Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week May 18-24 Impacts and Management of Emerald Ash Borer Webinar | May 19 at 12:00PM Don’t Move Firewood Emotional versus Objective Language Webinar | May 19 at 2:00PM Roots of Resilience Webinar: Fighting the EAB Impact on Wetlands | May 20 at 12:00PM The Impacts of EAB and the Efforts to…
Impacts and Management of Emerald Ash Borer Webinar May 19 12:00PM-01:30PM The emerald ash borer has killed billions of ash trees in cities and forests across the US and Canada. Several ash species in our region inhabit different types of forests and play important ecological roles. The results of 20 years of monitoring the impacts…
Don't Move Firewood Social Media Message Frame Testing: Emotional versus Objective Language May 19 02:00PM-03:30PM Effective communication on invasive species is crucial for generating awareness and reducing further anthropogenic spread of forest pest and pathogens like EAB. Message frames in invasion biology have evolved as outreach efforts shift away from using potentially problematic metaphors to…
Roots of Resilience: Fighting the EAB Impact on Wetlands May 20 12:00PM-01:30PM Emerald ash borer (EAB) (Agrilus planipennis) is causing widespread mortality of black ash (Fraxinus nigra) trees in the western Great Lakes region, threatening forest ecosystems and biodiversity. To assess the impacts, researchers studied black ash wetlands in northern Minnesota, documenting wildlife species, including…
The Impacts of EAB and the Efforts to Preserve Black Ash May 22 12:00PM-01:30PM Examining the cultural impacts of EAB damage, and the efforts of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe to preserve black ash as a cultural resource.
