Trees in Trouble was selected to be part of the International Forest Film Festival in Mantova, Italy, happening from November 26 – 30. […]

National Invasive Species Awareness Week happens during the week of February 26th – March 2nd. This year, in cooperation with the Congressional Invasive Species Caucus, National Invasive Species Awareness Week will be observed on Capitol Hill. Events throughout the week will raise awareness and identify solutions to invasive species issues at local, state, tribal, regional, and national scales. Events include: lunchtime seminars, afternoon webinars, evening fair and reception, and field trips.

A Shrine to the Ash Tree highlights the American Ash Tree in a video art installation at the Cincinnati Contemporary Art Center. Andrea Torrice’s latest project uses art as a venue to examine the plight of the American Ash Tree. A Shrine to the Ash Tree is an investigation of the Ash tree species’ extinction due to the Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive insect from Asia. Read more…

Spring 2017 had lots of screenings of Trees in Trouble, including at Ohio Wesleyan University where members of the US Forest Service Research Center and the Delaware Shade Tree Commission answered audience questions about the latest genetics and seed banking research as well as research on surviving black ash trees that have recently been found in the wild.

Trees in Trouble was recently reviewed in Biohabitat‘s online newsletter, “Leaf Litter”. Click here to read the review.

As announced by a recent Ohio Department of Agriculture press release, new infestation of Asian Longhorned Beetle has unfortunately been discovered in the East Fork Wildlife Area of Clermont County, OH. Read more…

On October 14th, filmmaker Andrea Torrice joined the STIHL Tour Des Trees, where hundreds of people from around the country came together and cycled 670 miles to raise awareness and funding for tree disease research. The final day of events featured a screening of Trees in Trouble, accompanied by a discussion about how communities can respond to the threat of invasives.

Trees in Trouble was recently screened in August as part of the ReLeaf California Conference in Los Angeles, CA. People from around the state, including public officials, scientists, policymakers, planners, and non-profits, gathered at the conference to discuss the pressing issues facing the state’s trees and forests. The record-breaking drought and fires have killed over 60 million Sierra Pine trees alone.

Torrice Media contributed to a video segment for CBC Canada’s La Semaine Verte program about saving the ash tree from extinction. The segment looks at the cutting-edge research being done at the USFS Research Station in Delaware, Ohio where they are successfully breeding native ash trees that are resistant to the Emerald Ash Borer.

Filmmaker Andrea Torrice, scientists from around the country, and tree organizations working with RISC – the Reduce Risks from Invasive Species Coalition – gathered July 14 to inform government leaders about the growing threat of invasives and the urgent need for need for policy reform. Trees in Trouble was screened as part of the congressional session.