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Don't Move Firewood
by Don't Move Firewood
The spread of invasive insects and diseases through contaminated firewood is destroying trees in urban, suburban and forest areas. You can help by spreading the word about the Don't Move Firewood campaign, and sharing these funny, educational videos with your friends and colleagues. Visit the Don't Move Firewood website for more information (Spanish language site also available). Watch what you can do to save trees!
Episodes
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Trees, Pests & People
Trees, Pests & People is the story of three kinds of trees -- Walnut, Avocado and Ash. These trees are united by the threat of invasive insects and diseases -- forest pests from other countries that are killing trees across the nation. For the Missouri black walnuts, the threat of thousand…
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Super Guardabosques y la Legion de los Bichos
La Legion de los Bichos pueden invadir los bosques de los Estados Unidos cuando la gente mueva la lena. Los Super Guardabosques detenen el malvado plan de los bichos, antes de los bosques seran destruidos. Despues, los Super Guardabosques ensenan el Lenador a no mueva lena por que pueda ocultar...
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I'm Worried About America's Nuts
"It's my nuts. I'm worried about my nuts." And so begins a hilarious tromp through misunderstandings between a man concerned about the effects of moving firewood on trees and forests, and the woman he loves. We learn that Steve hasn't been keeping his wood local. Instead, he's been dragging his...
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The Good The Bad And The Bugly
Chasing an invasive forest pest through canyons and cottonwood forests isn't easy for even the fastest of park rangers, but in this new Don't Move Firewood Western short, the bad guy beetle gets his due. In this kid friendly short video about safe campfire practices, a young boy falls asleep on…
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The Smith Family Goes Camping
The Smith family goes camping but bring an uninvited guest in their pile of firewood. See why you shouldn't transport firewood.
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Don't Spread Pests
When you move firewood, you can accidentally move pests that kill trees. Don't Move Firewood teams up with USDA-APHIS, The Nature Conservancy and the USFS to bring you this 30 second Public Service Announcement as part of Asian Longhorned Beetle Awareness Month, August 2009.
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Super Rangers and the Legion of Bugs
The Legion of Bugs plot to infiltrate America's forests when people move firewood. The Super Park Rangers come to the rescue when they interrupt the Legion of Bug's evil plan, fight off the invasive insects and diseases before they can infest the trees, and educate a local firewood cutter on the...
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Firewood Animated Story
When you move firewood, you can accidentally move insects and diseases that kill trees. Many communities around the USA and Canada have seen this happen in their own backyards. What starts as a few dead trees can quickly turn into a whole neighborhood or forest riddled with dying trees. Don't…
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Emerald Ash Borer Lifecycle
A fast paced look at how the life of the emerald ash borer puts trees at risk when people move firewood. This nation-wide version was made through a partnership of the Don't Move Firewood campaign, dontmovefirewood.org, and the Oregon Invasive Species Council. The original video was made in...
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Lurking in the Trees
Worcester, MA could be almost anywhere in America. But when a foreign invasive pest - the Asian longhorned beetle - was discovered to be killing Worcester's maple trees, the city took decisive action to halt the spread of the beetle, protecting trees across New England from certain death.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The spread of invasive insects and diseases through contaminated firewood is destroying trees in urban, suburban and forest areas. You can help by spreading the word about the Don't Move Firewood campaign, and sharing these funny, educational videos with your friends and colleagues. Visit the Don't Move Firewood website for more information (Spanish language site also available). Watch what you can do to save trees!
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