
Pathways to Sustain Ash Series: Why Preserve Ash Seed? (webinar)
February 20 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
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Pathways to Sustain Ash Webinar & Field Tour Series
Webinar #1, Why Preserve Ash Seed?
Register for this first webinar in the series
February 20, 2025
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. ET
Are you interested in learning more about stewarding ash across the landscape and getting involved in seed collection efforts? Then join the Forest Stewards Guild and partners for event one of our three-part series Pathways to Sustain Ash.
This kick-off webinar will lay the foundation for exploring the importance and prioritization of ash seed preservation. Our speakers will:
- Provide a regional status update on ash and emerald ash borer (EAB) infestations in the Northeast
- Teach ash ID basics (i.e., bark, bud, leaf, seed)
- Explore western scientific and Indigenous perspectives on ash preservation
- Share diverse values on the importance of collecting ash seeds
- Answer your questions in a Q&A session with our speakers
Speakers:
- Dr. Nate Siegert, Forest Entomologist, USDA Forest Service
- Jessica Raspitha, Environmental Specialist, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe
- Dr. Jill Hamilton, Associate Professor & Director, Schatz Center for Tree Molecular Genetics, Penn State
- Jeff Carstens, Horticulturist, USDA-ARS North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
This event is approved for 1.00 SAF Category 1 Continuing Education Credit.
About the Series:
Through two webinars and a field tour, this three-part series will explore innovative approaches and perspectives to sustaining ash through tree identification basics, seed collection, seed processing, propagation, and planting. Join us for one or all of the upcoming events (space permitting).
Webinar 1: Why Preserve Ash Seed?, February 20th, 10:00-11:30 a.m. ET
Webinar 2: The How-To of Ash Seed Preservation from Collection to Propagation, March 6th, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET
Field Tour: New Hampshire State Forest Nursery Field Tour, March 20th, 9:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. ET
This series is organized by the Sustaining Ash Partners Network (SAP-Ne).
The Sustaining Ash Partners Network is supported by the USDA Forest Service Landscape Scale Restoration program.
If you have questions, please contact Rachel Swanwick at rswanwick@forestguild.org.