Events

Members: $25 • Non-members: $30

Trees are the basis of a lot of life in a forest—and that doesn’t stop when they die. Millions of creatures depend on dead trees for food and shelter. Following the fall of an oak tree, Doug Wechsler explains how the tree is broken down by animals, insects, and fungi over the course of fifty years. Along the way, explore parts of a tree, insect life cycles, and the magic of mycelia. What IS a slime mold, anyway? Join us and discover how rotten wood benefits the forest by providing essential nutrients for new trees to grow. 

This program will engage learners of all ages and will end in an optional short walk along Morris’s woodlands trail to see some of what we’ve learned in the field. Doug’s book, What Good is a Dead Tree?, will be available for sale and for signing!