June 5th 1-2:30 pm | Virtual on Zoom.
Tune in to learn about current efforts to study ash resilience in the face of emerald ash borer. Forest Service researchers will introduce current information about the spread of EAB in the Northeast and discuss how land managers can support current management and monitoring efforts. Next, researchers will discuss recent discoveries around genetic resistance to EAB, and how forest managers can help with genetic research efforts.
Speakers: Jill Hamilton, Researcher at Penn State, Jennifer Koch, Research Biologist at the Forest Service, Nate Siegert, Forest Entomologist at the Forest Service.
We will follow up with a Zoom link.