Working Forests for Birds, Climate Change & Community workshop

What are working forests? How do communities benefit from forests? What about bird habitat? Timber? Development? Climate change resilience? Hear about all these questions—and more. Then, explore a local forest and learn about a new Foresters for the Birds plan designed to provide better habitat for threatened bird species

Mass Audubon will hold a Working Forests for Birds, Climate Change and Your Community workshop and tour at the Hanson Public Library on Saturday, September 30^th from 8:30 am to 1 pm.

Presentations will include:

·         Climate change impacts and how to improve resilience – Stephanie Covino, Mass Audubon

·         The current State of the Birds report for Massachusetts – Jeff Ritterson, Mass Audubon

·         Increasing forest resiliency for an Uncertain Future – Paul Catanzaro, UMass

·         What is involved in the first Foresters for the Birds plan in southeastern Mass – Phil Clemons, Phil Benjamin & Tom Farrell

Light breakfast and coffee will be provided.

Schedule:  8:30 – 11 am        Breakfast & Workshop,        11:30 – 1 pm  Walking Tour of woodland with Foresters for the Birds plan

For more information, go to http://www.massaudubon.org/our-conservation-work/advocacy/shaping-the-future-of-your-community/news-events/news-events/working-forests-for-birds-climate-change-and-your-community 

Register online at www.massaudubon.org/shapingthefuture or by emailing scovino@massaudubon.org