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• The City website includes information for residents on what steps to take if EAB is <br />suspected in one of their trees and general information. The City has handouts from the <br />Minnesota Department of Resources available at City Hall. <br />The City of Arden Hills will take the following actions: <br />• The City will monitor ash trees througliout the City for EAB and in the event EAB is <br />discovered, staff will utilize Chapter 7, section 710 - Protection of shade trees from the <br />City Code to prevent the spread of the disease. As ' e case of Oak Wilt and Dutch <br />Elm, this ordinance allows the City to enter privat erty for inspection of ash trees, <br />order the removal of diseased trees, and abat isance upon non-compliance of <br />property owners. <br />• The City will begin some removal of <br />EAB has not yet been identified. The <br />boulevard areas. No significant prunin <br />attempted. The City will r ove the <br />that is removed will be on ca� <br />of ash trees include: <br />. <br />Staff will <br />During <br />by tran�� <br />it <br />trees <br />�'ng ash trees <br />trees could be <br />property, even when <br />ithin City parks or in <br />ave a de ash tree will be <br />The decisi a replace a tree <br />reasons for preemptive removal <br />� ,. <br />. <br />a lon : : riod of time. <br />�climng trees m the fall. The most critical period for <br />rees ay-July. This is the period when adult <br />i n liage, and move to more trees to lay their <br />to leav e trees standing and not chance the spread of <br />sted wood to other areas. The City will follow the <br />e's regulations for handling ash wood removal <br />• There ar ently tw ethods of tree treatments being offered in the markefiplace; <br />drenching t il wit . emicals and injecting the chemical into the tree. The City <br />strongly disco se of soil drench insecticides due to potential to pollute water <br />and negatively i ildlife. Due to the high cost of reoccurring treatments and the <br />long-term effects o chemical treatments on ash trees, water resources, and the <br />environment, the City has no plans to chemically treat public trees. The City strongly <br />encourages residents to utilize a certified arborist to treat trees. <br />o The City will permit residents to use chemical treatments on private ash trees, <br />given the following: <br />a. Private contractors are to use only the approved trunk injection method. <br />Emerald Ash Borer Management Plan - City of Arden Hills Page 3 <br />