“Nature contains worlds of mysterious and remarkable life in such fantastic diversity that humans have only come to understand a small slice of this wonderful web we are a part of. Underpinning the work of conserving wildlands is the belief that all beings – from charismatic megafauna like bears and bobcats, to inconspicuous microorganisms like slime molds and nematodes – have a right not just to survive, but to thrive, reproduce, and evolve. Protecting wildlands shelters even the parts of nature that are not well understood by humans, safeguarding a home for the full spectrum of life.”

The term “wildland” refers to places unmanaged by humans, where nature can maintain autonomy across all the scales at which life exists. The result, when allowed to play out over appropriate time scales in the northeast, is (usually) old forests, rich with life.

Join us on Wednesday, May 29th, 6:00-7:30 pm for an online presentation by Shelby Perry, Wildlands Ecologist at Northeast Wilderness Trust. She will lead us on a journey through the process of rewilding in forests in the northeast, discuss the implications of wildlands protections for biodiversity, and introduce us to a few of the lesser known residents of these places.

Registration is required on Kestrel Land Trust’s website.