Parks officials turn a conquering invader against itself

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo’s latest and best weapon against a destructive pest that has already laid millions of ash trees to waste across the U.S. is a curved arborist’s hand saw.
Foresters for the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy use it to strip bark from infested trees to draw the emerald ash borer away from the healthy ash trees.
The ash borer is native to Asia, where the ash trees have developed a natural defense against the pest, but Olmsted’s Forestry Manager