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See more information at www.co.washington.mn.us/parks. Follow Washington County Parks on social <br />media at @WashCountyParks. <br />Parks Master Plan Survey <br />Lake Elmo Residents are invited to <br />participate in a survey to help the City <br />gather information for creation of a <br />master parks plan. Please take a few <br />minutes to share your feedback with us! <br />The QR code to the left will take you <br />directly to the survey, or you can also <br />access the survey here: Parks Master <br />Plan Survey <br />Emerald Ash Borer <br />Washington County will remove ash trees from <br />Lake Elmo Park Reserve <br />Washington County is continuing ash tree removal within Lake <br />Elmo Park Reserve in response to the emerald ash borer. <br />Starting Nov. 15 through March 31, 2024, ash trees will be <br />removed near trails and in natural areas of the park. These <br />removals will help minimize risk to the public from falling trees <br />and will also reduce fuel loads that can increase fire risk within <br />the park. <br />To complete the work, a contractor will be using equipment to <br />cut and haul the trees to staging areas, before chipping and <br />removing debris from the site. Once work commences, ski <br />trails on the south side of Lake Elmo and the snowmobile trail <br />will be closed. Only ash trees will be removed, and new <br />bareroot trees will be planted in suitable areas in the spring of <br />2024. <br />See the county website at to view a map of ash trees. Green dots are trees to be removed, and purple <br />dots are ash trees surveyed in summer of 2023. If time and weather conditions allow, staff will also <br />remove dead or dying ash trees along the property boundaries. <br />The Minnesota Department of Agriculture website has more information about the emerald ash borer at <br />www.mda.state.mn.us/eab