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Two separate presentations on EAB and regulations were given at the Forest Health workshop in Walkerto about 130 people. North Dakota foresters visited EAB-infested trees in Eagan this week. Jennifer, Angie, Jon and Marissa presented general EAB information and highlighted our Guidelines to Slow the Growth and Spread of EAB. The foresters were also able to get an up-close experience with EAB-infested trees in a park and find some larvae. Jennifer presented EAB information to 61 cities and townships in Stearns County at their annual weed meeting. It was a great turn out with lots of good questions about the new Sauk Centre EAB infestation. Jennifer met with Val Cervenka (DNR) and Jeff Hahn (U of M) to redesign the EAB look-alike handout. It is one of the most requested handouts that we have. DNR Troy Holcomb, DNR Cooperative Forest Management (CFM) Forester helped the city of Aitkin plan and host a volunteer-based EAB community survey to check for ash with signs of EAB. Total of 14 volunteers worked for two hours during two days in April. Rachel Nicoll, Forest Health Specialist, and John Korzeniowski, Little Falls Area Forest Supervisor, attended l answered some questions posed by the audience and both talked to a few homeowners. Mark Miller, forester in the Winona area, discussed EAB with a half dozen landowners. DNR loaned EAB costume to two cities in April for their Arbor Day events. Developing EAB and climate change content for Forestry State Fair displays. Tony Miller, CFM forester, shared about the threat of EAB to 150 third grade students and teachers at the Forestry Field Day in St. Croix State Park on May 23-24. Ben West, CFM forester, covered EAB at the April Outdoor Expo in International Falls to about 500 people. Ben West also met with the mayor, city council, and public works of International Falls on May 27 to inform them about the threat of EAB. University of Minnesota Wasp Watchers staff presented at four meetings including a MDA EAB webinar, county Master Gardener and Master Naturalist volunteer groups, and the Natural Resources Symposium hosted by the Natural Resource Association of Graduation Students at the University of Minnesota. There was a total of 355 participants at these events. There will be 18 Wasp Watchers field trainings in July of 2019. These 1.5 hour long field trainings will provide opportunities to learn about the EAB biosurveillance process with hands-on opportunities to try it yourself. Equipment will be provided and participants will learn to identify the Cerceris wasp and nests and learn how to use an aerial insect net to capture the wasp and collect its buprestid beetle prey. These trainings are free and open to the public. For more information and to register to attend, please visit the Wasp Watchers website: http://waspwatchers.umn.edu (under the News and Events tab). o Saturday, July 6 at Forest Heights Park, North Mankato at 1:00-2:30pm o Sunday, July 7: Pine Island 5-12 School, Pine Island, 11:00am-12:30pm o Sunday, July 7: Herb Vik Athletic Field, Mazeppa, 1:00-2:30pm o Monday, July 8 at Wakondiota Park, Frontenac at 11:00am-12:30pm o Monday, July 8 at Twin Bluff Middle School, Red Wing at 1:00-2:30pm o Tuesday, July 9 at Monroe School, North Mankato at 1:00-2:30pm o Wednesday, July 10 at Tolzmann Park, Wyoming at 1:00-2:30pm o Thursday, July 11 at Rice Lake Elementary, Lino Lakes at 1:00-2:30pm o Friday, July 12 at City Park, Upsala at 11:00am-12:15pm o Friday, July 12 at Swanville Elementary School, Swanville at 12:30pm-1:45pm 44