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Bangor staff present preemptive emerald ash borer plan after regional detections
Summary
City forestry staff and University of Maine students presented a preemptive emerald ash borer management plan and a full public-tree inventory showing ash trees make up about 20.3% of the city—s managed urban canopy; staff plan to bring a formal recommendation to the council for adoption in 2025.
Bangor Public Works staff and interns on Monday presented a preemptive emerald ash borer (EAB) management plan and a newly completed street-tree inventory that shows ash trees account for roughly 20.3% of the city—s publicly managed urban canopy.
The inventory and draft management plan were produced by the Public Works Forestry Division in collaboration with the University of Maine School of Forest Resources. "Emerald ash borer does pose a very significant threat to all ash in Bangor," said Sofia Cameron, a master—s student who led the inventory work this summer for the city.
The nut graf: city staff said acting before a confirmed infestation will allow Bangor to prioritize trees for treatment, plan removals and replacements, and design outreach to private-property owners. The Maine Forest Service has been monitoring EAB in Maine since 2018, with detections in Stetson (2022) and Herman (2023); presenters said Maine is…
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