Emerald Ash Borer Toolkit
Files Ordered by Table of Contents
Minor tweaking of most Toolkit documents have brought them up to date with current numbers, states affected, protocol enhancements etc. which no doubt will continue to change into the future.
Listed below are specific documents and their table of contents listings that were significantly revised, replaced or are brand new to the Toolkit for you to easily review, copy or add to the hard copy binder should you have one.
May 2009 Updates
August 2008 Updates
EABToolkitCD 12 sections
- 0. Table of Contents 5 sub-sections
- a. Title Page
- b. Table of Contents
- c. Toolkit Cover and Spine Art
- d. Toolkit Answers to Often Asked Questions
- e. Index
- 01. Introduction & How to Use the Toolkit 8 sub-sections
- a. Instructions
- b. Background and Purpose
- c. EAB - The Opportunity of a Lifetime
- d. WDNR Activities 2004 - 2006
- e. Current Map of EAB Locations - September, 2009
- f. EAB Readiness Checklist
- g. WDNR Urban Forestry Contacts
- h. Wisconsin 2007 EAB Activities completed by government agencies
- 02. Community Readiness Plan Template 5 sub-sections
- a. Instructions
- b. Guidelines for Municipal Emerald Ash Borer Plans
- c. EAB Readiness Outline
- d. Community Readiness Plan Template
- e. Mutual Aid Agreement
- 03. Planning 6 sub-sections
- a. Instructions
- b. Community Readiness Team
- c. State Response Plan
- d. Ohio DNR EAB Management Plan Template
- e. Community Examples
- f. Urban Forest Strategic and Management Planning Guide
- 04. Authority 4 sub-sections
- a. Instructions
- b. Fed and State Regulations Providing Authority to Control EAB
- c. Local Ordinance Provisions & Policies for EAB
- d. Sample Complete Community Tree Ordinance - Stevens Point
- 05. Assesment 3 sub-sections
- a. Instructions
- b. Support Resources 13 sub-sections
- 01. Staff Resources
- 02. Equipment Resources
- 03. Facilities for Meetings
- 04. Tree Removal Contractors
- 05. Debris Handling Locations
- 06. Debris Removal and Trucking Contractors
- 07. Chipping Contractors
- 08. Local Ash Buyers
- 09. Media Contacts
- 10. Public Official Contacts
- 11. Organization Contacts
- 12. Locations to Distribute EAB Materials
- 13. Resources from Mutual Aid Agreements
- c. Forest Resources 8 sub-sections
- 1. Community Forestry Inventory Decision Model
- 2. Tree Inventories - Collecting and Using Info to Fit your Needs
- 3. Street Tree Inventories
- 4. Park and Open Space Inventories
- 5. How to Conduct a Woodlot Survey
- 6. Complete Urban Forest Inventories
- 7. Inventory Summary Example
- 8. Community Fact Sheet
- 06. Detection 4 sub-sections
- a. Instructions
- b. Identification 10 sub-sections
- 01. The Green Menace (brochure)
- 02. EAB Pest Alert
- 03. Spanish Version
- 04. Credit-card sized EAB ID Cards - Available in hard copy only
- 05. Folding EAB ID Card - Available in hard copy only
- 06. Native Borers and EAB Look-alikes
- 07. Ash Tree Identification
- 08. Signs and Symptoms
- 09. EAB Diagnostic Check-Off List
- 10. EAB Field Guide
- c. Survey 4 sub-sections
- 1. Where to Look for EAB
- 2. EAB Survey Protocol
- 3. Visual Survey Form
- 4. Detection Tree Survey Form
- d. Reporting 3 sub-sections
- 1. Notification Procedures
- 2. EAB Inspection Request Form
- 3. How to Collect and Preserve Insect Specimens
- 07. Control 4 sub-sections
- a. Instructions
- b. Prevention 7 sub-sections
- 1. Quarantine Information
- 2. Local Actions to Avoid EAB Introduction via Firewood
- 3. Frequently Asked Questions
- 4. Don't Move Firewood (flyer-poster)
- 5. What's Your Firewood Hiding (brochure) - Available in hard copy only
- 6. Don't Move Firewood, it Bugs Me (bumper sticker) - Available in hard copy only
- 7. Pre-Emptive Removal
- c. Management 4 sub-sections
- 1.Insecticide Management Options for EAB UW Extension
- 2. Hiring a Company to Treat Your Ash
- 3. Management and Control of Emerald Ash Borer
- 4. Biological Control as a Management Option for EAB
- d. Diversification 5 sub-sections
- 1. EAB and Tree Species Diversity
- 2. Alternative to Ash Trees - Commercially Available Species
- 3. Ashes to Ashes - Alternative Tree Species (poster)
- 4. New Tree Planting (brochure and poster)
- 5. National Ash Tree Seed Collection Initiative
- 08. Removal and Utilization 3 sub-sections
- a. Instructions
- b. Tree Removal 6 sub-sections
- 1. Determining Tree Removal and Replacement Costs
- 2. Hiring a Tree Care Company
- 3. Sample Tree Removal Specifications
- 4. Sample Stump Grinding Specifications
- 5. Removal Techniques for Utilization
- 6. Sample Resident Notification Door-hangers
- c. Ash Wood Utilization - Disposal 8 sub-sections
- 1. My Ash Tree is Dead . . . Now what do I do
- 2. Marshalling Yards, what are they, how to set one up
- 3. Sample Chipping Contract
- 4. Burning Permits Info
- 5. Ash Tree Values & Uses
- 6. Ash Utilization Possibilities
- 7. Wisconsin Wood Residue Brokers
- 8. Cost-Effective Tree Removal & Util. Strategies
- 09. Communication 7 sub-sections
- a. Instructions
- b. Media 6 sub-sections
- 1. Dreaded Tree Killer at Wisconsin's Doorstep (press release)
- 2. Don't Move Firewood (press release)
- 3. Know About EAB (fact sheet)
- 4. Frequently Asked Questions about EAB (FAQ)
- 5. Media - Public Relations Opportunities
- 6. Meet the Media
- c. Officials 3 sub-sections
- 1. Public Official Information Topics
- 2. Public Official Information Presentations
- 3. EAB and Your Community (Power Point Presentation)
- d. For Staff 2 sub-sections
- 1. Staff Training Topics
- 2. Staff Training Presentations
- e. For Public 5 sub-sections
- 1. Public Education and Awareness Topics
- 2. Public Education and Awareness Presentations
- 3. EAB - A Threat to WI's Ash Trees (Power Point Presentation)
- 4. Build a Beetle
- 5. Fold an EAB
- f. Outreach - Partnerships
- g. Websites 2 sub-sections
- 1. Emerald Ash Borer Info on the Internet
- 2. Community EAB Websites
- 10. Funding 3 sub-sections
- a. Instructions
- b. How to Pay for EAB
- c. Local Funding - The Essential Foundation
- 11. Other Resources 7 sub-sections
- a. Instructions
- b. EAB Educational Resources
- c. EAB Community Readiness Plan Definitions
- d. Lessons Learned From EAB Infested Communities
- e. Lessons Shared A Journal from WI-DNR field trip to Michigan & Ohio
- f. Emerald Ash Borer UW-Extension (CD) - available by contacting the Regional UF Coordinator
- g. Wisconsin DNR EAB Toolkit (CD) - available by contacting the Regional UF Coordinator
Revised: June 2009
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