Massive, charismatic deciduous trees-some more than 300 years old-are sprinkled throughout our woods. Ecologist Michael Gaige reveals the stories these “wolf trees” tell of settlers who cleared mighty forests to make way for pastures and past foresters who sought to cull them. He’ll show how wolf trees, with their advanced age, texture, and structure, support many woodland denizens. You’ll come away convinced that we should cherish them as key elements of our forests and manage them accordingly.
Michael Gaige is an independent consulting ecologist from upstate New York. His work explores the intersection of nature and cultural history at the landscape level. Michael works with organizations, private landowners, and design teams on park and landscape projects, historical ecology inventories, and conservation planning for natural areas. He holds degrees from Antioch University and Prescott College and has taught field studies programs for 15 years at several colleges and universities. For more than a decade, Michael has been researching the ecology and history of wolf trees. The June 2 online lecture is sponsored by the New York Botanical Garden, and is $65. Register HERE.
