FCCI Bonus Webinar: Managing Brown Ash for Resiliency Against EAB and Climate Change

June 2, 2021 at noon

Webinar Recording

In this special bonus to our webinar series, panelists John Daigle, Professor of Forest Recreation Management, and UMaine SFR PhD students Tyler Everett and Emily Francis will discuss the cultural and ecological significance of Brown ash; vulnerabilities from climate change, emerald ash borer, and poor forestry practices; and the alignment of ash resiliency and climate adaptation through science-based management for climate and EAB. The panelists will make use of numerous attendee poll questions to help improve development of an ash survey instrument for landowners and foresters. 

Eligible for 1 SAF Category 1 CFE

Pre-Meeting Materials

• In Concert with Nature – Interview with Passamaquoddy basket weaver Gabriel Frey (13 min video)
• Human Dimensions Research Around the Invasive Species of Emerald Ash Borer and the Native American Cultural Keystone Species of Black Ash (pdf)
• Weaving Together Livelihood and Culture in Maine, USA (pdf; chapter by Gabriel Frey, Marla Emery, & Suzanne Greenlaw)
• Forest Adaptation Webinar Series: Managing Emerald Ash Borer and Climate Change | Climate Change Response Framework
• Butch Jacobs Demonstrates the Pounding of Ash for Traditional Use (2 min video; Butch Jacobs is a citizen of the Passamaquoddy Tribe. In this short video he can be seen pounding an ash log. The repeated pounding causes the log to separate on the growth rings, making suitable splint material for the traditional art of basketry.)