City prepares Denver residents to battle destructive emerald ash borer
![Mayor Michael B. Hancock urges Denver residents to "Be A Smart Ash" and join the city in saving Denver's ash tree population from Emerald Ash Borer infestation. Mayor Michael B. Hancock urges Denver residents to "Be A Smart Ash" and join the city in saving Denver's ash tree population from Emerald Ash Borer infestation.](https://smartash.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Smart-Ash-launch.jpg)
DENVER — Denver’s City Forester is encouraging Denver residents to embrace their inner Smart Ash and join the Be A Smart Ash movement, a campaign launched May 2 in preparation for the inevitable arrival of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), a metallic-green insect that destroys ash trees.