Ash Tree Workshop in Bar Harbor

The National Park Service is hosting an ash tree bark peeling workshop to search for an invasive forest insect pest, the emerald ash borer, on Thursday, March 7, from 8:30 until mid-afternoon. The workshop will be held in the “fire engine bay,” a heated garage at park headquarters at Acadia National Park (20 McFarland Hill Dr.), Bar Harbor.  The public is welcome to drop in at any time. No reservations are required. In the event of a winter storm, the workshop will be rescheduled for Friday, March 8. Contact park biologist Jesse Wheeler at 288-8722 or jesse_wheeler@nps.gov for more information.