Maine is proposing new rules that would eliminate the quarantine on moving ash products from parts of the state where the emerald ash borer has been detected. Tyler Everett and volunteer members of the Ash Protection Collaboration Across Waponahkik (APCAW) collect brown ash seeds during a fieldwork session. In one Wabanaki creation story, hero Gloosekap shot an arrow into the brown ash and the Wabanaki people emerged from within. Since ash came under threat, tribal members and partners have stepped up efforts to preserve it by monitoring ash stands, collecting seeds and harvesting brown ash trees. AdvertisementTelltale signs of an emerald ash borer infestation are visible where the bark of this brown ash tree has sloughed away.