Roger Boddaert
Special to the Valley News
The moving of firewood has the potential of transporting tree-killing insects and diseases from one area to another.
Our forests high in the mountains are dying from various borers and beetles. When these forests die, the risk of wildfires is compounded.
While visiting the mountains, you might see signs of “Firewood For Sale.” Be aware that exotic bugs might be living inside the firewood. Forest insects kill thousands of native trees every day.
The Six Spotted Gold Oak Borer is attacking our native oaks, specifically the California live oak from the Mexican border to Oregon.
Once these infected trees die – if cut down and sold for firewood, they can potentially still spread diseases.
When pests kill trees, homeowners and local municipa
