324 North Main Street
Petersham
MA
The Fall Massachusetts Forest Forum will be held at the Fisher Museum at Harvard Forest in Petersham on November 1st from 3 to 7:30 p.m.
Schedule
3:00 – 3:30 Brief introductions and one sentence about a project related to a Forest Form Goal (see 5 goals below)
3:30 – 3:45 Overview of EEA’s Forestry Initiative — Matthew Beaton, Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs
3:45 – 5:30 Overview of Challenges and Opportunities within the “Forestry Chain”: Landowners, Foresters, Harvesters,Sawmills, Secondary Wood Producers and Environmental Organizations (brief presentations from each group followed by a discussion of common challenges and opportunities)
5:30 – 6:15 Dinner (provided)
6:15 – 6:45 Challenges and Opportunities within Rural Massachusetts — Toby Gould and Beth Bandy, Founders of the new non-profit: Rural Commonwealth
6:45 – 7:30 Updates:
· Mohawk Trail Woodland Partnership – legislation – Bob O’Connor
· DCR Working Forest Initiative – Jennifer Fish