Emerald Ash Borer
When a tree falls … make art
Artist Katherine Steichen Rosing captures the cryptic beauty of the life-and-death cycle of ash trees in “Emeralds to Ashes,” an exhibit at Madison College. Read more
Gary Tipler
Reality hits home
Since 2014, the city has cut down 43 ash trees on Williamson Street, in part because of the emerald ash borer infestation. More are certain to come down. And east-side residents watch in horror as their beloved trees fall. Read more
Courtesy Madison Parks Division
The plague
There are an estimated 2 million ash trees in Dane County. As more of them are killed by the emerald ash borer invasion, the devastation will be impossible to ignore. Read more
Paul McMahon
Up from the ashes
Festival Foods is using whole ash trees culled from Madison’s streets in place of steel to hold up its East Washington Avenue Store. The cutting-edge technique is a collaboration with WholeTrees Architecture and Structures. Read more
Madison residents alarmed at yellow dots signifying 'death sentence' for ash trees
Christina Newton fears what her neighborhood on the near west side will look like after Madison deals with the dreaded emerald ash borer pest."Our whole neighborhood is highly concentrated with ash trees," says Newton, who lives on Rugby Row near For Read more
Citizens will be able to adopt threatened ash trees in Madison parks
The arrival of the emerald ash borer within the city of Madison was brought home to me a few weeks ago through the stark buzzing of a chainsaw. A crew took down a good-sized ash in the park next to my house. It was a tree I had never paid much attent Read more
Madland: Madison will miss many shade trees thanks to the emerald ash borer
Madison is a shady town. I mean that in the best possible way. Trees line our streets and public spaces, providing crucial shade during those hot summer months. It may not seem like it now, but there are times when Madisonians want relief from all th Read more
Madison task force recommends removal and chemical treatments to fight emerald ash borer
While neither the insect nor its larvae have been detected in Dane County, Karl van Lith, a member of Madison's EAB task force, says it's likely they're here. The task force has preemptively made four recommendations in an attempt to mitigate the imp Read more
Madison awaits emerald ash borer invasion
Madison is preparing for battle against the emerald ash borer, a beetle that has laid waste to millions of ash trees. And city officials are asking for residents' help. Read more
