As we endure another season of heat waves and catastrophic wildfires, Professors Vivek Shandas and Joshua Howe will discuss the historic and contemporary relationships among Oregon's trees, rural and urban forests, and climate change.
Oregon's landscapes have been shaped by forces including evolution, climate, human behavior, and intersections of all three. The evolution of trees shaped ancient landscapes, which then were shaped anew through millennia of relationships with Indigenous people.
During the past two centuries, many of our relationships with trees and forests have been shaped by the social, economic, and environmental structures that drastically remade landscapes across Oregon. Today, those regional histories are intersecting with the global phenomenon of climate change, forcing all of us to contend, not only with what has led to the current reality, but also how our actions will shape the future. $5 6 PM doors 7 PM program All ages welcome. Kennedy School Theater - Trees, Landscapes, Climate, and What Comes Next - McMenamins