UMaine workshop highlights cultural importance of brown ash to Wabanaki tribes, management strategies for emerald ash borer  

A devastating threat is bearing down on New England’s oldest documented artistic tradition. Emerald ash borer, an insect native to Asia, has barreled through ash stands in at least 35 states and three Canadian provinces since it was first documented in Michigan and Ontario in 2002. Brown ash (Fraxinus nigra), the species Wabanaki basket-tree harvesters read more UMaine workshop highlights cultural importance of brown ash to Wabanaki tribes, management strategies for emerald ash borer