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`® Item umber Cit Council 3.5. Benda Section eetsn~ ate Prepared ~ Consent November 16, 2009 Nicola Blal~e-Bradley, Environmental Technician item escr~pt~on evNewed by Consider Letter of Support for tlae Slae~•burne Soil and Mater Lori Johnson, Cit Administrator Conservation District Forest Resources Protection Campaign evaewed b~ Grant Applica~.on fiction ec~ nested Consider signing the letter of support for the Sherburne Soil and water Conservation District's ~SwCD} application. aclc~roundl iscussion Emerald Ash Borer ~EAI~} is an invasive insect which attacl~s all types of Ash gees green, blacl~, and white whether healthy or not, This insect bills the trees iia the larval state by tunneling and eating tl~e phloemwater bearing vessels under tlae barb}, EAI~ loos been steadily spreadiiag ~vestward from eastern states, Unfortl~nately, it readily moves with nursery trees, firewood, on wooden pallets, and even "hitch hires" on vehicles. One hundred percent of tt•ees infested with EAIi will die. This infestation could be compared to the Dutch Ehn Disease epide~aaic with s:itaailar results. EAB tivas found in St. Paul during tlae su~x~mer of 2009, Methods to control tlae spread of the invasive insect are the only hope for slowing the demise of ash trees in Minnesota, The Department of Agriculture is actively worl~ag to slo~v the movement of E~.B tlarougla detection and removal of diseased trees. ~uarantuaes have been put in place as ~vell to slow movenaent of wood, trees, etc. Recently, a grant opportunity has been offered by tlae MN Department of Agriculture, The S~CD put together a grant application for creating a Forest Resources Protection Campaign which would benefit the City of Ells River and Sherburne County, 'rnancia~ Mn7 act .t~. portion of the grant, if awarded to the SwCD, would be made available to tlae City of Ells River for assistance with adn~aistration of the grant by the Environmental Depar~.aaent Staff. ttac~rnents Letter of Support Giant Application C:~DocLUnents and Settings~jmiller~Local Scttings~'I'em~orary Internet Iiiles~0I,K3)!,~RequeSt Council fiction -1~11B grant (2}.doe