Linton Relief Donations
April 14, 2009
The worst flood in Linton’s history forced the evacuation of more than 100 structures in Emmons County. As clean-up and tear-down of these structures continue, Linton and area communities still need our help.
Furniture, small appliances, electronics and monetary donations will be accepted at two locations for Linton area residents.
In Bismarck, bring your donations to the Jobbers Moving and Storage trailer in the KMart parking lot.
In Steele, bring your donations to BEK Communications; from noon to 7:00 pm.
Friday and Saturday April 24 & 25
City of Bismarck Sandbag Pickup
April 14, 2009
Contact:
Jeff Heintz
Director Service Operations Public Works
Phone: 701.355.1700
City of Bismarck Sandbag Pickup
Bismarck, N.D. – The City of Bismarck will pick up sandbags within the City limits in the following areas and days. The City will not pick up sandbags in mobile home courts.
Thursday, April 16th – West of Washington St and south of Bismarck Expressway
Friday, April 17th – Between University Dr. and Washington St. and south of Bismarck Expressway
Sandbags should be placed on the boulevard or at the end of the driveway by 8 AM on the day scheduled for sand-bag pickup in your location.
Residents may also drop off their sandbags at the following locations:
Fairground parking lot south of the 4-H Building; area has been marked off in red paint on the ground. (24/7)
Bismarck State College main campus parking lot (northwest corner) located on the west side of the intersection at College Drive and Schafer Street. (24/7)
Landfill Baler Building, 2111 N 52nd St. Monday-Friday 8am-6pm, Saturday 8am-4pm
For more information please visit www.bismarck.org
Dangerous Conditions in Rural Burleigh County
April 14, 2009
Contact:
Mary Senger
Burleigh County Emergency Manager
701-222-6727
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN RURAL BURLEIGH COUNTY
Bismarck, ND – The Burleigh County Highway Department has a large number of roads that are closed and/or barricaded. There is a high probability of future road closures to include Highway 10 by the McKenzie Slough and Lincoln Road. Alternate route for Lincoln residents: Lincoln Road east to 93rd Street, south to Highway 1804, and then west on Highway 1804 to Bismarck. Emergency services are compromised due to the number of road closures.
Residents are advised to exercise extreme caution with travelling in rural Burleigh County. Do not drive into areas where water tops the roadway! Citations will be issued to anyone who travels on a closed road or bypasses barricades.
Clearly, residents along Apple Creek in southern Burleigh County have not seen its high water point which may be in 2-3 days. The Menoken gage for Apple Creek is currently reporting 17.3’ with an anticipated crest at 17.5’ today or early tomorrow. Residential homes that become inundated with water are being asked to voluntarily evacuate.
Filled sandbags remain available at the Burleigh County Fairgrounds’ parking lot south of the 4-H Building.
Sandbag Disposal Drop-off Sites Identified In Bismarck and Burleigh County
April 13, 2009
Contact:
Jeff Heintz, Director
Public Works Service Operations
Phone: 701.355.1700
Sandbag Disposal Drop-off Sites Identified In Bismarck and Burleigh County
Bismarck, N.D. - Two locations have been established for residents to drop off unneeded sandbags.
Bismarck State College, campus parking lot located on the west side of the intersection at College Drive and Schafer Street, in the northwest corner of the lot. Residents are asked to break open their sandbags and dump the sand in the area indicated by a sign. A dumpster is also on site for disposal of empty sandbags.
Burleigh County Fairgrounds, parking lot south of the 4-H Building (area has been marked off in red paint on the ground)
City of Bismarck residents will be notified of curbside sandbag pick-up dates next week when a schedule is finalized.
“The outpouring of support and cooperation from the community is a testament to the eager spirit of our citizens and “neighbor helping neighbor” as they came forward to meet the needs of the community”, said Mayor John Warford. “Now citizens can move ahead with sandbag removal.”
Sandbags are available at no cost at the City of Bismarck Landfill for city and county residents during normal hours of operation, Monday thru Friday, 8AM-6PM, and Saturday, 8AM-4PM. The City of Bismarck Landfill will be open for sandbag pickup from 8 AM-Noon, Friday, April 10th.
For more information visit www.bismarck.org and for information about Sandbag Cleanup After a Flood visit www.ndhealth.gov/flood/Sandbag_Cleanup_After_a_Flood%20.pdf
City of Bismarck Forestry to Begin Elm Firewood Inspections
April 8, 2009
Contact:
Jackson Bird
City Forester
Phone: 701.355.1733
City of Bismarck Forestry to Begin Elm Firewood Inspections April 13th
Bismarck, N.D. – City Forester Jackson Bird announced that the Forestry Division will begin a city wide search of firewood piles the week of April 13th, for the over wintering and breeding habitat of the elm bark beetle. This effort is critical in the battle to save Bismarck’s elm trees from devastating losses to Dutch elm disease.
City arborists will begin combing the city, looking for firewood piles that might contain elm wood. If elm wood is found, it will be marked with orange paint to aid the homeowner in the identification process. Wood owners will be asked to debark, burn or dispose of the over wintering elm wood habitat within ten days of notification. A notice describing the elm bark beetle lifecycle and how they use elm wood as a breeding and over wintering habitat will be left at the property where the elm wood is found. The notice also describes how to identify elm wood from other common firewood types found in North Dakota. It is anticipated that the firewood inspections will be completed in 3 to 4 weeks.
Bismarck’s Dutch elm disease prevention program has been successful in large part due to the elimination of habitat that this disease vector uses to make it through our harsh winters. The insulating effect of a firewood pile allows many insects to survive in our frigid environment. Elm bark beetles use elm wood with tightly attached bark for protection from the extreme fluctuations of temperature that can kill many insects. By eliminating elm wood before spring, the over wintering beetles are destroyed and prevented from emerging in the steadily warming temperatures.
“We attribute our success in fighting to save Bismarck’s elm trees to three main factors. Diligent inspections in the summer to identify diseased trees, quick removal of diseased trees from the urban forest once they are identified as a positive host for the fungus that causes Dutch elm disease, and eliminating the over wintering and breeding habitat of elm bark beetles by enforcing the required debarking or disposal of dead elm wood and stumps,” City Forester Bird said. “We saw a spike in Dutch elm disease (DED) in 2008. We had 37 elms test positive for DED last year, the previous year Bismarck had 17 positive cases of DED.”
According to the NDSU Extension Service publication Dutch Elm Disease, “A few elm logs secreted away by one homeowner who does not understand the importance of the problem can undo all attempts at thorough sanitation and watchful disease surveillance for an area of several city blocks.”