Sustaining Ash

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Research Articles

This collection of research articles has been curated in collaboration with our partners to highlight significant advancements in ash preservation research.

Come back to this page regularly to read new studies as they are added.

Cultural Values & Preservation

Biological invasion threatens keystone species indelibly entwined with Indigenous cultures
Authors: Nathan W Siegert, Deborah G McCullough, Thomas Luther, Les Benedict, Susan Crocker, Kelly Church, and John Banks
Date: 06/2023
Subjects: EAB, cultural values, advocacy
Towards Tree Species Preservation: Protecting Ash Amidst the Emerald Ash Borer Invasion in the Northeast
Authors: Anthony W. D’Amato, David A. Orwig, Nathan W. Siegert, Amanda Mahaffey, Les Benedict,Tyler Everett, John Daigle, Logan Johnson, Paul Catanzaro, and Caitlin Cusack
Date: 06/2023
Subjects: Cultural values, advocacy, land stewardship, silviculture, foresty
The Precarious State of a Cultural Keystone Species: Tribal and Biological Assessments of the Role and Future of Black Ash
Authors: Kara K.L. Costanza, William H. Livingston, Daniel M. Kashian, Robert A. Slesak, Jacques C. Tardif, Jeffrey P. Dech, Allaire K. Diamond, John J. Daigle, Darren J. Ranco, Jennifer S. Neptune, Les Benedict, Shawn R. Fraver, Michael Reinikainen, and Nathan W. Siegert
Date: 02/2017
Subjects: Cultural values, land stewardship, ecology, silviculture, forestry, advocacy

EAB Spread & Landscape Impacts

Ongoing regeneration of ash and co-occurring species 20 years following invasion by emerald ash borer
Authors: Caleb J. Wilson, Louise Labbate, Toby R. Petrice, Therese M. Poland, Deborah G. McCullough
Date: 02/2025
Subjects: Land stewardship, ecology, EAB, silviculture, forestry
The persistence of blue ash in the aftermath of emerald ash borer may be due to adult oviposition preferences and reduced larval performance
Authors: Don Cipollini, Emily Morton
Date: 11/2022
Subjects: EAB, ecology, land stewardship
Temporal and spatial dynamics of the emerald ash borer invasion in Connecticut as shown by the native digging wasp Cerceris fumipennis (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae)
Authors: Claire E. Rutledge, Robert E. Clark
Date: 11/2022
Subjects: EAB, ecology, land stewardship
Potential effects of foundation species loss on wetland communities: A case study of black ash wetlands threatened by emerald ash borer
Authors: Melissa B. Youngquist, Sue L. Eggert, Anthony W. D’Amato, Brian J. Palik, Robert A. Slesak
Date: 04/2017
Subjects: Wildlife, ecology, EAB

Forest Stewardship

Research note: The impact of advanced information communication technologies on visitor acceptance of forest management in response to emerald ash borer
Authors: Brett Rannow, Ingrid E. Schneider, Marcella Windmuller-Campione, Matt Russell, Angela Gupta
Date: 06/2023
Subjects: Science communication, land stewardship, silviculture, forestry, EAB
Forester and Logger Response to Emerald Ash Borer in Massachusetts and Vermont: a Secondary Disturbance
Authors: Marla Markowski-Lindsay, Paul Catanzaro, Amanda Robillard, Brett J. Butler, David A. Orwig, Anthony W. D’Amato, Jonathan R. Thompson, Danelle M. Laflower, Meghan Graham-MacLean, and Malcolm Itter
Date: 05/2023
Subjects: Silviculture, forestry, land stewardship, ecology, EAB
Species Preservation in the Face of Novel Threats: Cultural, Ecological, and Operational Considerations for Preserving Tree Species in the Context of Non-Indigenous Insects and Pathogens
Authors: Anthony W. D’Amato, David A. Orwig, Nathan W. Siegert, Amanda Mahaffey, Les Benedict,Tyler Everett, John Daigle, Logan Johnson, Paul Catanzaro, and Caitlin Cusack
Date: 05/2023
Subjects: Land stewardship, silviculture, forestry, advocacy, cultural values
Potential Impacts of Insect-Induced Harvests in the Mixed Forests of New England
Authors: Meghan Graham-MacLean, Jonathan Holt, Mark Borsuk, Marla Markowski-Lindsay, Brett J. Butler, David B. Kittredge, Matthew J. Duveneck, Danelle Laflower, David A. Orwig, David R. Foster, and Jonathan R. Thompson
Date: 04/2020
Subjects: Silviculture, forestry, land stewardship, ecology, advocacy, EAB

Biocontrols & Insecticides

Protection of North American ash against emerald ash borer with biological control: ecological premises and progress toward success
Authors: Jian J. Duan, Juli R. Gould, Nicole F. Quinn, Toby R. Petrice, Benjamin H. Slager, Therese M. Poland, Leah S. Bauer, Claire E. Rutledge, Joseph S. Elkinton, Roy G. Van Driesche
Date: 02/2023
Subjects: Biocontrols, EAB, land stewardship, ecology