News Flash

Emerald Ash Borer Open House Tuesday, October 1, 2019 6 – 8 p.m. Steele County Administration Building, Board Room Owatonna, MN 55060 

The public will also have an opportunity to provide input on the proposal to add Steele County to the state formal quarantine. The MDA will take comments on the proposed formal quarantine through October 25, 2019, and proposes to adopt the quarantine on November 1, 2019. The quarantine limits the movement of ash trees and limbs, and hardwood firewood out of the county. The proposed quarantine language can be found at www.mda.state.mn.us/eab.