The emerald ash borer has nearly wiped out the black ash trees in Wisconsin. However, the Ho-Chunk Nation is preserving black ash tree seeds.

If your favorite ash isn’t dead or dying yet, it will be soon as new communities are becoming infested daily. Here are some replacement options.

directing her to Wisconsin’s native black ash trees. The voice instructed her how to cut strips of wood to weave together to make beautiful baskets. It told the woman she could sell the baskets ...