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Emerald Ash Borer

Program Purpose
A program to help communities in Iowa and Illinois to prepare for the Emerald Ash Borer beetle (EAB). With assistance from the US Forest Service, Trees Forever is coordinating an educational outreach program to assist communities in eastern Iowa and western Illinois plan for the arrival of EAB. This project is available to communities in select counties in each state.

All communities in Iowa have been recruited for the program at this time. However, please see the EAB information page or visit www.emeraldashborer.info for important educational resources that can help you prepare for EAB on your property or in your community.

The Illinois program is still accepting new communities.  If your community is in one of the target counties in Illinois (listed below) and you have interest in the program, please contact Trees Forever at 800-369-1269 for further information.

Steering Committee Members

As part of our work on this project, Trees Forever has pulled together a steering committee in each state to assist us in planning and implementing our work. We thank the following individuals and organizations for their participation and support:

Iowa:
Meredith Borchardt - Field Coordinator, Trees Forever
Emma Bruemmer - Urban Forester, Iowa DNR
Tivon Feeley - Forest Health, Iowa DNR
Debbie Fluegel - Program Manager, Trees Forever
Paul Tauke - State Forester, Iowa DNR
Carole Teator - Program Director, Trees Forever

Illinois:
Bob Benjamin - Outreach Coordinator, USDA - APHIS
Debbie Fluegel - Program Manager, Trees Forever
Reinee Hildebrandt - Urban Conservation, Illinois NDR - Division of Forest Resources
Dustin Hinrichs - Field Coordinator, Trees Forever
Fred Miller - Professor, Joliet Junior College / Summer Appointment at Morton Arboretum
Shannon Ramsay - Founding President & CEO, Trees Forever
Scott Schirmer - EAB Program, Illinois Dept. of Agriculture
Becky Thomas - Owner, Spring Grove Nursery, Inc.
Jim Tresouthick - Forester, Village of Homewood

Program Sponsors
This project is funded in part through a grant awarded by the Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry, U.S. Forest Service. Other sponsors and partners include:
  • Iowa Department of Natural Resources
  • Illinois Department of Natural Resources
  • United States Department of Agriculture - APHIS

Geographic area included in this outreach effort

 Iowa Counties    Illinois Counties
 Allamakee    Bureau
 Buchanan    Carroll
 Cedar    Fulton
 Clayton    Hancock
 Clinton    Henderson
 Delaware    Henry
 Des Moines    Jo Daviess
 Dubuque    Knox
 Fayette    La Salle
 Henry    Lee
 Howard    Logan
 Jackson    Marshall
 Johnson    Mason
 Jones    McDonough
 Lee    McLean
 Linn    Mercer
 Louisa    Ogle
 Muscatine    Peoria
 Scott    Putnam
 Van Buren    Rock Island
 Washington    Stark
 Winneshiek    Stephenson
     Tazewell
     Warren
     Whiteside
     Winnebago
     Woodford

Forester Bruce Blair and a Cascade resident examine a branch for EAB.
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Participating Communities

Iowa
Asbury
Arlington
Cascade
Clarence
Columbus Junction
Cresco
Elgin
Fairbank
Farley
Mechanicsville
Ridgeway
Peosta
Walcott
Wapello
Hopkinton
Maynard
Mediapolis
Monticello
New Vienna
Ryan
Walker
Welton
Westgate
West Liberty

Illinois
Apple River
Coal Valley
East Moline
Elmwood
Lanark
Macomb
Ridott
Thomson
Toulon
Wyoming
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