Support the PA woodmobile program inproviding outreach and education on invasive forest pests, particularlythose of regulatory concern to PA, including spotted lanternfly, asianlonghorned beetle,…

Support the PA woodmobile program inproviding outreach and education on invasive forest pests, particularlythose of regulatory concern to PA, including spotted lanternfly, asianlonghorned beetle, spongy moth, emerald ASH borer, walnut twig beetle, and other pests of concern to federal, state, and public constituencies. The PA woodmobile season will consist of free educational programs at aminimum of 65 events over the span of 100 days from april throughoctober. These events include appearances at county fairs, weekendfestivals, and school programs at elementary schools, secondary schools, and colleges. During the "offseason" pre-recorded educational videosand learning content will be provided to interested schools, individuals, and groups.during the grant year, the program will reach over 12,000STUDENTS/teachers and 75,000 citizens, including employees of industrieshandling potentially regulated wood materials that are high riskpathways for the spreadof forest pests and pathogens. Actual attendancenumbers for students and teachers and estimates for attendance at publicevents will be recorded for all woodmobile and invasive specieseducational events. The program manager will ensure submission ofwritten updates, as well as an annual report and review, requiredfinancial reports and any other reports required in the agreement.since the woodmobile program began in 2002, IT has now reached over 2MILLION citizens, including 225,000 students and teachers. Woodmobilestaff will provide the public with detailed information on how torecognize and report invasive forest pests and diseases. This agreementwill allow US to reach both a greater number of commonwealth citizensand continue to partner with the forest products industry, one of thelargest industries in pennsylvania. Increased outreach on forest pestscan lead to earlier detections of quarantine pests which results inmanagement and/or eradication of smaller infestations and reduces damageto natural areas and urban forests.subrecipient activities, if known or specified at the time of award: N/a