June 5th 1-2:30 pm | Virtual on Zoom. Access the recording here.
Understand current efforts to study ash resilience in the face of emerald ash borer. State employees will introduce current information about the spread of EAB in the Northeast and discuss how land managers can support current management and monitoring efforts. Next, researchers discuss recent discoveries around genetic resistance to EAB, and how forest managers can help with genetic research efforts.
Confirmed speakers: Jill Hamilton, Researcher at Penn State, Nate Siegert, Forest Entomologist at the Forest Service. More speakers TBD.