[MAIPC] Faith's most recent blog - asks California to regulate firewood

[Phytodoer at aol.com]

Dear forest pest mavens and others,
 
Last week it was announced that the goldspotted oak borer had been detected 
 at a small town north of the city of Los Angeles.  I attach the official  
press release for those who can receive attachments.
 
This new find represents a long "jump" from previously known populations of 
 the insect.  Authorities are pretty sure it occurred as the result of the  
movement of firewood.  Other outbreaks detected earlier near  Idyllwood 
(Riverside County) and Weir Canyon (Orange County) were also  probably 
established by firewood movement.  Indeed, the initial San Diego  County population 
was probably established as the result of movement of firewood  from 
southern Arizona.
 
While many Californians have made strenuous efforts to educate people not  
to move firewood, several key players have, in my view, failed to  take 
much-needed actions.  The California Department of Food and  Agriculture has 
considered but refused to adopt regulations governing the  movement of 
firewood.  The National Park Service and USDA Forest Service  have not adopted 
nation-wide policies on firewood.  And APHIS' efforts to  develop a 
firewood-industry certification program has not yet produced  results.
 
I ask all of you to help bring about the necessary regulations - which I  
see as essential backup to the outreach efforts.  
 
Faith
 
You can read this most recent blog at _www.cisp.us_ (http://www.cisp.us)  
....  earlier blogs posted at  that site also address the failure to act by 
California and National Park  Service. 
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