ASSOCIATED PRESS • August 31, 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry is holding public hearings Sept. 6 about the plan to expand the quarantine zones for the emerald ash borer, the hemlock woolly adelgid and European larch canker. The quarantine areas place restrictions on the movement of items such as firewood, logs, branches and plants in an attempt to stop the pests from spreading. The spread of the three invasive forest pests poses a threat to the state’s timber industry.