F.L.C.T. (GREEN ASH)
This week we are closing out our Winter ‘21 Collection with the green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica). Though an immensely popular ornamental and street tree, this tree is a huge component of our forest ecosystems, and the invasion of an insect killing them off has had interesting waves throughout the forest. We talk ecosystem ramifying this week and discuss how little, seemingly innocuous, unconnected events can ripple through the forest ecosystem.
Completely Arbortrary is produced and hosted by Casey Clapp and Alex Crowson
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Cover art by Jillian Barthold
Music by Aves and The Mini-Vandals
Episode cover photo by Steven Katovich
Additional Reading:
The green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
Anthropogenic changes to leaf litter input affect the fitness of a larval amphibian
Of Mice and Mast: Ecological connections in eastern deciduous forests
Wolf Reintroduction Changes Ecosystem in Yellowstone