As the emerald ash borer moves through the Northeast, help is needed to support the resilience of forested ecosystems and basketmaking as a Wabanaki cultural lifeway. Through monitoring for signs and symptoms of the emerald ash borer and sharing information on healthy ash trees in your area, you could help preserve ash trees into the future. Join the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) and the Ash Protection Collaboration Across Wabanakik (APCAW) to practice ash inventory protocols and learn how to contribute data from your own community to a broad community science effort. Land trust or conservation staff, conservation volunteers, citizen scientists, and private landowners are encouraged to join.

During this training, we will:

• learn about collaborative efforts to preserve ash trees on the Northeastern landscape
• cover how to find ash trees using google maps and habitat characteristics
• practice identifying ash trees, signs and symptoms of emerald ash borer, potential seed trees, and collecting additional field site data
• contribute data directly to Protecting Ash: A Preservation Focused Inventory Project
• share resources to take back to your community
• connect to a broad community of land stewards, scientists, community members, and basketmakers dedicated to preserving ash

Learn more about work to protect ash trees at umaine.edu/apcaw. If you have questions, reach out to Meggie at [email protected]