125 Arborway
Boston
MA
Arnold Arboretum will host a talk on Nature’ s Temples: Complex Old Growth Forests, by Joan Maloof, founder of the Old Growth Forest Network, on February 22nd from 7 to 8:30 pm at the Hunnewell Building.
An old-growth forest is one that has formed naturally over a long period of time with little or no disturbance from humankind. They are increasingly rare and largely misunderstood. Joan Maloof makes a heartfelt and passionate case for their importance, defining old-growth and providing a brief history of these fragile ecosystems that now exist only in scattered fragments. She will describe how the life forms in an undisturbed forest—including not only its trees but also its insects, plant life, fungi, and mammals—differ from the life forms in a forest manipulated by humans.
Cost of the program is free to Arboretum members and students, $10 for nonmembers.
Register at my.arboretum.harvard.edu or call 617-384-5277.