Emerald Ash Borer

The Oregon Department of Agriculture recently received the OK from the Emergency Board for $550,000 to fund additional Emerald Ash Borer response efforts.  The Board operates during the interim when the Legislature is not in session to consider and allocate agency requests for emergency funds.  The mon...

A small, invasive beetle is expected to cause big problems in Oregon forests in the months ahead.  The destructive Emerald Ash Borer was found recently in Forest Grove. “We are bracing for a scenario in which we may lose most of our Ash. It does t...

The Oregon Department of Forestry will be collecting Oregon Ash seed from across the state for gene pool preservation. ODF’s Jim Gersbach said the Emerald Ash Borer, an Asian based invasive pest, has been wiping out ash trees across the country since the early 2000s. "We know from st ...