Funding is for tree inventories, management plans, ash tree removal, treatment with non-neonicotinoid insecticides, tree planting, and materials to support newly planted trees.
Communities will use the funding for tree inventories, management plans, ash tree removal, treatment with non-neonicotinoid insecticides and tree planting.
Three area cities are among 35 Minnesota communities that recently received a collective $2.4 million boost in their ability to protect urban forests from the invasive insect species emerald ash
In 2021, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources awarded a combined $2.6 million in grants to 43 communities across Minnesota to combat damage caused by emerald ash borer.