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Don ’t Move Firewood Web Site Goes Live

The role of firewood movement in the spread of invasive forest pests is a problem that cannot be solved without a widespread change in public behavior, and the Northeastern Area has been actively promoting and supporting efforts to accomplish this. On July 3, just in time for the Fourth of July holiday weekend, the web site went live to the public. The Web site is an initiative of the Continental Dialogue on Non-Native Forest Insects and Diseases, a project of the Nature Conservancy and many partners from a broad spectrum of organizations, private industry and government. Northeastern Area is providing financial assistance to the Continental Dialogue to help further develop and market the site. Don’tMoveFirewood.org is making special outreach efforts to youth and young adults by targeting social networking Web sites such as My Space and Facebook with videos and other multimedia creations that are both entertaining and educational and will bring home the ”Don’t Move Firewood” message to that crucial demographic.