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REGULATORY <br />NOTICE:NoRegulatedArticlesarelegallyallowedtomoveoutsideofaquarantine(untreated <br />ortreated),unlesstheyareaccompaniedbyacertificateorlimitedpermit.Certificatesand <br />limitedpermitsareonlyavailablewhenacomplianceagreementissignedbetweenthe <br />MinnesotaDepartmentofAgricultureandthefirminterestedinmovingtheregulatedarticle. <br />DodgeCountyhasbeenaddedtotheformalEABquarantine.Commentsreceived <br />wereaddressedandCommissionerFredericksonsignedtheformalQuarantineon <br />November2. <br />OnNovember30,2016thepubliccommentperiodclosedfortheproposedEABquarantineforthesoutheastern <br />portionofSt.LouisCounty.Fourcommentswerereceived.AfterareviewbyMDA,anexpansionintothe <br />northeasternpartofCarltonCountywasproposed.Anadditional30daycommentperiodwasopenedforthe <br />proposedexpansionandclosedonJanuary15,2017.Additionalcommentswerereceivedandasaresultthe <br />quarantineboundariesarestillunderreview. <br />Seven(7)cooperativecomplianceagreementswererenewed.Five(5)intrastatecomplianceagreementwere <br />renewed.Two(2)newintrastatecomplianceagreementswereissued. <br />Two(2)routinecomplianceinspectionswereconductedtoensurenewequipmentmettheemeraldashborer <br />treatmentsizerequirementsofЊͼbyЊͼintwodimensions. <br />OUTREACH <br />MDA <br />FreeEABFieldWorkshopswillbeheldinRochesterFeb2124,St.PaulFeb27Mar3,andtheDuluthareaMar7 <br />9.Youcanregisteratwww.mda.state.mn.us/eaborbycallingJennifer6512016097.Over220peoplehave <br />registeredtoattendaworkshopsession.Thesehourlongoutdoorworkshopsareprovidedfreeofcharge <br />throughaForestServicegrant. <br />ThreeregionalEABmanagementmeetingsarebeingscheduledfortheendofAprilinDuluth,Rochesterandthe <br />TwinCitiesMetro. <br />IfyouneedhandoutsordisplaymaterialscontactArrestThePestarrest.the.pest@state.mn.us <br />Mediareleases: <br />MDAproposesexpandingEABquarantineinnortheasternMinnesota <br />o <br />http://www.mda.state.mn.us/news/releases/2016/nr20161216eab.aspx <br />DNR <br />BrianSchwingle,DNRCentralRegionForestHealthSpecialist: <br />Deliveringseveralforesthealthpresentationsfrom22to330thatincludesupdatedEABoccurrencemapsand <br />generalforestmanagementrecommendationsforEAB.AlsowillcoveraerialsurveyashcanopylossinHouston <br />andWinonacounties. <br />Presenting2016ForestHealthHighlightswebinarforSustainableForestsEducationCooperativeon2/14. <br />Providingaforesthealthupdateto5bw͸ƭCooperativeForestağƓğŭĻƒĻƓƷ͸ƭannualmeetinginMarch. <br />ProvidingupdateoninsectanddiseaseproblemsattheMNShadeTreeShortCourseonMarch14and15. <br />ProvidingadviceondealingwithEAB,oakwilt,andspruceneedleproblemsatthe2017Landowner/TreeFarmer <br />meetingonMarch17 <br />ProvidingadviceondealingwithEAB,oakwilt,andwhitepineblisterrustatthe2017PineCountySWCDannual <br />meetingonMarch25. <br />Also,DNRwillbeadvertisingregardingEABandfirewoodviaKSTCthissummerstartingaroundMemorialDay <br />Weekend.MDAwillbeadvertisingviaothervenuesinthiscooperativeeffort. <br /> <br />