Lunchtime Learning Series - Ash Protection

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We're excited to gather for a lunchtime talk with John Daigle, Tyler Everett, and Ella McDonald from the Ash Protection Collaboration Across Wabanakik (APCAW).

This session is open to anyone who is interested in the work of First Light. Lunchtime learning sessions are an opportunity for us to learn about values-aligned land relationship practices.

Join us Monday, December 2nd from 12:00-12:50p on Zoom (link here), and reach out to Kara Wooldrik if you have any questions!

More about APCAW:

The Ash Protection Collaboration Across Wabanakik (APCAW) is a group of Indigenous and non-indigenous researchers, Tribal members, and forest caretakers working together to bring more awareness of the cultural and ecological significance of ash trees and efforts to conserve them. 

Ash trees, in particular brown ash (used interchangeably with black ash, Fraxinus nigra), are a cultural keystone species for Wabanaki communities and a crucial part of wetland ecosystems in the Northeast. The spread of the invasive forest pest EAB has caused 99% brown ash tree mortality in other areas of Turtle Island, and will have a considerable effect on ecosystems and traditions as it spreads through the Dawnland.

Partners of the Ash Protection Collaboration Across Wabanakik’s (APCAW) have been working for 20 years to prepare for the onset of EAB in Northeastern forests. We are committed to identifying research-informed strategies to protect the future of ash in the Dawnland that align with Wabanaki priorities. APCAW presenters will share some perspective on how they work to center Wabanaki voices in the work they do and conduct Tribal led research.