# 431 -  Preserving the Legacy of Black Ash

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Podcast: [Natural Connections](https://stenobird.com/podcast/natural-connections-90209)
Published: 2026-06-18T17:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 388

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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.

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