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BOULDER CO - March 26, 2019: A worker from the Davey Tree Service puts one the infected trees in the wood chipper next to the kids' fishing pond. As many as 140 ash trees along Boulder Creek between Sixth and Ninth streets near Boulder's Evert Pierson Kids' Fishing Pond are being removed because they are infested with Emerald Ash Borer and either dying or dead.
(Photo by Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)
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BOULDER CO - March 26, 2019: Workers from the Davey Tree Service cut down one of the infected trees next to the kids' fishing pond. As many as 140 ash trees along Boulder Creek between Sixth and Ninth streets near Boulder's Evert Pierson Kids' Fishing Pond are being removed because they are infested with Emerald Ash Borer and either dying or dead.
(Photo by Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)
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BOULDER CO - March 26, 2019: Nicholas Gore fishes at the kids' fishing pond while workers remove damaged trees. As many as 140 ash trees along Boulder Creek between Sixth and Ninth streets near Boulder's Evert Pierson Kids' Fishing Pond are being removed because they are infested with Emerald Ash Borer and either dying or dead.
(Photo by Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)
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BOULDER CO - March 26, 2019: Workers from the Davey Tree Service cut down one of the infected trees next to the kids' fishing pond. As many as 140 ash trees along Boulder Creek between Sixth and Ninth streets near Boulder's Evert Pierson Kids' Fishing Pond are being removed because they are infested with Emerald Ash Borer and either dying or dead.
(Photo by Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)
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BOULDER CO - March 26, 2019: Trees with blue dots will be removed this week. Woodpeckers have chipped away the bark looking for the Emerald Ash Borer larvae. As many as 140 ash trees along Boulder Creek between Sixth and Ninth streets near Boulder's Evert Pierson Kids' Fishing Pond are being removed because they are infested with Emerald Ash Borer and either dying or dead.
(Photo by Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)
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BOULDER CO - March 26, 2019: Tom Read, a City of Boulder Forester, points out the hole where the mature Emerald Ash Borer exits the tree. Woodpeckers chip away the bark looking for the larvae. As many as 140 ash trees along Boulder Creek between Sixth and Ninth streets near Boulder's Evert Pierson Kids' Fishing Pond are being removed because they are infested with Emerald Ash Borer and either dying or dead.
(Photo by Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)
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BOULDER CO - March 26, 2019: Tom Read, a City of Boulder Forester, points out the hole where the mature Emerald Ash Borer exits the tree. As many as 140 ash trees along Boulder Creek between Sixth and Ninth streets near Boulder's Evert Pierson Kids' Fishing Pond are being removed because they are infested with Emerald Ash Borer and either dying or dead.
(Photo by Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)
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BOULDER CO - March 26, 2019: Tom Read, a City of Boulder Forester, points out the hole where the mature Emerald Ash Borer exits the tree. As many as 140 ash trees along Boulder Creek between Sixth and Ninth streets near Boulder's Evert Pierson Kids' Fishing Pond are being removed because they are infested with Emerald Ash Borer and either dying or dead.
(Photo by Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)
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BOULDER CO - March 26, 2019: Justin Lambert catches another fish near where the trees are being removed. As many as 140 ash trees along Boulder Creek between Sixth and Ninth streets near Boulder's Evert Pierson Kids' Fishing Pond are being removed because they are infested with Emerald Ash Borer and either dying or dead.
(Photo by Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)
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BOULDER CO - March 26, 2019: Nicholas Gore prepares to grab a fish he caught at the kids' fishing pond, near where damaged trees are being removed. As many as 140 ash trees along Boulder Creek between Sixth and Ninth streets near Boulder's Evert Pierson Kids' Fishing Pond are being removed because they are infested with Emerald Ash Borer and either dying or dead.
(Photo by Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)
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BOULDER CO - March 26, 2019: Nicholas Gore grabs a fish he caught at the kids' fishing pond, near where damaged trees are being removed. As many as 140 ash trees along Boulder Creek between Sixth and Ninth streets near Boulder's Evert Pierson Kids' Fishing Pond are being removed because they are infested with Emerald Ash Borer and either dying or dead.
(Photo by Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)
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BOULDER CO - March 26, 2019: Nicholas Gore grabs a fish he caught at the kids' fishing pond, near where damaged trees are being removed. As many as 140 ash trees along Boulder Creek between Sixth and Ninth streets near Boulder's Evert Pierson Kids' Fishing Pond are being removed because they are infested with Emerald Ash Borer and either dying or dead.
(Photo by Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)
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BOULDER CO - March 26, 2019: Jenny Kessem counts the tree rings of a freshly cut tree with her children, Wilder and Raya. There were 35. As many as 140 ash trees along Boulder Creek between Sixth and Ninth streets near Boulder's Evert Pierson Kids' Fishing Pond are being removed because they are infested with Emerald Ash Borer and either dying or dead.
(Photo by Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)