County lobbies state lawmakers to budget $15M for ash tree removal grants

County lobbies state lawmakers to budget $15M for ash tree removal grants

Ash trees downed by the emerald ash borer are creating a “natural disaster” across the state, and local officials are calling on state legislators to include $15 million in the budget to clear the resulting log jams.

Forestry committee supports ash removal in Campus Woods - Central Wisconsin News

On June 6, members of the county forestry and recreation committee voted to send to the full county board a resolution to authorize timber sales in the Campus Woods located in Medford.