WARNING: MOVING FIREWOOD SPREADS HARMFUL PESTS!

• Firewood is known to carry harmful forest pests.



• Infested firewood can introduce and spread harmful forest pests to healthy trees.



• Moving firewood from other provinces or from the U.S.A. can introduce invasive forest pests to Manitoba.

THE PROBLEM WITH INVASIVE PESTS

• Invasive forest pests are a serious threat to Manitoba’s trees.



• Invasive forest pests are introduced species that adversely affect habitats they invade economically, environmentally or ecologically.



• Dutch elm disease is an invasive forest pest that is now well established in Manitoba and was likely introduced through the movement of infested firewood into the province.



• Harmful pests that could be brought into Manitoba include emerald ash borer, Asian long-horned beetle and mountain pine beetle.

HOW CAN YOU HELP PROTECT MANITOBA'S TREES?

• Buy firewood locally.



• Do not move firewood from one area into another.



• Do not bring firewood into Manitoba from other provinces or the U.S.A.



• Dispose of firewood at orange drop-off bins that are located on the TransCanada Highway at the Saskatchewan (Kirkella) and Ontario (Whiteshell Provincial Park) borders.



• The importation of firewood from the U.S.A. into Canada is illegal.

Provincial, Federal, and United States Firewood Alerts

• Ontario Provincial Government
• Federal Government
• North Dakota