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July 28, 2010 <br />City of Lino Lakes, MN <br />Emerald Ash Borer Management Plan <br />Purpose: <br />The provisions of this management plan are intended to provide a cost effective and <br />culturally acceptable method of management for the outbreak of Emerald Ash Borer. <br />The death of all the ash trees in the City of Lino Lakes will have a detrimental effect on <br />home values, quality of life and environmental benefit. The goal of this plan is to <br />mitigate the impact of EAB as much as practical, to resid, ®'" and City Ash trees. <br />Introduction: <br />Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is an invasive, non - <br />USA from ports in Detroit Michigan. The in <br />to come into this country in packing crate B <br />least 5 years before a plant pathologist not <br />2002. All efforts in Michigan to stop this insec <br />EAB can travel up to 4 miles by ° -rte or an ave <br />intro '`r d pest that came into the <br />indigenous = hina and is suspected <br />most likely exH in Michigan for at <br />somethi • wrong w their Ash Trees in <br />e f It is now ated that <br />10 miles with h " an help. <br />Humans help this insect get arou <br />only 6 or seven years of study and <br />this insect. Scientists dry ow that o <br />will be killed in five • , = It will b <br />controls may be a <br />areas may . by firewood transport. With <br />nager is time are unable to stop <br />all of the City's Ash trees <br />minimum until effective <br />Minnesota has a treme <br />include t - �' ® ted <br />lakes <br />There <br />nests in t <br />Natural Re <br />of As es (900 million). This number does not <br />ng street scapes. The City of Lino <br />trees i q and 598 Ash trees on street boulevards. <br />tier Islan• that have supported Great Blue Heron <br />ensing from the Minnesota Department of <br />0000 'i trees overall in the City of Lino Lakes. <br />pproxi <br />Iso 157 As <br />ast. Prelim' <br />°g <br />Res s estimate <br />There are three o <br />cities can decide to <br />an doing nothing), or combination of these options that <br />t, a city can remove all of their Ash trees. If the trees are <br />not removed, a unsightly �. °azardous trees are left in the landscape. Secondly, a City <br />9 Y? <br />can remove and replace the dead ash trees with another type of tree, thus mitigating the <br />benefits of the lost trees. Third, a City can chemically treat the trees with an insecticide <br />for an indefinite amount of time. A city can also do a combination of any of these <br />options. The following highlights each option. <br />1. Remove all City Ash Trees: All Trees will die in 5 years so removal costs are <br />associated with the city or a contractor removing all trees in 5 years. This plan <br />