Healthy forests and farmlands are key to the ecological diversity and resilience we depend on but also bear the legacy of historic and ongoing landscape change. Join us for a presentation entitled “Changes in the Land: Conserving and Restoring Natural Habitats at the Lathrop Community and Beyond” by ecologist Peter Curtis.
On Saturday October 19, at 2 pm, Peter will talk about landscape change in Easthampton and we’ll take a walk to explore how restoration measures being undertaken at Lathrop fit into the broader picture of ecosystem change and conservation in the Connecticut River Valley.
This program is presented by the residents of the Lathrop Community in Easthampton, in partnership with Kestrel. A 78-acre matrix of woods, meadows, and streams on the 175-acre campus was permanently protected in 2022 with a Conservation Restriction held by Kestrel. Learn more about how Lathrop residents are committed to the land.
The event is free and open to all, no registration necessary. The talk will take place at the Lathrop Inn in the Mt. Tom Room, 100 Basset Brook Drive, Easthampton. The presentation will be followed by a short walk on Lathrop’s land.
Peter Curtis is Professor emeritus of ecology at the Ohio State University and an authority on forest carbon cycling. He lives in Northampton and serves on the board of Kestrel Land Trust.