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Speaker: Angela Waupochick, Ph.D. student, University of Wisconsin-Madison

The Tribal forests of the Menominee and Stockbridge-Munsee Communities in northeast Wisconsin encompass an estimated 60,000 acres of black ash-dominated stands. These areas serve as culturally and ecologically vital habitats that regulate local water cycles. The emerald ash borer is an invasive pest responsible for causing widespread mortality in black ash systems across most regions in which it exists. Mitigating these impacts is particularly challenging for tribal communities, as management resources are inadequate to address both immediate and long-term effects.

Angela Waupochick has a strong background in forestry and water resources management and has held various tribal and federal positions across the country. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies, where she studies the hydrological effects of Emerald ash borer in tribal black ash forests. She keeps her family home in Keshena, WI, but recently relocated to Nashville, TN, for a new position serving tribal communities in climate adaptation and planning.

Refreshments provided.