A collaborative approach to preparing for and reacting to emerald ash borer: a case study from Colorado

Author:

Alexander Kathleen1,Truslove Micaela2,Davis Rob3,Stephens Sky4,Zentz Ralph5

Affiliation:

1. Forestry Division, City of Boulder, Boulder, CO 80301, USA

2. Department of Sociology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA

3. Office of the City Forester, City of Denver, Denver, CO 80202, USA

4. Forest Entomologist, Forest Health Protection, United States Forest Service, Lakewood, CO, 80401, USA

5. Forestry Division, City of Fort Collins, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA

Abstract

Abstract Collaboration has been the key to success for urban forest management in Colorado, not only collaboration amongst agencies at all levels of government but also in engaging industry allies, coordinating education and outreach efforts and in fostering community support. A unique interagency team, the Emerging Pests in Colorado (EPIC) Workgroup, was formed in 2009 to address the immediate threat from Thousand Cankers Disease (TCD) of walnut and to plan for the arrival of other invasive urban forest pests to Colorado. When the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) (EAB) was detected in Boulder, Colorado in 2013, it marked the westernmost occurrence of EAB in the US, threatening millions of planted and naturalized ash trees representing over 25 percent of the tree canopy throughout Colorado’s urban and riparian forests. The detection in Boulder prompted the development of a second multi-agency group, the Colorado EAB Response Team (CORT). The preparedness and established working relationships between stakeholders and responsible authorities allowed for a quick, decisive and unified response. We review as a case study: (1) the formation and history of collaborative interagency groups in Colorado; (2) how the interagency collaborative planning and post-detection EAB response have supported community forestry programmes throughout the state; (3) development of the post-detection EAB management plan and economics behind the strategy in Boulder, Colorado; and (4) the proactive EAB planning and outreach efforts underway in Denver, Colorado.

Funder

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Co-operative Research

Biological Resource Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Forestry

Reference42 articles.

1. Residential property values improve by landscaping with trees;Anderson;South. J. Appl. For.,1985

2. Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) density and canopy dieback in three north American ash species;Anulewicz;Arboric. Urban For.,2007

3. The incident command system: high-reliability organizing for complex and volatile task environments;Bigley;Acad. Manag. J.,2001

同舟云学术

1.学者识别学者识别

2.学术分析学术分析

3.人才评估人才评估

"同舟云学术"是以全球学者为主线,采集、加工和组织学术论文而形成的新型学术文献查询和分析系统,可以对全球学者进行文献检索和人才价值评估。用户可以通过关注某些学科领域的顶尖人物而持续追踪该领域的学科进展和研究前沿。经过近期的数据扩容,当前同舟云学术共收录了国内外主流学术期刊6万余种,收集的期刊论文及会议论文总量共计约1.5亿篇,并以每天添加12000余篇中外论文的速度递增。我们也可以为用户提供个性化、定制化的学者数据。欢迎来电咨询!咨询电话:010-8811{复制后删除}0370

www.globalauthorid.com

TOP

Copyright © 2019-2024 北京同舟云网络信息技术有限公司
京公网安备11010802033243号  京ICP备18003416号-3