Action for Ash Day

On July 22nd, APCAW, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, and the Monitoring and Managing Ash (MaMA) program of the Ecosystem Research Institute organized a full day of activities to learn about community science data collection projects for ash trees. Our goal was to train participants to feel confident in their ash ID, ash gender classifications, EAB signs and symptoms, and ability to take tree measurements such as diameter at breast height. We also presented on the uses of the data, for ash resilience research, EAB monitoring, seed collection, lingering ash identification, and cultural access. In the morning, we reviewed the Ecosystem Investigative Network’s Protecting Ash Project for the Future data collection protocol, and in the afternoon the MaMA community science projects which support resistance breeding efforts.

If you know of ash near you, and would like to learn more and get involved in these data collection efforts, please email apcaw-group@maine.edu to connect with a member of our team!