Monday, July 11, 2016

MCDOT Working to Prevent Spread of Tree-Killing Invasive Beetle


The Montgomery County Department of Transportation's Highway Services Division is fighting the spread of the emerald ash borer, the invasive beetle that has already killed hundreds of ash trees in local parks. View a video about the efforts. 


An emerald ash borer larva found in a tree along Rock Creek Trail in Kensington January 2015.

Evidence of tree damage.