SEPTEMBER 27 —Protecting Ash, Preserving Traditions
September 27, 2025, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
@ Wildlands, Half Mile Field, Don Fish Road, Orland, Maine. (GPS point)
With the quickening spread of the invasive emerald ash borer across Maine, and recently into Hancock and Waldo counties, landowners, town employees, foresters and conservationists are looking for guidance around how to respond and protect ash trees. Great Pond Trust and the Ash Protection Collaboration Across Waponahkik (APCAW) lab out of UMaine are organizing an all-day event that will discuss the cultural and ecological importance of ash trees, and delve into strategies such as biocontrol, monitoring, treatments, ecological silviculture, and lingering ash searches. Featured talks include representatives from Maine Forest Service, the City of Bangor, Maine TREE, APCAW, and foresters. We will also be hosting Wabanaki basketmakers to demonstrate the process of brown ash basketmaking for the audience. Registration is free, but donations are encouraged to sponsor the basketmaker's time.