Saving Ash Trees: Collecting Seeds for the Future

Name: Saving Ash Trees: Collecting Seeds for the Future
Start: 2025-09-16T16:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-16T18:30:00-04:00
Location: Norway, ME

Schedule

Tue Sep 16 2025 at 04:00 pm to 06:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Norway, ME | Norway, ME

**𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐖𝐄𝐁𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍 𝐔𝐏:**
oxfordcountyswcd.org/workshops
𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐫.
Ash trees are an ecologically and culturally important tree species here in Maine, and they are threatened by the invasive emerald ash borer, a beetle that kills ash trees. This program will begin with an indoor session covering the importance of ash seed preservation, seed biology, and best practices for ensuring long term viability and ways in which you can contribute to citizen science. We’ll then head outdoors to explore the tools and techniques needed for proper seed collecting.
This event will offer hope and tangible steps YOU can take for the future of this species and our forests!
F𝐞𝐞: Admission is FREE and light refreshments will be provided!
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Participants must register at oxfordcountyswcd.org/workshops to reserve their spot. Registrants will be emailed in the event we need to cancel. If you have any trouble registering, please contact Chantelle Hay at [email protected].
This workshop is presented in partnership with the Ash Protection Collaboration Across Waponahkik (APCAW) lab at UMaine and the Maine Forest Service.