03:59pm | #4

   Same here in Cincy. Firewood is not allowed to cross from county to county. Unfortunately, we got hit with high winds last month when hurricane Ike came through. A whole bunch of fallen trees had to be cut up. Who knows where they all ended up. 

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   PaulMassachusetts | Oct 25, 2008 02:10am | #5

    I live near the Worcester, Ma long horn beetle invasion; the area of interest stops a few miles from here. The U. S. Government has done a great job spearheading the beetle eradication. Everyone takes this seriously.  

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   Treetalk | Oct 25, 2008 02:55am | #6

   They found some ash borers in a countynear me..thought they may have been brought in on firewood by white water rafters. State put a trap up by my mill but no signs this year.They are a major species in my part of the ridge and theyd leave a big whole in my woods.Of course the woley agelid is rite down the slope in the big hemlocks so its getting tuff to be a tree around here in WV.

   By way saw pc. on news about pine beetle in CO on ponderosas.Guy was talking about him and neighnor cutting doen 2-3 thousand dead trees and rite on film guy cuts down one with no felling notch and it barberchairs.Dont know if them fellars will survive the season like that.

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   RonInOttawa | Oct 25, 2008 03:48am | #7

   What part of the state you are you living in? I grew up around Lewisburg and still get back that way 3 or 4 times a year. Beautiful country, good people. I miss it a lot!Ron

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   WillGeorge | Oct 25, 2008 04:03am | #8

   When I was a child we had HUGE Elms that lined both sides of the streets. No sunshine in the street. Two large men could not do a hand spand around the trunks. Maybe three large men..

   AND we could burn the leaves in the fall then! Wonderful times.

   I fear for the Ash.. A wonderful wood to work!

   Edited 10/24/2008 9:04 pm by WillGeorge