Restoring Old-Growth Characteristics Workshop

Old-growth forests, with their abundant deadwood, multiple canopy layers, and variation in tree ages, densities, and sizes, are different than our ecologically young second growth forests. These differences have important implications for forest benefits such as wildlife habitat and climate change mitigation.

We cannot re-create true old-growth forests; however, we have opportunities through both passive and active forest management to restore old-growth characteristics to our ecologically young forests in New England.

Mass SAF, DCR and the City of Worcester will hold a Restoring Old-Growth Characteristics Workshop on October 10^th from 9 am to 1 pm at the Wachusett Reservoir Field Headquarters at 180 Beaman Street in West Boylston.

This workshop will include an indoor session to describe the differences between old-growth forests and our current second growth forest and opportunities to restore missing characteristics to our forests while meeting our other goals.

The second part of the workshop will then travel to City of Worcester watershed for a field visit to discuss old-growth characteristics and opportunities to restore them.

Coffee and Morning Refreshments Provided, BYO Lunch

The workshop is free but limited to 50 participants. The workshop qualifies for 3.25 Mass Forester Licensing Credits in Category I, SAF credits are pending.

To register, go to Workshop Registration Restoring Old-Growth Characteristics (google.com)

Rain date is October 11th