The first walk of a four-part series, The Ash Tree Stewardship & Education Program, educational walks designed to raise public awareness and encourage stewardship of ash trees, which the invasive Emerald Ash Borer beetle critically threatens. This program aims to protect Maine’s forest ecosystems and support the cultural traditions of the Wabanaki people, who have long relied on Brown Ash for basket making. 

Each walk in the series will equip participants with practical skills they can apply in their own forests and communities to help protect and preserve ash in Maine. This series is co-hosted by the Wild Seed Project, Royal River Conservation Trust, and Presumpscot River Land Trust. These programs are part of the larger statewide efforts of the Ash Protection Collaboration Across Wabanakik (APCAW). 

Register for the event here.