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Ash Management Plan

Ash Management Plan. 2010 Minnesota Community Preparedness Workshops. Components. Ash Tree Inventory and Assessment Ash Tree Removals Wood Utilization Tree Replacement Insecticide Treatments. Ash Tree Inventory and Assessment. Importance In order to manage a resource you need to know:

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Ash Management Plan

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  1. Ash Management Plan 2010 Minnesota Community Preparedness Workshops

  2. Components • Ash Tree Inventory and Assessment • Ash Tree Removals • Wood Utilization • Tree Replacement • Insecticide Treatments

  3. Ash Tree Inventory and Assessment • Importance • In order to manage a resource you need to know: • -What you have • -Where its is • -What condition is it in

  4. Ash Tree Inventory and Assessment • Types • Complete • Sample • Quick survey of just ash

  5. Ash Tree Inventory and Assessment A Statistical Method for the Accurate and Rapid Sampling of Street Tree Populations (Journal of Arboriculture, 1992) Types • Stratified random sampling: grid streets, curved streets, and downtown • Maximum 2,300 trees to sample • Estimated 120 person-hours in the field

  6. Ash Tree Inventory and Assessment Assessment Determine the condition and the potential nuisance of a tree • Can be used to determine pre-emptive removal of: • Targeted trees • Near walkways • Near play areas • Competing with other desirable trees • Future construction planning • Risk Trees

  7. Components • Ash Tree Inventory and Assessment • Ash Tree Removals • Wood Utilization • Tree Replacement • Insecticide Treatments

  8. Ash Tree Removals • Plan and Prioritize • Targeted removals • Proactive removals • Reactive removals • Quotes or estimates on cost of removals

  9. Ash Tree Removals Resources Determine if work will be done internally or contracted If contracted out, consider using qualified contractors

  10. Ash Tree Removals Work done internally---Factors to consider

  11. Ash Tree Removals Quotes or estimates on cost of removal

  12. Components • Ash Tree Inventory and Assessment • Ash Tree Removals • Tree Replacement • Insecticide Treatments • Wood Utilization

  13. Wood Utilization

  14. Wood Utilization • Factors to Consider • Markets • Contracts • Wood collection yards • Cooperative ventures • Expected volumes • Tree quality • Local use

  15. Wood Utilization Markets • Potential Markets • Fuel • Firewood • Biomass • Mulch • Sawlogs • Pulpwood

  16. Wood Utilization Markets • Explore Markets • Woody Biomass Energy Facilities http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/um/biomass/index.html

  17. Wood Utilization Markets Explore Markets

  18. Wood Utilization Markets www.mbioex.com/ • Explore Markets • Minneapolis Biomass Exchange Select Example of Posting

  19. Wood Utilization Markets • Explore Markets • Minnesota Materials Exchange • Search by wanted or post as available • Category • County Example Posting www.mnexchange.org/index.htm

  20. Wood Utilization Contracts Explore Contracts

  21. Wood Utilization Wood Collection Yards Wood Collection Yards

  22. Wood Utilization Cooperative Ventures Cooperative Ventures

  23. Wood Utilization Expectations • Expected Volumes • Based on tree inventory data

  24. Wood Utilization Quality/Marketability www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/fnr/fnr-190.pdf Tree Quality, value and “bucking” specs Figure 2. Maximizing lumber value through proper log bucking.

  25. Wood Utilization Local Use • Local Use • Park benches • Picnic tables • Landscape timber • Other http://na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/misc/utilizingmunitrees/Municipalities.htm Memorial benches made from shammel ash that is removed from city streets and milled by city crews. Photo by Cindy McCall, reprinted from Bodzin 1998,

  26. Wood Utilization Local Use Local Use www.risingfromashes.org/

  27. Wood Utilization Local Use Examples of Local Use Traverwood Branch Library in Ann Arbor Michigan

  28. If you are located in a quarantined county, be familiar with the EAB Quarantine For more information contact: Intrastate Movement Arrest the Pest Hotline 651-201-6684 (Metro) or 1-888-545-6684(Greater MN) Interstate Movement United States Department of Agriculture Plant Protection and Quarantine 612-725-1722

  29. Components • Ash Tree Inventory and Assessment • Ash Tree Removals • Tree Replacement • Insecticide Treatments • Wood Utilization

  30. Tree Replacement Diversity • 30-20-10 Rule • Street Tree Plantings – Design for Diversity (CD and online)

  31. Tree Replacement U of MN Recommended Trees Species to use

  32. Tree Replacement U of MN Recommended Trees Species to use

  33. Tree Replacement Mn/DOT Plant Selector Species to Use

  34. Tree Replacement Locations

  35. Tree Replacement Stock Specifications

  36. Tree Replacement Planting Instructions and Future Care Information

  37. Tree Replacement Quotes or estimates on cost of replacement

  38. Tree Replacement Sharing of Resources

  39. Components • Ash Tree Inventory and Assessment • Ash Tree Removals • Tree Replacement • Insecticide Treatments • Wood Utilization

  40. Insecticide Treatments Research Available

  41. Insecticide Treatments Options

  42. Insecticide Treatments

  43. Incorporate info about cost calculator

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