How Healthy Forests Function Workshop with Bob Bancroft

On June 14 from 2–3:30 pm, there is a workshop with Bob Bancroft on How Healthy Forests Function. Bob is a well-known CBC Radio Noon guest. Drawing upon his career as a wildlife biologist and avid nature lover, Bob offers a unique perspective on Maritime ecology over the last half-century. PEI sorely needs a land and water ethic—as do most other places. This workshop will explore some of the intricate plant/wild animal/freshwater relationships within Wabanaki/Acadian forests and how those systems have historically coped with change. The last 300 years of land use have degraded most of those relationships, the soils, and the land itself. Ecological understanding can foster new actions to maintain and restore forest health while promoting greater resilience in the face of climate change.

All workshops begin at the Nature Centre on the Sir Andrew Macphail Homestead in Orwell. Each workshop includes time outside on the Homestead property. Dress for the weather, as these events are rain or shine. Participants are asked to pre-register online at macphailwoods.org/education/free-workshops.