Tyler Everett (Mi’kmaq)

Forest Health Concerns for Tribal Forestry Programs in the Northeast - In this webinar Tyler will present to us a framework for considering species preservation in the context of non-indigenous insects and pathogens (NIIP) as it is described in D'Amato et. al, 2023. Tyler will then share several NIIP that are of high concern to Tribal forestry programs in the Northeast and how the threats they pose call to action adaptation actions that maintain cultural integrity in Tribal forest lands.

Speaker Biography 

Tyler Everett is a citizen of Mi'kmaq Nation and a forester specializing in forest pests, namely the emerald ash borer (EAB), which is a current threat to cultural resources on Tribal lands in northern forests. Tyler is a PhD student at the University of Maine in Orono where he is engaged in research with the Ash Protection Collaboration Across Wabanakik lab group focusing on the impacts of EAB on Tribal ash resources and identifying innovative management and mitigation strategies for this issue that include an understanding of silviculture, climate change, and most importantly Tribal cultural values.