The state’s EAB interior quarantine is designed to restrict the artificial spread of EAB. The elements of the quarantine are as follows:

• A 21 contiguous county quarantine (Level I) of Southeastern Michigan is in effect and includes these counties: Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Saginaw, Sanilac, Shiawassee, St. Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne. Movement of hardwood firewood and other regulated articles within this 21 contiguous county area is allowed however, movement of hardwood firewood and other regulated articles out of Quarantine Level I and into Quarantine Level II or into Canada or other states is not allowed.
  
  
• Forty-seven additional counties in the Lower Peninsula (Level II) are also quarantined as a second level of protection: Alcona, Allegan, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Barry, Bay, Benzie, Berrien, Cass, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Clare, Crawford, Emmet, Gladwin, Grand Traverse, Huron, Ionia, Iosco, Isabella, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Midland, Missaukee, Montcalm, Montmorency, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Ogemaw, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Ottawa, Presque Isle, Roscommon, St. Joseph, Tuscola, VanBuren, and Wexford. Movement of hardwood firewood and other regulated articles within this 47 contiguous county area and into the Level I area is allowed however, movement of hardwood firewood is not allowed into the U.P., or into Canada or other states.
  
  
• All of Mackinac County and a portion of Chippewa County in the Upper Peninsula (U.P.) are quarantined. The Mackinac County quarantine is divided into two levels: the City of St. Ignace, and the townships of Moran, Brevort, and St. Ignace are quarantine level II; and the remaining portions of Mackinac County are quarantine level III. In Chippewa County, the area near Brimley State Park is quarantine Level II. Although EAB has now been detected in parts of the U.P., the Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) remains committed to protecting the U.P. from the artificial spread of EAB. Movement of regulated articles, including hardwood firewood, from quarantined areas of the U.P. is prohibited. MDA will continue to focus on regulatory enforcement, detection, response efforts, and communications activities in the U.P.

Individuals or businesses found violating the state's EAB quarantine are subject to fines ranging from $1,000 to $250,000 and jail time of up to five years for moving regulated ash materials, including firewood. No citizen would want to be responsible for introducing EAB into the natural beauty of the U.P. forests.

All types of firewood can transport invasive pests other than EAB such as Beech Bark Disease, Asian Longhorned Beetle, Sirex Woodwasp, and Gypsy Moth. Help protect Michigan’s natural resources by following these firewood recommendations: Buy firewood when you reach your destination and burn it all on site.

For more information, please call the EAB toll-free hotline at 866-325-0023 or visit one of these Web sites at www.michigan.gov/eab or www.emeraldashborer.info.