One of three iNaturalist projects of the MaMA program (MonitoringAsh.org), which aims to help prevent ash extinction and mitigate EAB damage. The MaMA program was developed by and is directed by the Ecological Research Institute (ERI). In this project, participants search for and report “lingering ash”, i.e., trees that are healthy even after EAB-caused mortality in the area has reached specified levels for specified time periods. These EAB-resistant trees can provide material for an ongoing USFS breeding program aimed at preventing ash extinction. This project can only be done in areas where particular mortality thresholds have already been reached - if you want to receive alerts about which areas are eligible to be searched, contact us at outreach@monitoringash.org.

Also if you find healthy ash in an area that has many dead ash but isn't yet eligible for this project, you should take steps to track and protect these potentially lingering ash. See instructions for this and other important information for EAB management and ash conservation at MonitoringAsh.org. less ↑