Maine Forest Service now issuing movement permits for transport of brown ash wood for basketmaking across quarantine boundaries

As of October 2024, Maine Forest Service recorded new satellite detections in Aroostook County and changed Maine’s EAB quarantine boundaries to now include parts of land stewarded by Mi’kmaq Nation.

For basket makers needing to move a limited number of brown ash logs outside of Maine’s EAB quarantine area, a limited use permit can be issued by the Maine Forest Service on a case-by-case basis following a visual inspection. Please contact michael.parisio@maine.com to request a visual inspection and apply for a limited use permit for transport of regulated ash articles outside of quarantine boundaries.