The Jonah Center for Earth and Art invites the public to
learn about woodland management and its role in open space conservation on
Wednesday, March 12, 7 – 8:30 p.m. in the DeKoven House at the corner of
DeKoven Drive and Washington Street in Middletown. Local experts Tom Worthley,
UCONN Professor of Forestry from the Middlesex County Extension Center, and Jeremy
Clark, a CT Certified Forester and newly elected member of Middletown’s
Planning and Zoning Commission, will lead the discussion.
Middletown has been successful at protecting key parcels of
open space – woodlands, farms, floodplains, and shrub lands – to preserve the
community’s rural beauty and biodiversity. Now, in our role as stewards of
these properties, what steps should we take to manage them for their optimum
benefit to human residents and the many other plant and animal species in our
ecosystem? What are the potential benefits of timber harvesting on public land,
as well as the potential risks or costs of this activity? How can additional open space acquisitions
contribute to the health of these lands by linking isolated parcels for
wildlife migration?
(The photo shows "before and after" views of a forest management project at Middlesex Community College.)
This program is co-sponsored by The Jonah Center for Earth
and Art and Middletown’s Environmental Collective Impact Network (Ecoin), which
includes Middlesex Community College, Middlesex Land Trust, Middletown’s
Conservation Commission, Middletown’s Urban Forestry Commission, Earth
Ministry, and The Rockfall Foundation.
Those organizations all contributed to offering this program. Representatives
from other Ecoin members will be present as well, to take part in a rich and
informative discussion.
The event is free, open to the public, and no reservations
are required. For more information, call
the Jonah Center at 860-398-3771, or visit www.thejonahcenter.org to learn more
about the Jonah Center or Ecoin.
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