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[Saint Phlip]

Yeah, ash borer is a culprit around Pittsburgh, which has caused some
inconvenience to Pennsic. Fortunately, the Amish farmers we get our
wood from live in the county, and most of what we get is slab pine
anyway, but there are fewer fires at Pennsic, and the guys who cut and
deliver wood from nearby are doing a box-office business ;-)

On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 1:24 PM, Paul N <crosspein at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> This follow up is getting on the verge of OT, and I'm not picking on Ron.
>
> The problem these days is that it can actually be crime to transport freshly
> cut wood in some places. We've got a lot of foreign invaders (like Emerald
> Ash Beetle, Gypsy Moth) and many areas have instituted quarantines against
> moving wood in and/or out of them.
>
> So while people may have their hearts in the right place, what may look like
> an obvious solution can actually contribute to other environmental problems.
> So check out the source of the timber and local restrictions before
> transporting it any significant distance.
>
> It's kind of a sad situation, but another consequence of our global trade.
>
> **Paul
>
> Ron Childers wrote:
>>
>> The storms blew down a lot of trees and I have several miles of fence row
>> that need cleaning. Bring a saw, axe or whatever, and a truck. Cut it and
>> you can have it. Trees have to be trimmed and that wood will work also.
>> Don't use China berry or pressure treated wood as they are toxic. There
>> are
>> several hundred cords of oak, pecan, cherry, maple, etc that will go to
>> waste anyway, so the environment isn't going to suffer.
>>
>> Ron C
>>
>>
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