Welcome to the The People Against Cedar forum. This web site is intended to provide information on how to manage allergic reaction to the mountain cedar (Ashe Juniper) plus offer management control for this invading tree. Our goal is to provide you with useful information about the ashe juniper and its detriment to your health. The People Against Cedar sponsors research and community awareness in the fight to control mountain cedar. We specialize in public awareness as the battle against this nuisance plant continues. At this site, you will discover current information about studies, management programs and the latest effective approaches to control or reduce cedar trees in the Edwards Plateau region of Texas. These same approaches of control can be applied to other areas of the country where ashe juniper resides.

From a sufferer..... “My son and I are miserable right now due to the Cedar pollen. Every year at this time it's the same. He misses school and I go through life in a daze. My idea is to promote awareness and action by popularizing "Replace a Cedar" day. I'd like to hear your opinion on this. We've got to do something. "Replace a Cedar" day would be a day where central Texans are encouraged to replace one or more Cedar trees with another tree as long as it is native to this region. Every cedar that is cut down must be replaced by at least one tree.” ....Marianne S.

Facts:

• Great site for mountain cedar allergen movement: http://pollen.utulsa.edu/mcforecast.html
• See the section on Allergy Advice including Other Allergy News
• 25% of the people in areas with Mountain Cedar (aka, ashe juniper) suffer from its pollen 25% of the year [December - February].
• The Mountain Cedar inhabits approximately 8.6 million acres in Texas and over 1 million acres in Oklahoma and without intervention it will continue spreading. Mountain cedar is now affecting individuals in Arkansas and Missouri, not to mention that it is also in Mexico, Guatemala and Japan
• Austin, Texas voted the 2nd allergy capital in the USA by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. www.allergyactionplan.com
• The University of Tulsa says cedar is "one of the most potent allergens in the United States.”
• An adult mountain cedar consumes approximately 32 gallons of water per day.
• Fire hazard is also a real concern during the dry summer months. See the section on Fire Hazard for more details.
• Silk tassel, yaupon, possum haw, rusty viburnum, mountain laurel, cherry laurel, Carolina buckthorn (also know as Indian cherry), agarita, evergreen sumac, fragrant sumac, flame leaf sumac, Mexican buckeye, Mexican plum, red bud, Texas persimmon, sweet brush (also known as kidneywood), prickly ash, Texas ash, Texas red oak, shin oak, escarpment black cherry and live oak are better trees/plants for the hillsides of Central Texas

Feel free to browse this site. If you have comments or questions about our mission, or simply need more information and want to contact us, click on the Contact Us button on any page within this site.

For current Pollen Counts across the USA, see what the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology's (AAAAI) Aeroallergen Network says: http://www.aaaai.org/nab/index.cfm?p=pollen