Old Forests: What They Are, Why They're Important, and Opportunities for Management
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Montshire Museum of Science, 1 Montshire RD, Norwich, VT
Most of Vermont’s forests are young, having been cleared within the last 200 years, and the old forests once dominated Vermont’s landscape are extremely uncommon. Besides being rare, old forests are diverse, resilient, and provide important habitats for wildlife. Join Ethan Tapper, the Chittenden County forester for a talk about what old forests are like (it may surprise you!), why they’re important, and how forest management can help make Vermont’s young forests more like old forests, creating many of the unique conditions and habitats found in old forests centuries sooner than they would naturally occur.
This program is made possible by the Hanover Garden Club in partnership with the Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, VT. It will be held in person (with yummy refreshments made by our members!) and via Zoom. Click here to register for the Zoom link.
The Trees in our Forests
Saturday, September 9,
1:00-3:00 PM
UVM Horticultural Farm, 65 Green Mountain DR, South Burlington, VT
On Saturday, September 9, join Ethan Tapper, the Chittenden County Forester, for a walk among the trees at the UVM Horticulture Farm and a discussion on the role that trees play in our lives and in the health of our planet. In addition to shade, beauty, wildlife habitat and climate mitigation, forests form natural communities of astonishing complexity and importance. Be prepared for a walk in any weather condition and bring your questions about forests!.
Please register in advance at:
https://fhfvt.org/events/the-trees-in-our-forests/
ETHAN'S UPCOMING EVENTS
- Winter Tree Identification -- for CVU Access -- Tuesday, September 19, 5:00-7:00 PM;
- Ecological Forestry for a Changed and Changing World -- at the Big Picture Theatre, Waitsfield, VT -- Thursday, October 19, 6:30 - 8:00 PM;
- Restoring Old Growth Characteristics at the Catamount Community Forest -- with the Vermont Land Trust -- Saturday, October 21, 1:00-3:00 PM.
ODDS AND ENDS
Summer 2023 is all about the highlighting the upcoming Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) project at the Catamount Community Forest, which will take place in September. To learn more about the ASCC project at the CCF, check out a compilation of articles, videos and other resources about this project at the Catamount Community Forest LinkTree, here.
Check out my takeover of the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation's Instagram account (@vtforestsparksrecreation). Between July 24-30, each day I posted a collaborative post with one of the partners that we've been working with to develop and celebrate the project at the Catamount Community Forest: the Vermont Land Trust, the University of Vermont's Rubenstein School for the Environment and Natural Resources, Audubon Vermont, Vermont Coverts, Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department and City Market Coop. I'm excited to highlight the coalition of partners that are involved in this project, and to show how excited about it we all are!
Check out my YouTube channel, sign up for my email list, read my article archive, stay posted about my various projects and see other links and resources at my LinkTree, here.
Watch my keynote speech for the New Jersey Forestry Association's annual conference here.
Subscribe to my YouTube channel here.
Email Ethan at [email protected]
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