Since the last publication of CrosSection, Lake County has been included in the quarrantine area for Emerald Ash Borer.  While infestations have not been discovered in Lake County, it is now illegal to move ash trees, ash tree material and hardwood firewood out of Lake County into non-quarrantined counties without approval of the Agriculture Department.  For more information on the quarrantine, please visit the Ohio Department of Agriculture.  If you would like advice on how to treat an infested tree, please consult OSU Extension.

Have you recently received a mailing about flood zones and flood insurance?  Check out these fact sheets for answers to your questions.

 Lake SWCD, The City of Geneva, and Ohio State University Extension, Ashtabula are partnering to determine the need for a shared use commercial kitchen.  This would be a facility where people could start food-production companies without sizeable investments in large processing equipment.  To help guide the process, please fill out the survey at the following link.  If you have questions, please contact Maurine Orndorff at Lake SWCD.

http://www.genevaohio.com/PDF/News%20and%20Events/Kitchen%20Incubator%20Survey%20Fillable.pdf

The deadline for the current round of EQIP, WHIP, WRP and GRP is February 16.  More details about these programs is available on our Land Preservation page

Looking to learn more about agriculture?  Check out these workshops!

Lake SWCD is taking orders for the Tree Seedling Sale now through February 22nd.  The Tree Sale supports district education and conservation programs, and is a great opportunity to get inexpensive seedlings for your landscaping, windbreaks, or wildlife habitat.  For more information, and specific offerings, head over to the Tree Sale page.