KTVZ

ODF staff gathers Oregon ash tree seeds to save gene pool ahead of emerald ash borer outbreak

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Department of Forestry staff recently completed an unprecedented effort to collect seeds from populations of Oregon ash (Fraxinus latifolia) trees throughout the Oregon ...
KOIN 6

Scientists save tree seeds before invasive insect can wreak havoc in Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Department of Forestry spent three years collecting more than 900,000 seeds from populations of Oregon ash trees throughout the state. The ODF employees completed ...
EurekAlert!

As ash borer claims more trees, researcher at ISU works for species survival

AMES, Iowa - Mark Widrlechner may someday be known as the modern-day Johnny Appleseed for ash trees. As the devastating insect emerald ash borer is working its way across North America destroying ...
La Grande Observer

State collects seeds to try to protect ash trees

SALEM — Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) staff has completed what officials are calling an unprecedented effort to collect seeds from populations of Oregon ash (Fraxinus latifolia) trees throughout ...

Invasive emerald ash borer forces North Yarmouth to remove ash trees from park

After discovering the infestation a month ago, the town acted fast to remove the dying trees in Baston Park. Thanks to a wood ...

Does treating ashes for borers harm birds?

Q: My ash tree has been undergoing emerald ash borer treatment for several years. Does the chemical injection affect the woodpeckers and nuthatches? I hope I’m not inadvertently poisoning them.
KOIN 6

Forestry crews work to save Oregon ash trees ahead of invasive pests

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) —State forestry crews are moving fast to harvest the seeds of Oregon ash trees before the arrival of incoming invasive pests, which could eventually wipe out the native species ...
OPB

Mass seed collection in Oregon designed to protect native trees from invasive species

Oregon forestry officials have collected over 900,000 seeds from a native tree species, in an effort to protect against an invasive insect. After collection, Emerald Ash seeds can last 60 to 70 years ...
The Register-Guard

The need for seed: Genetic research facility's collection meant to preserve Oregon ash tree

Somewhere in Oregon — it's hoped — there is an ash tree genetically inclined to survive a looming existential threat. It would look just like any other Oregon ash, a species now at risk of functional ...
KTVZ

ODF collecting seeds to save Oregon ash trees’ genes before destructive pest’s arrival

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Working with the help of a federal grant from the USDA Forest Service, the Oregon Department of Forestry has been gathering seeds from Oregon ash trees from throughout the state.
Chicago Tribune

Meet Elmwood Park’s ‘Scottie Ash Seed:’ man on a mission to save Chicago’s ash trees, inoculating them against the much-feared emerald ash borer at his own expense

It’s an unlikely place for a nature hike: Tucked away on the Northwest Side of Chicago, the Montclare neighborhood is marked by quiet streets, neat bungalows and postage-stamp lawns. But Scott Carlini ...