Ash Protection Collaboration Across Waponahkik

Dates: Still being finalized For Tribal Nation members only Beginning in February 2024, Tyler Everett is conducting four in-person community meetings with the communities of each Tribal Nation partner (Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point Sipayik and Indian Township [joint meeting], Penobscot Nation, Mi’kmaq Nation, and Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians) to discuss ash management priorities. […]

Members of the APCAW lab John Daigle and Tyler Everett recently co-authored a publication with a number of partners from Akwesasne Mohawk Tribe, US Forest Service, other Universities, and the Forest Stewards Guild about the adaptive strategies available to manage ash as EAB takes its toll on Northeastern forests. The information in this publication is […]

Collecting ash seeds is one way to conserve ash trees, and thus make it possible for Wabanaki relationships with ash to survive and thrive. On Tuesday, September 12th a APCAW hosted a seed collection training session at the University of Maine Forest which was attended by nearly 40 people, representing conservation organizations, state agencies, large […]

Our close collaborators, the Wild Seed Project, hosted APCAW researchers for a discussion on Monday, July 17th. We talked about how general public can do to support our work, why ash seed collection is important, and what brings us hope. You can watch the recording of the webinar here.

UMaine School of Forest Resources and Wabanaki Youth in Science are seeking a spring and summer Forest Research Technician for a research project focused on testing management strategies for brown ash wetland forests in response to the invasive forest pest, the emerald ash borer (EAB). The intern will work closely with PhD Graduate Student Tyler […]

Read the Maine Forest Service press release Here.

On February 15th, 2023, APCAW lab members presented at the Regional Invasive Species & Climate Change Symposium about lessons learned in Wabanakik about protecting brown ash. Check out the recording below!  

On December 15th, 2022, researchers John Daigle, Emily Francis, and Tyler Everett were featured in a FS talk and discussed the emerald ash borer and its impact on trees and Wabanaki tribes across New England. Read the Forest Service’s article and watch the recording of the talk here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/inside-fs/delivering-mission/sustain/ash-protection-collaborative-across-wabanaki    

On December 10th, 2022, the Maine Indian Basketmaker’s Alliance held its annual basketmaking fair for the 20th year. The fair is the largest gathering of Wabanaki artists during the holiday season, giving nearly 40 artisans a platform to sell their ash baskets, sweetgrass, jewelry and other crafts. It also featured an ash pounding demo by […]