Thirty years ago John Mitchell Hanson made a brash decision—to cut down a forest of native white pines to build a home and make a garden. Over the next three decades he replanted the land in a series of garden rooms. The irony of his story is that by cutting down the forest of native trees and replacing it with a human construct, he significantly increased the bio-diversity of the area. Learn about the plants and animals, including people, who moved into and sometimes out of this dynamic landscape and how it is possible to increase the biodiversity of developed land. Mr. Mitchell’s talk will take place in the Hunnewell Building of the Arnold Arboretum on Thursday, October 3, beginning at 6:30 pm. Register at https://my.arboretum.harvard.edu/SelectDate.aspx  Fee $5 Arboretum member, $10 nonmember.
