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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 2026 Protect Community Forests inventory/survey data. o Tree stock must meet ANSI Z-60.2 and can be: • %-2 inch caliper bareroot, • a container class size #20 or smaller, or • balled and burlapped trees smaller than 2.5" caliper (MNDOT Certified Landscape Specialist training required by planting organization in order for B&B trees to be eligible). • Flexibility is possible in instances where desired stock is unavailable. • DNR recommends trees be purchased with a one-year warranty. • All trees removed and planted must be mapped and submitted as shapefiles, with the planted trees identified by species. If your community does not have access to shapefile-generating software, please contact the DNR at ucf.dnr@state.mn.us to discuss options for addressing this requirement. • Projects that incorporate tree planting must submit a 3-year establishment plan with application. RESIDENTIAL TREE CARE • Removals conducted on residential property must be offered a tree replacement of one tree planted for each tree removed. Property owners must decline trees planted in order to not meet the one-to-one replanting requirement. • Work on residential land can only be conducted on a property in service to low-income residents. The definition of low-income must be defined and reasonably justified by the applicant and submitted to the DNR. • Work conducted on residential property will either be completed by residents (tree planting only), or by tree care companies holding liability insurance and with an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist on staff, or Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) accreditation, or equivalent certification. • A link to, or paper copy of, the Forest Service's Tree Owner's Manual (English / Spanish) must be provided to residents receiving maintenance work or a newly planted tree. If a resident's primary language is Hmong, Somali or Spanish, additional resources including the Pocket Guide to Planting Trees (English/Huron Somali/Spanish) and the DNR's Tree Care Door Hanger will be available as supplemental educational materials. • For activities on residential land, a formal agreement between the resident and the grant recipient is required. Each residential agreement must contain the following language: o The State of Minnesota is released from any liability associated with work completed on private property. o Access is granted by the landowner for all planned activities within the agreement; this may include, but is not limited to: planting, follow-up maintenance, monitoring, or other on -site work. Access for state employees must be granted to complete monitoring of work conducted. o 1 will plant and care for my tree(s) according to the Tree Owner's Manual for as long as it is within my right to do so. Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Considerations Minnesota Department of Agriculture considers May 1— September 30 to be the flight season for EAB. This means that EAB adult beetles are emerging from infested wood or trees and flying in search of new hosts during this time. The best management practice is to not remove ash trees when EAB are actively flying (May -September), to avoid the risk of EAB emerging from this material in transit or at a processing location. EAB infestations are difficult to identify in the early stages of the infestation. EAB infestation areas grow via human - assisted movement and through natural dispersion. For these reasons, when new EAB infestations are discovered, quarantines are enacted on a large scale with the assumption that the infestation is spread beyond what is observed. However, while the quarantine necessarily covers a large area where EAB may be present, the distribution of EAB is likely not uniform throughout the quarantine and may be in areas outside these boundaries. 2026