This Thursday – Seward Weber Lecture on the Importance of Old-Growth Forests with Tom Wessels

Old-growth forests are an important part of our natural heritage in the Northeast, and allowing old growth to return to the landscape is an essential part of our efforts to improve the ecological integrity of the region.

At this year’s Seward Weber Lecture, Tom Wessels, faculty emeritus at Antioch University New England and author of Reading the Forested

                                     Tom Wessels

Landscape, will discuss the importance of old-growth forests as a functional part of our regional landscape.

The Annual Seward Weber lecture series is co-sponsored by the Vermont Natural Resources Council, Audubon Vermont, and the Vermont Land Trust in memory of Seward Weber, who played an influential role in the history and accomplishments of each of these conservation organizations.

Underwriting support for this year’s lecture comes from the Vermont Natural Resources Council,Northeast Wilderness Trust, and Green  Mountain Conservancy.

What: Seward Weber Lecture:  Hosted by the Vermont Natural Resources Council in partnership with Audubon Vermont and the Vermont Land Trust.

When:  7:00 p.m., March 16, 2017

Where: Unitarian Church, 130 Main Street Montpelier, VT

Fee: Free

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