Emerald Ash Borer Response

M​innesota Shade Tree Advisory Committee
Emerald Ash Borer Response
Position Statement Adopted October 22, 2009

In response to the identification of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) in St. Paul May 14, 2009 and within 1/10 mile of Houston County in April, and the expected identification of EAB in additional neighborhoods and cities in Minnesota in 2010, the Minnesota Shade Tree Advisory Committee (MnSTAC) supports and encourages...Read More

Community Forest:
​Our Legacy and Our Future

Policy Adopted February 20, 2009

The Minnesota Shade Tree Advisory Committee (MnSTAC) recognizes there are essential connections between the health of community forests and habitat for game, fish, and wildlife, and clean water, and the experiences of people in the outdoors, parks, and along trails. MnSTAC also recognizes that community forests exist within the context of a larger landscape. Human activities within municipal limits can have a positive or negative impact on populations of game, fish and wildlife, and on water quality across the entire landscape. Read More