Zahner Lecture 9 - Southern Appalachian Forest Resilience in a Post Hurricane World

Featured Speaker
Megan Sutton, The Nature Conservancy, Southern Blue Ridge Program Director

Date: Thursday, August 14th
Time: 6pm – 7pm
Cost: FREE

Sponsored by Martha & Michael Dupuis, Monte & Palmer Gaillard, and Melanie & Tom Mauldin.

Join Megan Sutton from TNC’s Asheville office for an insightful program on the threats as well as the hopeful opportunities that our beloved Southern Appalachian forests face in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. She will explore the extensive damage caused by the hurricane and will highlight both the immediate and long-term impacts on forest ecosystems. Megan will discuss the critical nature of forest recovery work and how TNC is working to help the forests adapt in a changing climate.

Brought to you by Highlands Biological Foundation.

You may also like the following events from Highlands Nature Center:

• This Thursday, 12th June, 06:00 pm, Zahner Lecture 1 - Healthy Land, Healthy People: Centering Indigenous Voices in Conservation in Highlands
• Next Tuesday, 17th June, 08:00 pm, What Bat is That? in Highlands
• Next Wednesday, 18th June, 03:00 pm, Nature Center Drawing Club in Highlands