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UMaine Research

Mobilizing to Fight the Emerald Ash Borer
The homepage of a research team at the Senator George J. Mitchell Center, working in partnership with the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance (MIBA), that has been working to facilitate the collaborative capacity of Wabanaki basketmakers, tribes, state and federal foresters, and others to prevent, detect, and respond to the emerald ash borer (EAB), a potentially devastating invasive threat to all three species of ash (brown, green, and white) found in Maine.
Sustainable Maine: Basket Trees - Saving a Tradition
2012. From Maine Public Television. An episode of Sustainable Maine that covers the UMaine Sustainable Solutions Initiative addressing the Emerald Ash Borer invasion and its effect on the state of Maine and the Wabanaki Basketmaker traditions. (26:50)

Materials at Fogler

Cover of Bioeconomics of Invasive Species: Integrating Ecology, Economics, Policy, and Management

Cover of American Perceptions of Immigrant and Invasive Species: Strangers on the Land

Cover of The Economics of Forest Disturbances: Wildfires, Storms and Invasive Species

Cover of The Book of Beetles: A Life-Size Guide to 600 of Nature's Gems

Wabanaki Basketmaking & the Emerald Ash Borer

The Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, Maine has opened an exhibit called The Basket Tree at their Sieur de Monts Spring location in Acadia National Park:

The Abbe’s new exhibit, The Basket Tree, co-curated by Darren Ranco (Penobscot) and Jennifer Neptune (Penobscot), explores the ability of the Wabananki to protect this important cultural resource on and off reservation lands, so that livelihoods of Maine’s Indian basketmakers can continue and flourish for generations to come.

For more information, visit the Abbe Museum website: https://www.abbemuseum.org/

Fogler holds many materials on Wabanaki basketmaking & the cultural implications of the EAB invasion, including:

Two Maine Forest Pests: A Comparison of Approaches to Understanding Threats to Hemlock and Ash Trees in Maine
by Ranco, D., et al. (2012) Maine Policy Review, 21(1). 76 -89.

Invasive Species, Indigenous Stewards, and Vulnerability Discourse
by Reo, N.J., et al. (2017) American Indian Quarterly, 41(3). 201-223

'More than just a tree': a deadly insect threatens New England's ash trees and a centuries-old Native American tradition--the weaving of beautiful ash baskets
by Donnelly, S.A. (2016) Yankee, 80(2). 108-109, 139-140.

The Precarious State of a Cultural Keystone Species: Tribal and Biological Assessments of the Role and Future of Black Ash
by Costanza, K. K. L., et al. (2017). Journal of Forestry, 115(5), 435-446.

North by Northeast: Wabanaki, Akwesasne Mohawk, and Tuscarora traditional arts by Kathleen Mundell
Call Number: Maine E99.A13 N67 2008
Publication Date: 2008

Learn More about the Emerald Ash Borer

Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis
From Maine Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS). Everything you need to know about EABs and the infestation of EAB in Maine.
How do I Know I've Found Emerald Ash Borer?
From Maine Forest Service. Covers the identification of EABs and the damage they cause. Includes information about what to do if you find an EAB.
The Emerald Ash Borer- A Story Map
From USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). A visual and interactive story depicting the EAB, its history in the US, and what is being done to reduce the threat of EABs in the US.

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