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Item # 6.1 <br /> Sherburne Soil and Water <br /> Conservation District <br /> 14855 Highway 10 <br /> Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> Ph. (763) 241-1170 ext. 3 <br /> Fax (763)241-1161 <br /> S H E R B U R N E Website: www.sherburneswcd.org <br /> SO I L & W A T E R <br /> CONSERVATION DISTRICT <br /> 1944,\` <br /> qq <br /> To: Elk River City Council <br /> From: Gina Hugo, Resource Conservationist <br /> CC: Rebecca Haug, Environmental Division <br /> Michael Hecker, Parks Department <br /> Mark Thompson, Public Works <br /> Rodney Schreifels, Parks Department <br /> Date: January 25, 2013 <br /> Re: Emerald Ash Borer Preparedness <br /> The Soil &Water Conservation District is facilitating an Urban Forestry Program and is seeking <br /> participation from each of the cities within the County; including: Elk River, Becker, Zimmerman, <br /> Princeton, St. Cloud and Big Lake. <br /> The goal of the program is to initiate focused efforts to actively assess, manage and plan for urban forest <br /> resources in Sherburne County. <br /> The first two tangible objectives will address the threat of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). The SWCD will host <br /> a series of working meetings for key city staff, in which we will develop preparedness plans specific to <br /> each individual community. In addition,the SWCD is working with the U of M, SCSU, the MN DNR, the <br /> MN Department of Agriculture and <br /> ENT volunteers to complete tree <br /> ��a-Z; d�x,M�astafdire orv,Visito na kinc inventories for each community. <br /> Big <br /> - ��"� .a EAB is in Minnesota. It is and will <br /> } Lake ''M.P GOnfcnt <br /> G o Fm��id AsH as Qete&ian <br /> continue to move. EAB attacks and <br /> - o oBi.bg- C-t-Bites kills all species of ash trees-a very <br /> 0 <br /> WRIGHT • ; E3 ❑.i Btendinglnfes dTr ees significant urban tree in our area. <br /> AS"NST°" • During your meeting I would like to <br /> HE N"EPIINI - � y'aH Ed ❑r Removed Infested Trees <br /> -i HENNEPIN. `��; '��Hi�� • p OTraRFinds present a brief overview of EAB, the <br /> loading... <br /> EAB has been P"�' 04 a a t e go da ie= threat it poses and the methods we <br /> C3 plan to implement in order to <br /> + � o oBesemaR <br /> detected in Ramse % <br /> 4 „ice- ro <br /> R—k,, <br /> prepare for it thus protecting the <br /> i <br /> �� <br /> County, only r DAKOTA urban forest in your community and <br /> 20 -25 miles from �; , Reams reducing budgetary impacts. <br /> Elk River! - - - <br /> --- GOODHUE -- 63 .. <br /> c„ <br /> Page 1 of 1 <br />