The Scarborough Land Trust (SLT) and Ash Protection Collaboration Across Wabanakik (APCAW) 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. The presentation is an hour long, with 45 mins of content and 15 mins for questions.

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.