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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Emerald Ash Borer Management Plan <br />City of St. Anthony Village, MN <br />WSB Project No. 022315-000 Page 15 <br />Photo 5: Extensive Woodpecker Feeding <br />on EAB Larvae along Ash Stem in St. Anthony, <br />Creating White Patches on Bark or “blonding” <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Photo Credit: Emily Ball <br /> <br /> In a 2021/2022 EAB update, the MN Department of Agriculture Plant <br />Protection Division updated their ash tree removal guidance for the Twin <br />Cities: Dormant season-only ash removals will not slow the spread of EAB <br />within the region, permitting communities to perform year-round ash <br />removals if necessary to control the number of dead/dying ash. It is <br />important to note that the BMP is still to remove ash trees in October-April, <br />but if City resources are limited, and year-round removals are needed to <br />protect public safety, then communities should do so. Removing ash trees <br />year-round as needed can be logistically helpful for in-house crews instead of <br />winter-only (dormant season) removals that often compete with winter snow <br />plowing duties. <br /> Ash removals in sensitive natural resource corridors along wetlands and <br />larger contiguous woodlands may be subject to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act <br />(MBTA) and newer northern long-eared bat regulations. These regulations <br />require specifically time removals and/or surveys to ensure “taking” of these <br />species does not inadvertently occur during tree removal. <br />In adopting this plan, City staff will be marking and removing ash in a series of ash <br />reduction programs: <br />1. Proactive Structured Ash Removal <br />2. EAB Infested Ash Removal for Sanitation and Hazard Prevention – City <br />Property <br />3. EAB Infested Ash Removal for Hazard Prevention – Private Property