Forest Management in the NEK:
Past, Present, and Future

When: Friday May 9th, 5:00-7:30
Where: Goodrich Memorial Library, 202 Main Street, Newport

Join us for the Spring News and Brews!

5:30 – Welcome – Tom Latta, MWA President

We will hear from four experts speakers about Forest Management in our area:

5:35 – Farley Brown, Faculty in Ecology, Sterling College, MWA Board Member: Historical Land Use in a Local Watershed – Setting the Stage for Forest Management of Today

6:05 – Jared Nunery, Orleans County Forester, Vermont Department of Forest, Parks, and Recreation. Forest management in Orleans County: what’s going on currently in the woods and how are Orleans County landowners managing their forests?

6:35 – Colleen Goodridge, President Goodridge Lumber, Vermont Forest Products Association, Vice-President: Sustainable Forestry and the importance of a strong Forest Products Industry

7:10 – Gabryel Gianoni, MWA Watershed Project Coordinator, MWA Forest Restoration Project Updates

Complementary appetizers and a cash bar will be available at 5:00 provided by the EastSide Restaurant

This event is free and open to the public, but please register below as seating is limited

Thanks to Joanne Pariseau, Director of the Library