Beyond Wooden Thinking: Getting to the Heartwood of the Matter

Recreational firewood movement is a major pathway for the spread of invasive forest pests. Both human behavior and firewood characteristics can influence pest transport. Dr. Riggins will discuss the new study titled “Burning questions: how human behaviors and firewood characteristics influence the transport of wood-boring insects” whereby campers were surveyed at MS state parks and firewood was collected for inspection.

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Presentation by: John Riggins, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Forest Health at Oregon State University