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OKI Regional Conservation Council

2012 Annual Meeting

April 2, 2012

Asian Longhorned Beetle

40 Years of Environmental Legislation:

Where Do We Stand? OKI Regional Conservation Council’s Annual Meeting

1:00 p.m. Monday, April 2, 2012

at OKI Regional Council of Governments 720 East Pete Rose Way, Suite 420, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45202

Program

1:00 p.m. Registration and Socializing Mingle freely and renew old acquaintances in the OKI Board Room.

1:15 p.m. Welcome and Introductions John Kruse, Chair, OKI Regional Conservation Council Mark Policinski, Executive Director, OKI Regional Council of Governments

1:30 p.m. Environmental Consultations for the Regional Long-Range Transportation Plan Travis Miller, Regional Planning Manager, OKI Regional Council of Governments

1:45 p.m. The 1972 Clean Water Act – A Hard Act to Follow Marc F. Hult, Chairman, Kenton County Conservation District

2:00 p.m. Federal and State Water Quality Issues and Regulations Kristy Meyer, Director of Agricultural & Clean Water Programs, Ohio Environmental Council

2:30 p.m. ten-minute break

2:40 p.m. Great Miami Water Quality Monitoring Project Brian Bohl, CPESC, Stream Specialist, Hamilton County Soil & Water Conservation District

2:50 p.m. Wet Weather Landslides Robert Sheets, PE, Geotechnical Engineer, Hamilton County Soil & Water Conservation District

3:10 p.m. Asian Longhorned Beetle: The Threat in Black and White Biology, Identification and Management of the Asian Longhorned Beetle Joe Boggs, Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University Extension and Dept. of Entomology Regulatory Issues of the Asian Longhorned Beetle Ohio Dept. of Agriculture and U.S.D.A., Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Conservation District Response to the Asian Longhorned Beetle Paul Berringer, District Administrator, Clermont Soil & Water Conservation District

4:30 p.m. County Conservation District Updates Conservation districts of the Tri-State region in will report briefly on their new directions

5:00 p.m. OKI-Regional Conservation Council Business Meeting and Meal (agenda follows)

The Business Meeting will coincide with a buffet style meal to be eaten in the meeting room.

The following presentations were not available at the printing of this program, but will be shared through a RCC Email Newsletter within a week the annual meeting.

The 1972 Clean Water Act – A Hard Act to Follow

Marc F. Hult, Chairman, Kenton County Conservation District

Federal and State Water Quality Issues and Regulations

Kristy Meyer, Director of Agricultural & Clean Water Programs, Ohio Environmental Council Great Miami Water Quality Monitoring Project Brian Bohl, CPESC, Stream Specialist, Hamilton County Soil & Water Conservation District

Wet Weather Landslides

Robert Sheets, PE, Geotechnical Engineer, Hamilton County Soil & Water Conservation District

Asian Longhorned Beetle: The Threat in Black and White

Biology, Identification and Management of the Asian Longhorned Beetle

Joe Boggs, Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University Extension and Dept. of Entomology

Regulatory Issues of the Asian Longhorned Beetle

Ohio Dept. of Agriculture and U.S.D.A., Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service

(APHIS) Conservation District Response to the Asian Longhorned Beetle

Paul Berringer, District Administrator, Clermont Soil & Water Conservation District

OKI-Regional Conservation Council Business Meeting 5:00 p.m. Monday, April 2, 2012

at OKI Regional Council of Governments

720 East Pete Rose Way, Suite 420, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45202

Agenda

Call to order John Kruse, Chair, OKI Regional Conservation Council Moment of Silence We will note the passing of conservation district staff or board members during the past 12 months. Treasurer’s Report Larry Varney, OKI-RCC Treasurer, will report briefly on the organization’s treasury, which serves as a rainy day fund for event expenses. Mr. Varney is with the Campbell County Conservation District, which graciously agreed in 2010 to serve as the agent for the OKI-RCC bank account. Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Conservation Council 2011 Directory Bruce Koehler of the OKI Regional Council of Governments will hand out copies of a draft regional directory of conservation districts and request any revisions that may be needed. OKI-Regional Conservation Council Annual Tour Campbell County Conservation District will report on plans to sponsor the conservation tour this year. Election of OKI-RCC Officers OKI-RCC members will elect a chair and vice chair for the next 12 months. Larry Varney, Campbell County Conservation District, has agreed to continue as treasurer. Cleanup Crew A few kind souls will be recruited for after-dinner cleanup chores. Other Business OKI-RCC members are given the opportunity to discuss additional items not on this agenda. Adjournment

To register online for the Annual Meeting of the OKI Regional Conservation Council, go to:

http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=vgifeldab&oeidk=a07e5mkyrzkbacc09de or: www.oki.org

A collegial forum for conservation districts of the Tri-State

John Kruse, Dearborn County Soil & Water Conservation District, Chair Joe Glassmeyer, Clermont Soil & Water Conservation District, Vice-Chair Larry Varney, Campbell County Conservation District, Treasurer Bruce Koehler, OKI Regional Council of Governments, staff support

EnvironmentalConsultations

OHIO-KENTU C KY-IND IANA

R EG I ONA L C OU NC I L OF G OV ER NMENTS

2012 OKI Regional Conservation Council Annual Meeting

for the 2040 Regional Long-Range Transportation Plan

FHWA Consideration of Environmental Effects

FHWA Environmental Policy Statement (1994)

SAFETEA LU (2005) SAFETEA-LU (2005)

Eco-Logical: An Ecosystem Approach to Developing Infrastructure Projects


Intended Results of OKI’s Environmental Consultations

Better decisions for improving transportation

Better decisions about how development occurs

Transportation improvements and a development process that more fully account for their environmental effects and financial consequences


Consultations Provide theOpportunity for Considering:

Extent and vulnerability of the region’s least impaired environmental resources

Potential environmental effects of transportation improvementsimprovements

Options for avoiding project impacts that could result in mitigation

Options for reducing adverse impacts from conventional development trends and practices


ODNR Divisions: Engineering, Forestry, Parks & Recreation, Watercraft (Scenic Rivers), Wildlife

OEPA Div. of Surface Water Sections: Env. Mitig. & Permitting, Ecological Assmnt., Permits & Compliance

Ky. State Nature Preserves Commission

Involvement and Participation

Ky. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources KDOW Branches: Watershed Mgmt. & Water Quality

IDNR Divisions: Nature Preserves, Outdoor Rec., Fish & Wldlf.

IDEM Office of WQ: Watershed Assmnt. & Planning Branch, Wetlands & Stormwater Section

Local Agencies: Mostly county-level agencies for Planning, SWCDs, NRCS, Parks, Stormwater Management, Water Resources


Format forConsultation Sessions

Review of environmental resources identified by States for conservation or protection

Focused review of streams identified as “Regionally Significant”

State agency briefings on state programs that help protect “regionally significant” resources

Discussion of avoidance strategies

Comparison of environmental resources and the transportation plan


Five Resource Categories

Regionally Significant Environmental Resources

Regionally Significant Streams State Conserved Areas Wetlands Endangered, Threatened, or Rare

Species Prime Farmland and Agricultural

Districts


Developed Area (Centralized Sewer)


Served by sewer

Represents major public investment

Served by sewer

Represents major public investment

Regionally Significant Streams


Relatively unimpaired

Highest value for aquatic life

Relatively unimpaired

Highest value for aquatic life

State Conserved Areas and Wetlands


Endangered, Threatened, and Rare Species

165 local species are listed at federal or state levels as Endangered, Threatened, or Rare (20 of these are also federally listed)

Nearly 2/3 of the 104 animal species depend y /3 4 p pon aquatic habitat for survival

Nearly half of these aquatic species are “critically imperiled” or “imperiled” globally


Prime Farmland and Agricultural Districts


Strategies for Strategies for

Avoiding Avoiding Avoiding Avoiding

Environmental ImpactsEnvironmental Impacts


Round 1 ConsultationsDiscussion Framework

Separate state and local sessions Focus 1) How environmental resources can

be adversely affected 2) How adverse effects can be avoided

Concerns Primary Impacts from roadway runoff and

project construction Secondary Impacts from development and

impervious surface facilitated by improved roadways


Round 1 ConsultationsMajor Environmental Concerns

Major concerns are that…

forested tracts remain intact,

stream corridors be conserved,

d ff b di d f di roadway runoff be diverted from direct entry into streams,

streams not yet degraded be protected, and

the growth of impervious surface be constrained


Round 1 ConsultationsSuggested/Discussed Strategies

Suggested by state agencies and discussed by local agencies for their potential for greater use:

Low-impact development (LID) and green i f f i infrastructure for managing stormwater

Integration of best practices into local code Conservation elements in local plans Conservation easementsWatershed planning


Participants Ohio Ky. Ind. Total

State AgencyDivisions/Branches

9 4 5 19

Round 2Participation

Divisions/Branches

Local Agencies 18 7 3 28

Individuals 31 16 12 60


OKI Local Consultations, Indiana, Feb. 2011

County agencies advocated for projects that:● manage stormwater effectively● avoid adverse impacts to streams● maintain or restore stream corridors

Review of Transportation Projects

• maintain tree cover• maintain day-lighted streams• use bridge spans that allow

for wildlife movement andflooding below


Potential Avoidance StrategiesDiscussion

Stream Crossings Increase the use of detention basins and

roadside ditches;

Reduce use of road salt/use alternatives

Reduce use of culverts

Use clearspan bridges


Potential Avoidance StrategiesDiscussion

Roadway Runoff Disposal Use swales or detention basins Ensure right-of-ways sufficient for green infrastructure

best management practices Use exfiltration treatment were right-of-way is limited

Avoid Floodway Filling

Use Compact or Conservation Development techniques in developing areas


2012 and Beyond…

• Historic Resources Inventory

• OKI Greenspace Office ongoing efforts

• Model Ordinance and Best Practice Sharing


Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) OKI Regional Conservation Council’s Annual Meeting Monday, April 2, 2012 Joe Boggs, Assistant Professor, Ohio State University Extension, Hamilton County

OSU Department of Entomology

1) Background: Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) is native to

China and the Koreas. First discovered in North America in

Brooklyn, NY, in 1996. Found in Ohio in Bethel, Clermont

County, in 2011; first infestation to be found in the state.

2) Hosts: ALB can infest and kill a wide range of trees in 13

Genera; they have a distinct preference for ALL maples (Acer)

including boxelder, Norway, red, silver, and sugar.

3) Life Cycle: Beetles emerge in late-spring to early-summer. Larval

development occurs throughout the summer and fall;

pupation occurs in the spring. There is one generation per year; all stages can survive the

winter except the adults which are killed by the first

significant freeze.

4) Symptoms and Damage: Oviposition Pits:

Every ALB infestation starts with female beetles

chewing circular to oblong-shaped pits through the

bark and down to the white wood of host trees. The

pits are around 1/2" in diameter. In Ohio, adults may be present until late-fall, but the

highest numbers occur in July and August; while new

pits are most obvious in mid-summer, they may be seen

into late-fall. Pits will remain obvious for about a year

until the wound heals. They are often made more

obvious in the spring and fall by sap oozing out of the

wound and running down the bark. The beetles will only lay eggs (produce pits) on

LIVING stems; they will not chew new pits into cut

stems. So, new pits will not appear on firewood. Beetles will lay eggs from the top to the bottom of the tree; pits are as likely to be seen at eye-level as they are

to be located high in the tree. Trees of all sizes are selected: as long as stem size can support complete larval

development. Beetle Emergence Holes:

Adult emergence holes are perfectly round and 3/8-

1/2" in diameter; large enough to easily shove a #2

pencil into the hole. New holes will only appear on living branches and

trunks or stems that have been cut for less than one

year. ALB will not lay eggs on dead stems; however,

we have a number of native longhorned beetles that

do infest dead or dying stems. Since beetles lay eggs throughout host trees, exit holes

may be found high in the tree while also appearing at

the base of the tree.

Coarse Frass:

Frass is another name for insect excrement and ALB frass consists of very obvious wood shavings; it looks like

"wood wool," or Excelsior packing material. The distinctive ALB frass collects on the bark, falls into branch forks, and drops onto the ground around the

base of an infested tree trunk. Branch Breakage:

Late instar ALB larvae tunnel and feed in the white wood (xylem) which causes substantial structural

weakening of infested branches. This leads to a significant increase in branch breakage on trees infested with

ALB. Always look at the ends of broken branches to see why the branch broke! Look for heavy tunneling across the

rings of the white wood. One of the infestations in Worcester, MA, was discovered by USDA APHIS

personnel examining the ends of branches broken after an ice storm. Heavy Woodpecker Damage: ALB larvae bore into the white wood (xylem); woodpeckers must excavate deeply

to extract these larvae. Beetles Themselves: ALB is very distinctive looking and one of the largest beetles found in the U.S. Thinning tree canopies is NOT a reliable symptom of an ALB infestation. While ALB is a tree killer and infested

trees will certainly loss their canopy as they die, it is amazing how long heavily infested trees will appear healthy

with no discernible canopy thinning. Indeed, this is usually the most startling revelation for folks who first

experience an ALB infestation; the trees just don't look infested! While maples with thinning canopies should be

investigated (it's a "get out of the care" symptom), other symptoms should be investigated before declaring that the

tree is infested with ALB.

5) Management: Eradication:

Thus far, infestations have been very localized and only found in 5 states; the destruction of ALB through

eradication has been successful! The overall success of eradication in preventing ALB from becoming established in the U.S. depends on early

detection of infestations. Suspected infestations can be reported online at: http://www.beetlebusters.info/

Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) versus Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB):

Emerald Ash Borer Asian Longhorned Beetle

1) Infests and kills a single plant genus: Fraxinus 1) Infests and kills multiple plant families / genera

2) Widespread; large areas infested 2) Isolated infestations

3) Beetles easily disperse; good fliers, quick to fly! 3) Beetles tend to stay with trees; slow to take flight

4) Can kill ring porous (Ash) trees quickly: thinning

canopies often appear early in the infestation process

4) Diffuse porous trees (Maples) die slowly: canopy

thinning occurs very late in the infestation process

5) Clear and Present Danger in many states in the U.S.:

often multiple infestations throughout the states

5) Only 5 states have been affected: but not

widespread throughout these states

6) Multiple management options 6) Management options centers on eradication

7) Not chance for eradication from U.S. 7) Eradication has been successful in multiple locations

NOTES:

Questions?

You can contact me at: [email protected]

http://www.beetlebusters.info/

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