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Updating City Ordinances for EAB Management: Community Outreach Strategies

This guide emphasizes the importance of updating city ordinances to manage EAB and invasive species effectively. It discusses the need to adapt ordinances to accommodate EAB management, risk trees, and invasive species like buckthorn. The text also explores considerations for public and private tree management and suggests outreach methods for community engagement. Communication strategies, such as targeting contact groups and developing a local EAB team, are highlighted for effective implementation.

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Updating City Ordinances for EAB Management: Community Outreach Strategies

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  1. Logistics of an EAB Plan 2010 Minnesota Community Preparedness Workshops

  2. Why Update the City Ordinance? • Old D.E.D and Oak Wilt ordinances reference State Statute Chapter 18 (Dept. of Agriculture) • Should reference State Statute Chapter 89 (DNR) • New Constitutional and case laws • To accommodate management of EAB, risk trees, and invasive species (e.g. buckthorn) • Move towards a basic “landscape health” ordinance

  3. Updating Your Ordinance • What’s in Your Current Ordinance? • What is defined as a nuisance? • Who is responsible for implementing tasks? • What You Should Change • Include EAB • Possibly redefine nuisance • Possible responsibility shifts • Identify symptoms of EAB

  4. Considerations • City Trees (Public) • Treatment options, if any • Proper Removal and Disposal • Replacement / “Pre-forestation” • Private Trees • Proper Disposal How do you unify your efforts for public and private trees?

  5. Outreach For a list of outreach materials available from various agencies, see section 8 of the manual

  6. Outreach Potential Methods • Mailings • Billing Inserts • Public Meetings • Signs • Yard • Billboard • Marque • Streaming Videos • Websites • Public Places • Public Access Channels • Displays • City Hall • Nature Centers • Community Centers

  7. Outreach Minneapolis door hanger 5 days prior to tree removal Example of EAB Utility Billing Insert

  8. Outreach Examples Public Meetings Involve Local Community Groups

  9. Outreach Examples Billboards

  10. Outreach Examples http://shannongilley.com/assets/movies/eabFinal.360.mp4

  11. Outreach Examples 8.5” x 11” Poster Yard Sign 1” x 2” Tent Card

  12. Outreach Examples Community Websites

  13. Community Partners or Partnering Communities? Sharing Resourcesis one way to increase your community capacity.

  14. More Community Resources Located on this website. http://www.mntreesource.com

  15. Citizen volunteers are helpful

  16. Communication

  17. Communication • Determine the plan for communication • Target contact groups • Intended Message • Showcase the community’s preparedness • Develop a local EAB Team • *Is there a normal protocol your community follows?

  18. Communication • First Detectors • Master Gardeners • Master Naturalists • Woodland Advisors • Train the Trainer • Tree Care Advisors

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