2B, EAB Draft Implementation Plan

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• The City website includes information for residents on what steps to take if EAB is suspected in one of their trees and general information. The City has handouts from the Minnesota Department of Resources available at City Hall. The City of Arden Hills will take the following actions: • The City will monitor ash trees throughout the City for EAB and in the event EAB is discovered, staff will utilize Chapter 7, section 710 — Protection of shade trees from the City Code to prevent the spread of the disease. As m:the case of Oak Wilt and Dutch Elm, this ordinance allows the City to enter privater�roperty for inspection of ash trees, order the removal of diseased trees, and abate th 'nuisance upon non-compliance of property owners. • The City will begin some removal of delriing ash trees on ullic property, even when EAB has not yet been identified. These ,h trees could be locaQ'within City parks or in boulevard areas. No significant prunin g methods Fto save a de&ing ash tree will be attempted. The City will remove the tree ';that,4 The decision, replace a tree that is removed will be on ,case scenartt The reasons for preemptive removal of ash trees include: o Removing Ming trees fore th \ mfeste th EAB; o Allowing forestation NAth,othe cte of treos and o Spre he cost of;tree remdVa -'a longer t riod of time. Staff will schedu oval,# eclining trees in the fall. The most critical period for moy� n con i AB ; trees May-July. This is the period when adult be es ern rge rpm trees, begin feedIng�on Tt liage, and move to more trees to lay their eggs. During this tune it Test to leave' % se trees standing and not chance the spread of EAB;,by transportingbeetle-infested wood to other areas. The City will follow the Minnesota Department of Agriculture's regulations for handling ash wood removal • There are currently two, ethods of tree treatments being offered in the marketplace; drenching the""""oil witlemicals and injecting the chemical into the tree. The City strongly discouragese use of soil drench insecticides due to potential to pollute water and negatively impe wildlife. Due to the high cost of reoccurring treatments and the long-term effects of chemical treatments on ash trees, water resources, and the environment, the City has no plans to chemically treat public trees. The City strongly encourages residents to utilize a certified arborist to treat trees. o The City will permit residents to use chemical treatments on private ash trees, given the following: a. Private contractors are to use only the approved trunk injection method. Emerald Ash Borer Management Plan-City of Arden Hills Page 3