Archive for July 2012

Ecology Education Series

Jul 25th, 2012 | By hbfreeburg | Category: Ecology, Featured Articles


Read important information on the Emerald Ash Borer disease

Jul 9th, 2012 | By hbfreeburg | Category: Featured Articles

The CSA Building and Grounds Committee and Ecology Committee have sent out a letter to update you on the emerald ash borer disease and ask your help. Click on their committee webpages to read the letter.



Letter to CSA on Emerald Ash Borer Disease

Jul 9th, 2012 | By hbfreeburg | Category: Buildings and Grounds, Ecology

June 25, 2012
Dear CSA Members and Friends,
The CSA Building and Grounds Committee and Ecology Committee would like to update you on the emerald ash borer disease and ask your help.  This deadly beetle was first identified in SE Michigan in 2002 and, as predicted, has spread to our region.  It is expected to wipe out 99% [...]



The Emerald Ash Borer and the CSA

Jul 9th, 2012 | By hbfreeburg | Category: Ecology

What is the Emerald Ash Borer?  
The EAB is a very small, but very destructive, beetle – metallic green, slender and only ½ inch long. Native to China and Asia, it probably arrived in the U.S. in wood packing crates. It was first identified in SE Michigan in 2002.  Called the most destructive insect we [...]



Minutes for Ecology Committee Meeting: Thursday – June 21, 2012

Jul 2nd, 2012 | By hbfreeburg | Category: Ecology

Attending: Nancy Baglan, Emily Baker, Gayle Boecker, Jim Boecker, Elizabeth Hill, Michael Kennedy, Kim-Nora Moses, Chris Toole. Introductions were made. Thanks to Kim-Nora who took the minutes.
I. Brief Review of 2011 Activities
II. Ecology Fun program – Monday, June 25, through Friday, August 17

Ecology Fun is now part of the regular CSA activities program
Amalia Fernand is [...]