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Aquidneck Land Trust's Final Speaker in the 2008 Conservation
Speaker Series
Tom Wessels
On Saturday, September 13th, 2008 the Aquidneck Land Trust will
present Tom Wessels, the final speaker in the 2008 Conservation
Speaker Series. The presentation will begin at Greenvale
Vineyards, 582 Wapping Road in Portsmouth, at 9am followed by a walk
in the Oakland Forest and Meadow Preserve. The presentation
will conclude by 1pm. Admission is FREE and open to the public.
Tom Wessels is an ecologist and founding director of
the master’s degree program in Conservation Biology at Antioch
University New England. He is former chair of the Robert and Patricia
Switzer Foundation that fosters environmental leadership through
graduate fellowships and organizational grants. Tom has been
conducting landscape level workshops throughout the United States for
over 30 years. His books include: Reading the Forested Landscape,
The Granite Landscape, Untamed Vermont, and The Myth
of Progress: Toward a Sustainable Future. Tom’s presentation is
based on his work Reading the Forested Landscape. It introduces
people to approaches used to interpret a forest’s history while
wandering through it. Using evidence such as the shapes of trees,
scars on their trunks, the pattern of decay in
stumps, the construction of stone walls, and the lay of the land, it
is possible to unravel complex stories etched into our forested
landscape. This process could easily be called
forest forensics, since it is quite similar to interpreting a crime
scene.
If you would like to attend a this
Conservation Speaker Series event or would like more information
please contact Jessica Pohl at
jpohl@ailt.org or 401-849-2799 x18 to
make your reservation.
The ALT’s mission is to preserve
Aquidneck Island's open spaces and natural character for the lasting
benefit of our community. ALT has conserved more than 1,983 acres on
Aquidneck Island since its inception in 1990. The Land Trust is a
501(c)(3) non-profit organization. For more information, visit
www.AquidneckLandTrust.org or
call (401) 849-2799.
As
always, thank you for your continued support
for conservation on
our Island.
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the entire Aquidneck Land Trust email list. Please let us know if you
do not wish to receive these email updates by replying to this
message. If you have any questions or comments, please call
401-849-2799 x18 or
jpohl@ailt.org.
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