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Native peoples in Maine have long used the wood of brown ash (also known as black ash) trees to make beautiful and functional baskets. Hall had learned about the importance of the ash tree from a ...

Ash species comprise about 5 percent of Maine’s hardwood forest overall, and 2 percent or less are brown ash; only about a fifth of those trees are fit for making baskets.

Only one out of 50 brown ash trees – which grow along river banks and slopes, and thrive in bogs or floodplains – is basket-grade quality, so granting a basketmaker access wouldn’t make much ...

First discovered in summer 2022 in southeastern Michigan near Detroit, the emerald ash borer is a small but mighty force to be reckoned with.

How to help protect the brown ash tree used in Wabanaki basketry from the invasive emerald ash borer. • Cut, buy, or burn only local firewood to avoid carrying beetle-infested wood to new territory.

Brown has spent the last 40 years working with children through his foundation, the Ash Tree Organization. “Children are our future, we know that they are our future, and so we need to instill in them ...

Salem crews will soon begin injecting city-owned ash trees with an insecticide to protect them from the emerald ash borer.

How to help protect the brown ash tree used in Wabanaki basketry from the invasive emerald ash borer. • Cut, buy, or burn only local firewood to avoid carrying beetle-infested wood to new territory.

Annual cold snaps have kept some invasive tree pests in check, but outbreaks could become more common with warming ...

Fall has come early for many homeowners with ash trees on their properties. First, the leaves sprouted orange dots. Now, many have shed most if not all of their leaves.