Moving Firewood
Moving firewood and other ash wood materials in areas infested with emerald ash borer is regulated by the infested states and federal government. The following information should help you determine whether or not is it acceptable to move firewood within or between states.
Risk Assessment of the Movement of Firewood within the United States
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May 2010 - USDA APHIS
Exotic and native forest pests such as Agrilus planipennis (emerald ash borer), Anoplophora glabripennis (Asian longhorned beetle), and others cause serious damage to urban and natural forests in the United States. These pests and many others disperse various distances through multiple pathways including movement of nursery stock and firewood. Firewood is a raw forest product that is widely utilized and moved throughout the United States with relatively limited consideration of the potential pests within or the associated risks. We conducted an assessment and examined factors that may affect the risk associated with the movement of firewood such as users, movement, insects and diseases, potential impact to natural and urban forests, and trends in firewood use.
(PDF, 3,315 KB)May 2010 - USDA APHIS
Exotic and native forest pests such as Agrilus planipennis (emerald ash borer), Anoplophora glabripennis (Asian longhorned beetle), and others cause serious damage to urban and natural forests in the United States. These pests and many others disperse various distances through multiple pathways including movement of nursery stock and firewood. Firewood is a raw forest product that is widely utilized and moved throughout the United States with relatively limited consideration of the potential pests within or the associated risks. We conducted an assessment and examined factors that may affect the risk associated with the movement of firewood such as users, movement, insects and diseases, potential impact to natural and urban forests, and trends in firewood use.
| Michigan: | Quarantine Map | Quarantine Revision | Firewood Scout | |
| Contact person: | John Bedford Michigan Department of Agriculture Phone: 517-373-4350 |
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| Connecticut: | Quarantine Information | Permit Application to Move Regulated Wood Articles | |
| Contact person: | 1-203-974-8474 or email CAES.StateEntomologist@ct.gov | |
| Illinois: | Quarantine Map | Quarantine Information | Firewood Regulation | |
| Contact person: | Juliann Heminghous Illinois Department of Agriculture Phone: 800/641-3934 or 217/785-5575 |
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| Indiana: | Quarantine Map | Quarantine Information | |
| Contact person: | Phone: 866-NO-EXOTIC | |
| Iowa: | Iowa Firewood Information | |
| Contact person: | Mark Shour ISU Extension Program Specialist Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011 515-294-5963 |
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| Kansas: | Quarantine Information | |
| Contact person: | Phone: 785-862-2180 | |
| Kentucky: | Quarantine Information | |
| Contact person: | Office of the State Entomologist Phone: 859-257-5838 |
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| Maryland: | Quarantine Map | Quarantine Information | |
| Contact person: | Maryland Department of Agriculture Phone: 410-841-5920 |
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| Massachusetts: | Quarantine Information | |
| Contact person: | EAB Hotline: 1-866-322-4512 or EAB Reporting Form | |
| Minnesota: | Interactive Quarantine Map | Quarantine Information | |
| Contact person: | Arrest-the-Pest Hotline: 1-888-545-6684 | |
| Missouri: | Quarantine Map | |
| Contact person: | Collin Wamsley, State Entomologist Missouri Department of Agriculture Phone: 573-751-5505 |
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| New Hampshire: | Quarantine Information | Press Release | |
| Contact person: | EAB Hotline: 1-800-444-8978 or EAB Reporting Form | |
| New York: | Quarantine Information | Quarantine Map | |
| Contact person: | Lands and Forests - Forest Health 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233 E-mail: lflands@gw.dec.state.ny.us Phone: 518-402-9425 |
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| Ohio: | APHIS Map and Regulations | |
| Contact: | EAB Hotline: 888-OHIO-EAB Plant Pest Control Section: 614-728-6400 Plant Industry Division: 614-728-6270 Ohio Department of Agriculture: 614-728-6200 |
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| Pennsylvania: | Quarantine Information | |
| Contact person: | Dana Rhodes Email: danrhodes@pa.gov Phone: 717-772-5205 |
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| Tennessee: | Quarantine Map | Quarantine Information | |
| Contact: | First, refer to the EAB Symptoms Checklist and online EAB Report Form to alert state plant and forestry officials, or call the Tennessee Dept. of Agriculture's Regulatory Services Division at 1-800-628-2631. | |
| Virginia: | Quarantine Map | Quarantine Information | |
| Contact person: | Office of Plant Industry Services Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Richmond, VA 23219 1-804-786-3515 Debra.martin@vdacs.virginia.gov |
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| West Virginia: | Quarantine Map | Quarantine Information | |
| Contact person: | Jody Wilson WV Department of Agriculture Phone: 304-256-6742 |
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| Wisconsin: | Quarantine Map | Quarantine Information | Firewood Regulations | |
| Contact person: | Phone: 800-462-2803 E-mail: eab@datcp.state.wi.us |
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| Canada: | Quarantine Map | Quarantine Information | |
| Contact person: | Phone: 866-463-6017 | |
The transportation of invasive insects & diseases through firewood is destroying trees in urban, suburban & forest areas. See what you can do.