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SUMMARY:Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area - Forest Walk
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a walk and talk to learn more about the cultural history of the Montague Plains area and the Pine Barrens restoration project at Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area ( WMA) . The MWA covers 1\,500 acres and is managed by the MA Department of Fisheries and Wildlife. \nDate: Saturday\, October 26th\, 2024  11:00 AM – 1:00 PM. \nTopic: Cultural History of the Montague Plains area and the Pine Barrens restoration project at Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area.\n \nLocation: Montague Plains. Old Northfield Road. Parking area at the power lines 0.3 miles from the Lake Pleasant Road\nHere is a map of the location. \nSpeakers: \nJoe Graveline\, former Nolumbeka Project president. He is descended from Cherokee and Abenaki and specializes in presenting the unrepresented Indian side of American history.  \nMichael Kellett\, Executive Director of RESTORE: The North Woods\nDr. Bill Stubblefield\, biologist\, forest advocate and Wendell resident \nDiscussion – The history of the area\nWhat is a pine barrens restoration?\nExtensive tree cutting and mowing\nPrescribed burns\nHerbicide application\nWhat are the costs? Are there benefits?\nWhy we need wildlands\nWhy is the pre-colonial history interesting and important \nReferences:       \n“Native People did not use fire to shape New England’s Landscape” https://theconversation.com/native-people-did-not-use-fire-to-shape-new-englands-landscape-129429 \n“Forest-clearing to create early-successional habitats: Questionable benefits\, significant costs” https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2022.1073677/full \n“Wildlands in New England: Past\, Present\, and Future” https://wildlandsandwoodlands.org/resources/wildlands-in-new-england/ \nFor more information\, contact: Janet Sinclair – jasinclair@verizon.net
URL:https://can.ciderhouse.dev/event/montague-plains-wildlife-management-area-forest-walk/
CATEGORIES:forest protection,Natural Solutions
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