MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen City Council met Monday night. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther tells us what was discussed. She also gave an update on road construction in Mahnomen. Guenther also says the City’s application for a $62,000 grant for removal of ash trees and the emerald ash borer cleared its second hurdle and will now…
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MAHNOMEN, MN— Monday’s Mahnomen City Council meeting was on the quiet side. The Council heard a presentation from Professor Eric Castle of the University of Minnesota-Crookston on the city’s Emerald Ash-Borer management plan. According to Professor Castle, 66 percent of the trees on city-owned property are ash trees. That’s 463 trees. While the Emerald Ash-Borer…
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Minnesota — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) recently confirmed the presence of emerald ash borer (EAB) in Clay County for the first time. There are now 39 counties in the state, including Clay, with EAB. A Moorhead city forester found evidence of EAB while pruning trees. The tree had visible woodpecker damage and when…
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