The City of Sioux Falls is dealing with the emerald ash borer, found in parts of the city in 2018.
As a result, there is an emergency quarantine for Minnehaha and parts of Lincoln and Turner Counties, where wood cannot be moved. This quarantine is to prevent spreading the Emerald Ash Borer.
Emerald Ash Borers have killed more than 100 million ash trees in the U.S. over the last two decades. The City of Sioux Falls has approximately 84,900 ash trees.
It takes awhile for infestation of Emerald Ash Borer to migrate, so the city and state wants to let homeowners know now, so they can take action and slow the spread.