The Village of Oak Lawn has not found the invasive pest, the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) within the Village limits. However, the Village staff is active in watching for the signs of the pest. When crews are working on an ash tree, they look for the symptoms and report back any suspicious activity.

Additionally, the Village of Oak Lawn is working with the Morton Arboretum to monitor a few “trap trees” with a destructive survey. Six (6) trees were identified in stressed condition or high probability of infestation. Three (3) will be removed and closely inspected this fall. The other three (3) will be removed and closely inspected the fall of 2008. For more information about Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) see:

www.emeraldashborer.info

or

http://www.agr.state.il.us/eab