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Philipstown Garden Club Conservation Lecture: "Oak Forests of our Region: Past Changes & Current Threats"
The Philipstown Garden Club will present a talk by by Bill Schuster, Executive Director Black Rock Forest Consortium, Cornwall, NY on Sunday, January 28 at 2pm at the Program Room of Desmond Fish Library in Garrison.
For the last 75 years, records have been kept of forest growth at the Black Rock Forest in Cornwall, NY. Such continuous research is an amazing contribution to the ability to see and assess changes in the forests over time. Dr. Schuster will talk about the changes that have taken place and will discuss serious current threats to our forests. He will also describe a new study that will look at the issues of water quality, Lyme Disease, wood production and fire danger. A question and answer session will follow the talk.
William S. F. Schuster is Executive Director of the Black Rock Forest Consortium and holds adjunct positions at Lamont-Doherty Easrth Observatory and CERC. Since 1992 he has directed expansion of the research, education, forest management, and infrastructure programs at the Black Rock Forest, securing grant support from the Natoinal Science Foundation, the Kresge Foundation and numerous other sources.
His prior experience included park management, environmental protection, forestry and teaching. He received a B.A. in Biology from Columbia University, an M.S. in Ecology from Pennsylvania State University, a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Colorado, and postdoctoral training at the University of Utah. His research interests arte in the fields of ecology, ecological genetics, environmental change and ecology. He has worked in physiological ecology, plant population biology, community ecology and ecosystem-level research.
The public is welcome to join the Philipstown Garden Club for this timely discussion and to stay for refreshments afterwards. There is a snow date of Sunday, February 4. If the snow date is used, Garden Club members will be informed by email or you may contact the library (424-3020) on 1/28 after 1pm.
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