HURON — An ongoing citywide inventory of trees in Huron has shown so far that more than 40 percent of the trees are ash, which could be threatened by the emerald ash borer in the future.
Parks and Recreation Director LaRon Klock said the Huron Master Gardeners, who are working on the inventory, have had a few questions from property owners.
“The public should know that this group is entering data on the boulevard and Parks and Recreation area trees in the city and then we can manage the species of trees on city property,” he said.

The group also works in cooperation with the South Dakota State University Extension Department of Agriculture Resource Conservation and Forestry.
In the spring, members of the Huron Master Gardeners received training from two urban forestry consultants on how to conduct the inventory, which is expected to take most of the summer to complete.
They are counting all species of trees and noting their condition. The last such count was done in 1980. But the devastating emerald ash borer and its ability to kill trees is as close as Turner, Lincoln and Minnehaha counties.
It was first discovered in the United States in the Detroit area in 2002.
Any questions about the inventory can be forwarded to the Parks and Recreation Department via email at director.hprd@huronsd.com or by calling 353-8533.