As a province, New Brunswick has over 80% forest cover, making our forests especially vulnerable to forest pests and tree loss. Help stop the spread of these invasive forest pests by purchasing your firewood close to where you will burn it. Buy Local Burn Local; Don’t Move Firewood!
Buy Local
Buy local firewood near your location or buy heat-treated firewood that is certified pest free
Burn Local
Burn local and enjoy your fire, leaving any leftover firewood on site
How Does This Help
Forest pests such as Spongy moths, the Emerald Ash Borer, and the Asian Longhorn Beetle are often moved through firewood and can destroy New Brunswick’s forests and urban trees.
By not moving firewood, you’re making sure you aren’t accidentally giving these forest pests a free ride throughout New Brunswick.
Program Activities
Through the BUY LOCAL BURN LOCAL program, we work with a variety of stakeholders including government, industry, parks, foresters, municipalities, and user-groups like campers to raise awareness about different forest pests and how to prevent spreading them. Check out our BLBL activities below and contact us if you would like to get involved!
BLBL Spotlight Series Posts
Emerald Ash Borer Monitoring/Outreach
Here is an example of one of the many Emerald Ash Borer sticky traps that we have helped to install across the province to monitor for the presence of Emerald Ash Borers.
Forest Pest Examples
Asian Longhorn Beetle
Brown Spruce Longhead Beetle
Emerald Ash Borer
Hemlock Wooly Adelgid
