Old and mature forests are refuge for the human spirit, homes for rare and fragile species, and crucial allies in cooling our warming planet. Join us for a discussion about old and mature forests: why they matter, how we have lost so much of them -- and must save what remains.
JERRY FRANKLIN is the guru of old growth: he taught us in his career as a forest ecologist and professor at the University of Washington much of what we know about these ancient forests.
LYNDA MAPES is an environment reporter and author with a new book just out about these forests, The Trees are Speaking.
FRED SWANSON, a friend of Lynda’s and Jerry’s, will keep the conversation humming.
Saturday, June 7. 5-6 pm
Benton County Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave, Corvallis
Book sales by Grass Roots Book Store