Laserfiche WebLink
MDAispresentingEABinformationandvisuallysurveyingCoonRapidstoday. <br />Nowisagreattimetovisuallysurveyyourashtreesforsignsofwoodpeckerdamageandreportanysuspect <br />treesusingtheGLEDN(GreatLakesEarlyDetectionNetwork)smartphone/tabletapporemailphotosto <br />arrest.the.pest@state.mn.us. <br />USDAcontractorswillmonitorEABtrapsinMinnesotaagainduring2017.Thenumberoftrapstobeplacedin <br />Minnesotaisanticipatedtoincreasefrom1470in2016toapproximately2200in2017. <br />Figure 4. Anticipated trap placement for 2017. <br />REGULATORY <br />NOTICE:NoRegulatedArticlesarelegallyallowedtomoveoutsideofaquarantine(untreated <br />ortreated),unlesstheyareaccompaniedbyacertificateorlimitedpermit.Certificatesand <br />limitedpermitsareonlyavailablewhenacomplianceagreementissignedbetweenthe <br />MinnesotaDepartmentofAgricultureandthefirminterestedinmovingtheregulatedarticle. <br />MDAmadeafinaldecisionontheSt.Louis/CarltonCountyproposedEABquarantine <br />expansion.Afterseveralmonthsofconsultationwithpotentiallyimpactedentities, <br />whichincludedMinnesotaForestIndustries,FondduLacBand,SAPPIFinePaper,andSt.LouisCounty,the <br />quarantinedboundaryisofficiallythesoutheasternportionofSt.LouisCountywhichwasoriginallyproposed <br />backinSeptember2016.CarltonCountywillnotbeincludedinthisquarantineatthistime.Seemapbelow. <br /> <br />