About this Event
Many of us are deeply concerned about climate change and how it is impacting our lives. This panel and discussion is an opportunity for loggers and private owners of forested land to come together to explore logging and climate change and find a way to collaborate.
This event will begin with an opportunity for participants to share their own perspectives on the implications of climate change for logging and the forest-product industry. A brief presentation on the impact of climate change and climate mitigation on our forests will follow. A panel of experts -- including a silviculturist with hands-on experience in forest management, a forester implementing Forest Service guidelines for forest management, and a climate activist who has done extensive research into the topic of wood combustion -- will make brief remarks. The session will conclude with a dialogue between participants and panelists. Everyone who wishes to contribute to the conversation will have an opportunity to do so.
Finally, we will invite those who work in the forest-based economy to join forces with climate activists to work together to protect our forests and the global climate.
Dinner and Childcare
The evening will include a free dinner before the program begins. Childcare will be provided for young children; older kids are encouraged to take part. Please sign up for dinner and childcare slots along with your regular RSVP.
Professor(s) and Facilitator(s): D. Gene Kraus, Cheryl Joy Lipton, Dave Harberl, M. Scott Zens
D. Gene Kraus is a retired minister. In that role he honed his skills in presenting complex topics, developing adult education programs, and working with people from different cultural, economic, and religious backgrounds. In recent years he has devoted his life to addressing the climate crisis as an active member of 350VT, a grassroots climate activist organization working toward a just transition to a clean energy future for all. He is a researcher on 350VT's Thermal Energy Working Group, a member of the Campaign Team, and a founding member of 350VT's White River Valley Node.
Dave Haberl has been a ranger and forester since 2006. He has a BS in Fisheries/Wildlife Science and Forestry and is experienced in ecologically based forest management.
With a BLA in Landscape Architecture and an MS in Ecology, since 2021 Cheryl Joy Lipton has focused her research on biomass combustion for electricity and heat. She is an ardent climate activist, is involved in several Vermont climate-action organizations, and has developed workshops and given presentations on climate change.
Armed with an MS in Silviculture and a PhD in Forest Biology, M. Scott Zens has worked on regeneration after logging in forests in MA, NH, VT and BC, as well as in the tropical forests of Kalimantan in Indonesian Borneo. He has extensive forest modeling experience with silvicultural growth and yield models, population dynamic models, ecosystem function models, and has built carbon lifecycle models for biofuel projects.
Restrictions or Requirements: An open mind and willingness to engage one another with mutual respect and honesty.
Materials or Prep: None
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Bethel Town Hall, 318 N. Main Street, Bethel, United States
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