Since last August, Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has been detected outside Colorado’s federal quarantine in three places: Broomfield, Westminster, and, for the first time, in Larimer County near Berthoud. The quarantine area will not change; instead, there are plans to repeal the quarantine.

Communities throughout Colorado are preparing for the likelihood of EAB infestations. The Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) is supporting communities along the Front Range with the Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) Grant Project to better prepare for EAB and its effect on urban trees.

The grant provides for the following:

• Ash Tree Inventories
  
  • 20 communities (>20,000 population) with initial preference for the smallest communities
  • CSFS will match funding for an inventory of public ash trees
• EAB Cooperative
  • Webpage for communication and resources
  • Group to share ideas and solutions
• Wood Utilization Workshops (3 over the next 3 years)
  • Workshop 1 anticipated for Winter/Spring 2020
• Online EAB Toolkit
  • Resources to create an individualized EAB Management Plan for your community!
• Front Range EAB Management Plan
  • General plan for Front Range communities
  • Best Management Practices
    • Identification
    • Treatment
    • Removals
    • Replacement
    • Wood Utilization

Those interested in the LSR grant project should contact [email protected] for more information.

Read more in this issue of Colorado Green NOW:
Northern Water launches collaborative water-efficient landscape grants
Tough and proven perennials for Colorado
Sleep power: it keeps you on your game
OSHA implements new weighting system