October 2, 2014 (1:00 PM )
Date: October 2
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Participants: local officials, municipalities, park districts, arborists, and others impacted by recent EAB findings
Location: Festival Building, 2200 E. Washington St., East Peoria, IL, 61611
Topic: Recent discoveries of Emerald Ash Borer in Peoria and Tazewell counties underscores the need for communities to be proactive against EAB. Learn how to create a community action plan to manage ash trees on city-owned and private property. This workshop will discuss how to take inventory of all ash trees within your community in order to develop budget needs should large-scale ash tree removal become necessary.
Speakers:
Festival Building
2200 E. Washington St
East Peoria, IL 61611 (Tazewell County)
Date: October 2
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Participants: local officials, municipalities, park districts, arborists, and others impacted by recent EAB findings
Location: Festival Building, 2200 E. Washington St., East Peoria, IL, 61611
Topic: Recent discoveries of Emerald Ash Borer in Peoria and Tazewell counties underscores the need for communities to be proactive against EAB. Learn how to create a community action plan to manage ash trees on city-owned and private property. This workshop will discuss how to take inventory of all ash trees within your community in order to develop budget needs should large-scale ash tree removal become necessary.
Speakers:
- Scott Schirmer, Bureau of Environmental Programs, Illinois Department of Agriculture
- Reinee Hildebrandt, State Urban Forester, IDNR
- Certified Arborist – confirmation in progress
More information and registration details for this free program are available at http://web.extension.illinois.edu/fmpt/
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