Moving Firewood
Moving firewood and other ash wood materials in areas infested with emerald ash borer is regulated by the infested states and federal government. The following information should help you determine whether or not is it acceptable to move firewood within or between states.
May 2010 - USDA APHIS
Exotic and native forest pests such as Agrilus planipennis (emerald ash borer), Anoplophora glabripennis (Asian longhorned beetle), and others cause serious damage to urban and natural forests in the United States. These pests and many others disperse various distances through multiple pathways including movement of nursery stock and firewood. Firewood is a raw forest product that is widely utilized and moved throughout the United States with relatively limited consideration of the potential pests within or the associated risks. We conducted an assessment and examined factors that may affect the risk associated with the movement of firewood such as users, movement, insects and diseases, potential impact to natural and urban forests, and trends in firewood use.
USDA-APHIS Has Changed Approach to Fight Emerald Ash Borer; Federal Domestic Quarantine Regulations Have Been Removed
State Quarantine Information
Alabama:
Arkansas:
Colorado:
Interactive Quarantine Map | Firewood and Pest Recommendations - City and County of Denver
Contact:
(888) 248-5535 or emailCAPS.program@state.co.us
Connecticut:
Quarantine Information | Permit Application to Move Regulated Wood Articles
Contact:
(203) 974-8474 or email CAES.StateEntomologist@ct.gov
Georgia:
Contact:
Contact your county Extension office or email to Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health at: bugwood@uga.edu.
Illinois:
The State of Illinois'Department of Agriculture (IDOA) no longer has regulations or restrictions in place for moving regulated ash materials.
This also means that there is no longer a quarantine within Illinois.
For more information about EAB, firewood regulations and compliance agreements, go to: this link
Contact:
Scott Schirmer
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Scott.Schirmer@Illinois.gov or call (815) 787-5476
Indiana:
Contact:
Phone: (866) NO-EXOTIC
Iowa:
Firewood Information | Quarantine Information
Contact:
Office of the State Entomologist
Phone: (515) 725-1470
E-mail: entomology@IowaAgriculture.gov
Kansas:
Kentucky:
See information under the Wood Industry heading on the University of Kentucky Dept. of Forestry and Natural Resources page | Quarantine Information
Contact:
Office of the State Entomologist
Phone: (859) 257-5838
Louisiana:
Contact:
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry emergency hotline
Phone: (855) 452-5323
Maryland:
Massachusetts:
Minnesota:
Missouri:
Contact:
Collin Wamsley, State Entomologist
Missouri Department of Agriculture
Phone: (573) 751-5505
Nebraska:
Quarantine Information | EAB in Nebraska
Contact:
If you suspect you may have EAB in your ash trees, email jmorris12@unl.edu or call (402) 471-2351 or the national EAB hotline at (866) 322-4512.
New Hampshire:
New Jersey:
New York:
Contact:
Lands and Forests - Forest Health
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233
E-mail: lflands@gw.dec.state.ny.us
Phone: (518) 402-9425
Ohio:
Contact:
EAB Hotline: (888)OHIO-EAB
Plant Pest Control Section: (614) 728-6400
Plant Industry Division: (614) 728-6270
Ohio Department of Agriculture: (614) 728-6200
Oklahoma:
Contact:
Local EAB hotline at (405) 522-6158
Oklahoma Forestry Services - EAB Website
Pennsylvania:
Contact:
Dana Rhodes
Email: danrhodes@pa.gov
Phone: (717) 772-5205
Rhode Island:
Contact:
Please contact either Liz Duguay , DEM/Agriculture at (401) 222-2718 x4510, or Paul Ricard, DEM/ Forest Environment at (401) 568- 2248 x17.
South Dakota:
Tennessee:
Contact:
First, refer to the EAB Symptoms Checklist and then call the Tennessee Dept. of Agriculture's Consumer and Industry Services Division at 800-628-2631.
Virginia:
Contact:
Office of Plant Industry Services
Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 786-3515
Debra.martin@vdacs.virginia.gov
Washington DC:
Contact:
Matthew Travis
APHIS State Plant Health Director
Phone: (410) 631-0073
West Virginia:
Contact:
Michael Arnold
WV Department of Agriculture
Phone: (304) 558-2212