Episode
431 - Preserving the Legacy of Black Ash
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- Natural Connections
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- Jun 18, 2026
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- 388
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Summary
Dappled light, mosquitoes, and the roar of a chainsaw filled the humid air on a morning in early June. Guided by skilled hands, the blade sliced through pale wood. Lacey green leaves trembled against the blue sky before tipping toward a gap in the canopy, brushing past the twigs of neighbors, and easing quietly onto the earth exactly where the feller intended. If a black ash tree falls in the forest, must it land with a crash? Deep in the woods east of Lake Namakagon, I'd gathered a small team of volunteers on an urgent mission.