The much-loved trees that have shaded the library’s garden and downtown Water Street for decades are deteriorating and could be a target for invasive, tree-killing beetles.
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How to protect ash trees and preserve a Wabanaki tradition
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. It’s the law. • Monitor for telltale signs of infestation – extensive woodpecker stripping of trunks, s-shaped larval tunnels in the […]
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Wabanaki tribes, scientists take drastic steps to save ash trees from invasive beetles
They are striving to protect the state’s remaining brown ash trees, and hope to harvest enough healthy trees in the meantime to supply future tribal artisans.