Public Service Announcements help the Missouri Department of Conservation spread the word about important issues and programs to state residents by radio, television and the web. These might include safety messages, program or event news as well as information for fish, forest and wildlife health. This fall begins a continuing focus on the emerald ash borer beetle.
The emerald ash borer is a small green metallic beetle that comes from Asia. It has destroyed millions of ash trees across the country and can have the same devastating impact in Missouri. It has already been found in Wayne County which is currently under quarantine.
The emerald ash borer beetle hides in firewood and is spread as unsuspecting campers and hunters travel around the state with firewood. These messages will help get the word out to Missourians to buy all firewood locally, where it’s going to be used and to burn what is bought, to halt the spread of this deadly hitchhiker.
Following this link will take you to the forestry web page where the messages can be played and downloaded and you can learn more about how to protect our ash trees and share this important message with others. To save our ash trees we will need everyone’s help.
Also on this page are videos that help identify ash trees and symptoms of emerald ash borer infestation. For entertaining yet informative videos for this problem visit this site.
We appreciate the radio and television stations in our state for airing conservation messages that help our residents protect our natural resources whether in their backyards or cities, forests, farms, rivers and other wild places.
Monday, October 27, 2008
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