Don't Move Firewood

The boating and camping season is fast approaching the Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa region and it is time to start planning. Here at Houseboating Excursions in the Mississippi River Valley we have learned that there is a multi-state campaign going on right now to educate everyone about the importance of exotic invaders that are trying to destroy our ecosystem. Houseboating Excursions in the Mississippi River Valley is dedicated to helping inform everyone of these dangers. The campaign we are discussing is called "Don't Move Firewood". It is about helping stop the spread of a bug called the "Emerald Ash Borer". This little bug is responsible for destroying Ash Trees in several different states. It was recently detected in Wisconsin and Minnesota in the summer of 2008. It was first discovered in Michigan in 2002, it is believed to have come to the United States on a bundle of wood stored on a ship coming from somewhere in Asia. The Emerald Ash Borer targets mainly Ash trees and is rapidly spreading across the country. Please use the link "Don't Move Firewood" to make a pledge that you will help to stop the spread of this invader, the website also has questions and answers and some small quick videos. It is very important to buy firewood and immediately burn it in the state you purchased it in to help stop the spread. If caught transporting wood from one state to another it could lead to forfeiture of the wood and/or fines.The United States Department of Agriculture has an Emerald Ash Borer Hotline 1-866-322-4512 to call for more information.
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