Emerald Ash Borer Toolkit

The DNR Urban Forestry Program has produced an Emerald Ash Borer Toolkit for Wisconsin Communities to prepare them for the anticipated arrival of EAB. Here are some of the resources available in the toolkit:

Emerald Ash Borer Toolkit.

• information for large and small communities to create a readiness plan and team;
• mechanisms to assess and prepare a community’s forest;
• procedures to help detect and control EAB;
• guidance for removal and utilization of ash trees;
• sample mutual aid agreement and guide to receive assistance from other communities in the event the need arises;
• resources for communicating with the media, community officials and their staff, and the public;
• references to educational resources such as websites, handouts and testimonials from communities in other states that have already dealt with EAB; and
• information showing activities completed by government agencies to survey for EAB and educate the public as well as an extensive journal of WI-DNR UF Staff field notes from EAB fact finding trip to Michigan and Ohio.

How to get a toolkit

The toolkit comes in three formats, as downloadable files from this web page, a CD or as a 3-ring binder. In addition you can browse the table of contents and view or copy individual files. Currently we recommend receiving this toolkit information by either downloading, printing specific files or ordering a CD.

• Browse

  You can view and copy the individual electronic toolkit files, ordered by the table of contents.

• Download

  The electronic toolkit files, packed in a 85 MB Zip file, can be downloaded. You also have the option of ordering the packet of the hard copy only items.

• CD

  CD's containing revised EAB information as of June, 2008 are now available and can be ordered through the form below

  The toolkit CD contains all the items in the binder except for a few items that are only available in hard copy (the magnetic bumper sticker for example). If you order a CD, you will also receive a packet of the hard copy only items, while supplies last. Where to order additional copies of the non-electronic materials is included on the CD. Use the form below to order a CD and packet. CDs and packets will be mailed as supplies allow.

  EAB Toolkit CD and Packet Order Form
  Name: Affiliation: Mailing Address: City: State: Zip:

  
  
  

• 3-Ring Binder

  The binder has been reserved for and given to a majority of the Wisconsin communities and urban forestry consulting companies providing services to these communities. Currently copying of the binder has been put on hold, therefore we encourage you to either download, copy or order CD's from the website.

Updates to the EAB Toolkit

The original toolkit was released on February 4, 2007. As new toolkit items are added and existing items revised, we will be posting update packages for downloading. These will include a revised table of contents which will note where the new files go and what documents the revised files replace. Check back periodically for these updates. The first update occurred in June, 2007 with the second and latest being put out in June, 2008.

How the EAB Toolkit was Developed

This toolkit is a collaborative effort with the Wisconsin DNR, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection, UW-Extension, and USDA Forest Service. Contributions from other states, universities, community foresters, arborists, and municipal staff helped guide its development. The toolkit is designed for maximum flexibility to accommodate the needs of various users.

More Information

For more information on emerald ash borer, go to http://emeraldashborer.wi.gov (exit DNR).
For more information on Wisconsin DNR’s urban forestry program go to /forestry/UF/.