Beetles and more at meeting

A public meeting on Douglas fir beetles and a plan to reduce the threat from them is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Library Community Room, 702 E. Front Avenue, Coeur d’Alene.

Speakers will be Nick Goodwin, city of Coeur d’Alene urban forester; Erika Eidson, Idaho Department of Lands Forest Health Specialist; and Chelsea Jahant-Miller, USDA Forest Service entomologist.

They will cover how to identify Douglas fir trees on your property, how to identify a Douglas fir beetle infestation, how to treat a Douglas fir beetle infestation, and what the city is doing to protect public Douglas fir trees.

The meeting is hosted by the city of Coeur d’Alene’s Parks and Recreation Department, Urban Forestry Division.

Info: Nick Goodwin, 208-769-2266 or [email protected].