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Figure 5. Map of EAB quarantine in southeast St Louis County. <br />GoodhueCountywasplacedunderanemergencyquarantineonMarch1,2017afteraninfestationwas <br />discoveredinRedWing.ThepubliccommentperiodisopenuntilApril17,2017withtheformalquarantine <br />predictedtogointoplaceonMay1,2017.ApublicmeetingwasheldinRedWingonMarch21,2017with <br />approximately50peopleinattendance. <br />Three(3)cooperativecomplianceagreementswereissued.OneisforaUSDAcertifiedfirewoodproducer <br />locatedinCannonFalls.Therearecurrentlyfive(5)MDAcertifiedfirewoodproducersandtwo(2)USDA <br />certifiedfirewoodproducers.Four(4)intrastatecomplianceagreementswereissued.Two(2)MDAcertified <br />firewoodproducersweresuccessfullyrecertifiedandmetboththeEAB(140Ffor60minutes)andallpest <br />(160Ffor75minutes)treatmentstandards. <br />KatypresentedinformationaboutthequarantineattheForestHealthWorkshopinWalker,theMnDOT <br />CertifiedLandscapeSpecialistCertificationClassinArdenHillsandSt.Cloud,andtheForestPestFirstDetector <br />WorkshopinCloquetandOakdale. <br />OUTREACH <br />MDA <br />Over380peopleattendedanEABFieldWorkshopsessioninFebruary/Marchwith42receivingISACEUsand6 <br />receivingSAFCEUs. <br />JenniferpresentedͻwĻĭĻƓƷTravelsof9!.ͼattheShadeTreeShortCoursewhichcoveredallthenewEABfinds <br />sincethelastSTSC. <br />MDAtrainedadozennewvolunteerswiththeSherburneSWCDonvisuallysurveyingforEABonMarch20.The <br />volunteershavebeenfocusingonprivateandpublicashtreesintheElkRiverareaforthelast3years. <br />MDAwillstaffaboothattheUniversityofaźƓƓĻƭƚƷğ͸ƭAgAwarenessDayatNorthropMallApril11. <br /> <br />