The Future of Sustainable Land Use and Forestry

Speaker: Dr. Mitch Wagener

Professor of Biology, Western CT State University

Monday, October 14, 2024 

6:45 PM check-in; 7:00 PM program

Register at: bit.ly/SustainableLandandForests

Hybrid meeting (in person and virtual) 

At the October 14, 2024 program of Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County (HFFC) Dr. Mitch Wagener, Climate Change educator and Professor of Biology at Western Connecticut State University, will return to discuss sustainable land use and forestry. 

Our fate is strongly influenced by the ecological changes in our environment. As the world warms and the local climate and soil characteristics change, trees and other large plants are affected.  Alive, those plants take in significant quantities of CO2 from the atmosphere, but when they senesce and decompose, that carbon is released, which contributes to further climate change.  Dr. Wagener will discuss how we can promote sustainable land use and protect the healthy, growing forests that are vital to our future and to the future of the world’s grandchildren.  

Dr. Wagener has been teaching ecology, climate change and related courses at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury since 1996.  In 2019, he received the Aquarion Environmental Champion Award, Individual Communicationcategory. That same year Dr. Wagener received an official citation from the Connecticut General Assembly for his efforts in climate change education and community service.

This meeting is free and open to all.  Join us at the Wilton (Connecticut) Quaker Meetinghouse for the presentation and come to the social hour beforehand.  Gourmet pizza and refreshments will be served from 6:15-7:00 PM. The presentation will start at 7:00.  We will also be recording and broadcasting this meeting virtually via Zoom for anyone who is unable to join us in person. 

Register at bit.ly/SustainableLandandForests to attend in person or to receive a link to participate online.

The Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County, Connecticut (HFFC), espouses reason and compassion, and seeks to promote humanism and free thought in our community. It holds general meetings, film events, book discussions, solstice celebrations, charitable activities, and science roundtables. Learn more at hffcct.org