Emerald Ash Borer

As you may know, they have discovered the Emerald Ash Borer, an extremely destructive invasive pest (looks like a tiny, bright green grasshopper), has been found in the Saint Anthony Park neighborhood of our fair city. The City and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture are putting out traps in other parts of town to see if the infestation is wider-spread (it almost certainly is!!). But those traps don't go any farther east than Rice Street, so we need to keep an eye out for infested trees ourselves.

Here's some resources to help with identification of ash trees, the pest, and potential infestation.

Go to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture website for more info and identification aids.

Call St. Paul Forestry if you are concerned about trees on PUBLIC PROPERTY - 651.632.5129.

Call MDA Arrest the Pest Hotline for trees on PRIVATE PROPERTY - 651.201.6684.

DO NOT transport firewood out of Ramsey County!! We are under quarantine.

St. Paul has a very large number of ash trees as boulevard trees, and there are lots of these trees in our parks and around our homes. The City has a plan to replace them, but the costs are enormous. Let's do what we can to keep our trees pest free!!