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Boulder County, Colo. -- Boulder
County’s Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Management Plan (Plan) will be available for
review and public comment through 11:59 p.m., Friday, Aug. 21. The EAB Plan is
available on the county’s EAB
website
and by request.
The
EAB Plan will guide the county on how to manage ash trees on county-maintained
properties and road rights-of-way.
To
provide comments or to request a copy of the plan:
- Use the online comment
form;
- Send an email to
EAB@bouldercounty.org;
- Call
303-678-6048; or,
- Send a letter to
– Brett Stadsvold, c/o Boulder county Parks and Open Space, 5201 St. Vrain
Road, Longmont, CO 80503
EAB
was found in the City of Boulder in September 2013. EAB is a non-native,
wood-boring beetle that attacks native ash (Fraxinus) tree species. It is a
state and federally-regulated invasive pest that is responsible for the death
of tens of millions of ash trees in 26 states.
Boulder
County is working with the City of Boulder, adjacent communities and the
Colorado Department of Agriculture to ensure consistency and coordination of
any communications and policy decisions.
For
more information on the EAB and the EAB Plan, contact Brett Stadsvold, Boulder
County EAB Coordinator, at eab@bouldercounty.org or by calling
303-678-6048. You can also contact the CSU Extension in Longmont at
303-678-6238.
Interested
parties are encouraged to subscribe to the
county’s EAB email listserv to receive up-to-date news and other information
about the county’s efforts to control the insect.
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