As ash borer claims more trees, researcher works for species survival
Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 17:28
in Paleontology & Archaeology
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 almost all the native ash trees it encounters, Widrlechner is rapidly collecting and storing ash tree seeds.