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Emerald Ash Borer in Maine
January 11 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
The Scarborough Land Trust (SLT) and Ash Protection Collaboration Across Wabanakik (APCAW) and the Wild Seed Project will present on the current state of Ash Trees and the presence of the Emerald Ash Borer in Maine, what these organizations are doing to conserve Ash trees, and how community members can help.
Presenter Bios:
Emily Francis (she/her) is a UMaine PhD candidate with a research focus on human dimensions of natural resources, specifically related to prioritizing Tribal Nations involvement in planning and decision making to solutions of “wicked problems”. Her final research project brings together the network of people and organizations working to save ash against EAB in Maine and beyond through a social networking analysis (SNA) accompanied by knowledge-sharing with basket makers.
Samantha Wolf (she/her) is the Stewardship Director for SLT, has undergone virtual and in-person ash collection and Wabanaki Cultural trainings presented by APCAW, and has coordinated volunteers through SLT for Ash ID and seed collection on Scarborough Land Trust preserves.
Tyler Everett is a citizen of Mi’kmaq Nation. His research prioritizes methodologies that result in Tribal led science. He is a PhD student in the School of Forest Resources at the University of Maine and his current research focuses on the impacts of emerald ash borer (EAB) on Tribal ash resources and identifying innovative management and mitigation strategies for this forest health issue that Tribal Nation partners support and have interest in better understanding.
Ella McDonald (she/they) is a non-native Master’s student in Ecology and Environmental Science interested in how to facilitate respectful and effective cross cultural collaborations for the future of land, forests, and water. They helped facilitate the co-creation of the APCAW website and the APCAW training series of 2023-2024.
Emily Baisden joined the Wild Seed Project in 2022 as the Seed Program Manager. Emily served as Entomologist and Educator at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. She has an extensive background in native horticulture and environmental education, and focuses largely on using native plants to support food webs and biodiversity. She holds a BS in Environmental Science from the University of New England and an MS in Entomology from the University of Delaware.