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Kowabdanawa odë kė: Preventing and Preparing for Invasive Species on Pokagon Lands
The emerald ash borer decimated the ash population across the state. For the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians in Southwest Michigan, this meant the loss of mature black ash trees, culturally important for traditional basket making. Since then, many new invasive species have emerged that could cause harm to culturally significant trees in the tribe’s service area in southwest Michigan and northern Indiana.
Join Vic Bogosian, Natural Resources Manager for the Pokagon Band's Kowabdanawa odë kė ('They watch over this land') to learn:
- How they are taking a proactive approach
- Including education
- Tree surveys and response planning
- To prepare for Asian longhorned beetle, spotted lanternfly, and beech leaf and beech bark diseases.
PRONUNCIATION: Ko-wab-da-nawa oduh keh (the last part is pronounced like speck or let).
After registering, you will receive an email from "EGLE Outreach" with a link for you to use to join the webinar.
Online meeting via Zoom
Start: June 17, 2026 9:00 AM
End: June 17, 2026 10:30 AM
The emerald ash borer decimated the ash population across the state. For the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians in Southwest Michigan, this meant the loss of mature black ash trees, culturally important for traditional basket making. Since then, many new invasive species have emerged that could cause harm to culturally significant trees in the tribe’s service area in southwest Michigan and northern Indiana.
Join Vic Bogosian, Natural Resources Manager for the Pokagon Band's Kowabdanawa odë kė ('They watch over this land') to learn:
- How they are taking a proactive approach
- Including education
- Tree surveys and response planning
- To prepare for Asian longhorned beetle, spotted lanternfly, and beech leaf and beech bark diseases.
PRONUNCIATION: Ko-wab-da-nawa oduh keh (the last part is pronounced like speck or let).
After registering, you will receive an email from "EGLE Outreach" with a link for you to use to join the webinar.