For the Earth: 2009

Monday, November 9, 2009

Maryland Tree Lovers Event

Calling all tree lovers. Join us in Germantown, Maryland as we tour a forest at risk. We will also be measuring a champion elm tree for the state registry. Meet at the big globe on the Germantown campus of Montgomery County Community College, 11am, Wed. Nov. 11th.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Canadian Old Growth

In June I attended the biannual meeting of the Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment in Victoria, British Columbia. This was a great excuse to visit some old-growth forests in Canada. Rick (Maloof) was able to travel with me and he took some great photographs (as usual). On the LONG bus ride to get to the forest we had a chance to visit with Simmons Buntin who has created an excellent electronic journal: Terrain.org. Please check out this link to see his journal and our contribution to it.

Ken Wu and the Fight for Canada's Remaining Pacific Coast Old-Growth, with Online Slideshow

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Happy Earth Day! Baltimore Sun article

It's raining again and all is green outside my window. This morning the Baltimore Sun had an article about my Champion Tree work. Here is the link to the article:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bay_environment/bal-te.md.scenes22apr22,0,451058.story

If you're interested you might also want to check out the Champion Tree website I produced with the help of former student Ronald Lindblom and fellow faculty member Chris Briand:

http://www.wicomicobigtrees.info/

Yesterday faculty member Aaron Hogue brought his mammalogy class to Pirates Wharf. We found lots of otter sign, examined an active fox den (and a fox even showed itself across the field and held still until the whole class could see it through my binoculars), and confirmed my suspicions of a groundhog burrow. As soon as the bus pulled out a groundhog ran across the wharf. There is so much life here!

Monday, April 20, 2009

Champion tree video

A link to a short video of me measuring a champion black gum tree. Produced by the Baltimore Sun.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3651116

Upcoming Events

This list is no longer being maintained. Please see www.oldgrowthforest.net for upcoming events
April 21, 2015;Mountain Laurel Garden Club
April 19, 2015; Dedication, Highlands Co. OH, Fort Hill
April 17,2015; Wildflower Pilgrimage, Arc of Appalachia, Ohio
April 12, 2015; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Feb 18, 2015, Piedmont Landscape Conference, Charlottesville VA
Feb. 10, 2015; 9:30am, Ohio Tree Care Conference, Dayton
Nov. 18, 2014, Glenview at Pelican Bay, Naples, FL
Nov 16-17, 2014, Dedication, Collier Co. FL, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
Oct 1-30, 2014, http://bordeneuveretreat.com/amics/joan-maloof Writing Residency in France
August 14, 2014, Dedication, Garrett Co., MD, Swallow Falls State Park
August 5, 2014, Chautauqua Institution, New York
June 12, 2014, Audubon Naturalist Society, Chevy Chase, MD
May 4, 2014, 7pm, Concert to benefit the Old-Growth Forest Network by Bob Sima, Globe Theater, Berlin,https://www.facebook.com/events/1443737609194965/
May 3, 2014, 10-4, Phillips Wharf Environmental Center, Tilghman, MD, Earth Day celebration
April 6, 2014, 1-5pm, St. Anne's-Belmont School, Tree Stewards special "Historic Forests" panel, Charlottesville, VA
April 4, 2014, 12:30, Fralin Auditorium, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Talk open to the public
April 3, 2014, 7pm, Blacksburg Public Library, Blacksburg, VA
April 3, 2014; 10am, all welcome. Dedication, Madison Co., VA, Whiteoak Canyon, Shenandoah National Park
March 19, 2014, 10:30am, Master Gardener's of Talbot County, MD
March 1, 2014, 10-3, Watershed Stewards Academy conference, Echo Arlington, Millersville, MD
Feb. 25, 2014, Talk at Adkins Arboretum for Maryland Native Plant Society, 7pm
Feb. 25, 2014: 1pm Midday with Dan Rodricks (radio interview) WYPR Baltimore
Feb. 12, 2014, 6:30pm, Salon, Fallbrook Land Conservancy, Fallbrook, CA
Oct 11, 2013: 6:30pm, Georgia, Recreational Tree Climbers International
Oct 9, 2013: 5pm, Brenau University, Thurmond McRae Auditorium
Sept. 25, 2013: Dedication of Humboldt County, CA, forest. Rockefeller Forest, 2pm
Sept. 5, 2013: 6pm, Showing of "The Last Stand" at Globe Theater, Berlin, MD
June 24, 2013: Dedication of La Plata County, CO, forest. Hermosa Creek trailhead. Noon.
May 22, 2013: Master Gardener Annual Training, U of MD, College Park
May 3-5, 2013: Flora Quest, Ohio
April 17, 2013: Washington College, MD, evening talk
April 16, 2013: Juniata Valley (PA) Audubon Society talk 6pm
March 14, 2013: University of Delaware in Dover, noon.
March 2, 2013: Baltimore Forestry Board; Anne Arundel Community College 10am
Feb. 23, 2013: Dedication of Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, Monterey County, CA at 10am; then dedication of Heritage Grove, SanMateo County, CA at 3pm
Feb 10, 2013: Castle Theater, Maui, with W.S. Merwin, 3pm
Nov. 29-30, 2012: Syracuse University, Wisdom Thinkers Network Roundtable
Nov 28, 2012; Dedication of Green Lakes State Park, NYhttp://flora-quest.com/speakers.html; 3pm
Nov 11, 2012; Wetlands Institute, Cape May, NJ
Oct 25, 2012; Penn State Altoona, noon talk
Oct 19, 2012: Cliff Scientists talk, Calvert Co., 7:30pm
Oct 16, 2012: IRP talk, Salisbury, MD 2pm
Oct 12, 2012, 4:30pm, Franklin Co., MA forest dedication
Oct 13, 2012: 11am, Hampshire Co., MA forest dedication
Oct. 11, 2012, 4pm forest walk at MacLeish Field Station, 5:30 talk at Field Station of Smith College, talk
Sept. 19, 2012: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, MD
Sept. 13th, SUNY Cortland
Sept. 13th, Lime Hollow, afternoon reception
Sept. 12, 2012: Cornell, Ithaca, NY
Sept. 7, 2012: Cleveland Museum of Natural History, OH
August 25, 2012: Irvine Nature Center, Owings Mills, MD
June 23, 2012, Nanticoke River Festival
May 21, 2012: Charlottesville Tree Stewards
May 18-20, 2012: Wintergreen Nature Foundation, Roseland, VA
May 16, 2012: State Arboretum of Virginia, Boyce VA
May 5, 2012: Eastern Shore Master Gardeners, Ocean Pines and Salisbury
April 28, 2012: Longwood Gardens, PA, 11am and 1pm advance registration required
April 18, 2012: Cook Forest, PA 8:45pm
April 16, 2012: Penn State, State College, PA, 7pm
March 29, 2012: National Cafe Scientifique, Annapolis, MD 6:30pm advance registration required. http://www.cafescientifique.org/index.php/find-your-local-cafe/northamerica/details/1/74/north-america-annapolis
March 14th, 2012: Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, MD, 1pm
March 10,2012: Geo-aesthetics Conference, Towson University,
March 8, 2012: St. Mary's College of Maryland, 8:15pm
Nov. 9: Pickering Creek Audubon Center, Easton, MD, 5:30pm
Nov 7: Salisbury University, HS 103, 7pm
Oct 28: Brookside Gardens, Wheaton MD. 10am
Oct 27: US Botanic Garden, Washington DC., 12:15
Oct 25: Maryland Native Plant Society, Kensington Library., 7pm
Oct 25: US Arboretum, Washington DC. 12:15pm
Oct 20: VA Native Plant Society and Master Gardeners, Greenspring Gardens, MD.
Oct 13: Forest Summit Conf., Holyoke, MA. 11am
Sept. 19: Worcester County Democratic Women's Club, Ocean Pines, 9:30am.
July 13: Reading at the Barnes and Noble in Owings Mill, MD. 7pm 410-415-6782 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 410-415-6782 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
June 21-26: Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment. Bloomington, IND. My talk is the 22nd.
March 19, 2014, Talk for Master Gardener's of Talbot County MD, 10:30am
June 5,2011: Maloof Memorial Brunch. The Atlantic Hotel, Berlin, MD. Noon.
May 31, 2011: Talk at Main Street Gallery in Cambridge, MD. For friends of the Dorchester County Library. 6:30pm
May 27, 2011: End of year luncheon speaker for "The Fifteen" . Oldest book club west of the Mississippi.
May 7th: Book signing at Barnes and Nobles, Salisbury, MD 1pm
April 20, 2011: Environmental Students Association Earth Day Event, 7:30 in HS 243 Salisbury University
October 14,2010: Gloucester County Nature Club presentation and book signing. 7pm. Holy Nativity Lutheran Church, Wenonah, NJ
September 25, 2010: Maryland Native Plant Society talk on Eastern Shore Forests: Past, Present, and Future.
August 21, 2010: Peekskill, NY. Tree talk and walk.
May 24-26: Geo-Aesthetics in the Anthropocene. Environmental Philosopher's conference where I will present the results of my "Serious Beauty" experiment.
Jan. 16-24: Teaching Coral Reef Biology class in Curacao
October 28, 2009: Panel for the 10th anniversary of PACE (Political Affairs and Civic Engagement)
October 12-16, 2009: Experiment to test "Serious Beauty" hypothesis at Nassawango Field Station
August 13-24, 2009: Collaborative Retreat at Shotpouch Creek. A residency made possible through the Spring Creek Project of Oregon State University.
June 2-7, 2009: Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment, Victoria, B.C.
April 30, 2009: Natural Resource Economics class tour at the Nassawango Field Station
May 3-6, 2009: Moody Forest (longleaf pine) in Georgia
April 25, 2009: Salisbury University Philosophy Symposium - "When worlds end: living well in a time of extinction"
April 22,2009: Earth Day talk at Sparks School in Monkton