R.I.P. Scout26
There will be enough reservoirs of people with indoor firewood, or idiots bringing camp wood with them to get the little buggers back up to speed in no time.
Unfortunately Illinois is a lost cause regarding most things, including surviving Ash trees.
A good point for the cold weather: Chicago's cold is supposed to reduce the numbers of feral cats - the Chicago area is supposed to have 200,000.https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/29/feral-cats-shelters/
Which is a shame because they went wild planting Ashes after Dutch Elm Disease wiped out almost all the Elm trees.
We've lost a lot of ash trees around here. I'm taking down standing dead for firewood on my place and my neighbors. Makes good firewood and seasons fast. I'd rather have the live trees.
Cold? Seren doesn't think so... (that's not Seren, but it is a Leonberger)
-32 here this morn, per the weather thingee on the tablet.
Wow. I didn't know it could get that cold in Illinois.