Since 2009, Maine Soil & Water Conservation Districts have partnered with DACF to coordinate invasive forest pest outreach to Maine residents, businesses, and visitors. Funding for this project is provided by the USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) agency.

Invasive tree-killings pests can hitchhike in your firewood. Forest insects and diseases kill thousands of trees every day. Keep your backyard and other favorite places safe from these insects and diseases by leaving firewood at home.

Educational programs include:

• Community presentations
• Factsheets
  • Asian Longhorned Beetle
  • Oak Wilt
  • Spotted Lanternfly
  • What’s hiding in my firewood?
• Tabling at local events and fairs
• Social media and digital outreach
• Kiosk posters at trails and campgrounds
• Invasive Forest Pest efforts at DACF
• Stay up to date with Maine Bugwatch

To report a suspected sighting of an invasive pest, contact bugwatch@maine.gov.

To find local firewood or campwood, visit maine.gov/firewood

This material is made possible through a grant from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry and is funded in part by a Cooperative Agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The USDA and DACF are equal opportunity providers and employers.