ST. PAUL, MN (KDAL) – Duluth is one of 35 Minnesota communities that will share a 2.4 million dollar grant to help protect urban forests from the invasive Emerald Ash Borer (EAB).
The funding is part of the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund which runs through June of 2025.
The grant will help communities in ash tree removal and tree planting and other preemptive measures.
EAB has been confirmed in 41 of Minnesota’s 87 counties and continues to spread.
Duluth will see just over 99 thousand dollars in the latest round of grants.
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