Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership presents Oaks in New England Forests: Keystones for Biodiversity and Resiliency

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Join local experts to learn about the important role and future health of essential tree species in our local forests, l andscapes and yards the oaks. Seventy percent of the forests of southern New England
are dominated by oaks champions of carbon sequestration, soil stabilization, and watershed management due to their enormous root systems . Native oa k trees host a complex web of wildlife including more than 500 species of moths and butterflies, and yet this forest type is facing growing pressures that compromise its long term heal th and ability to regenerate. Speakers will include:

• Dr. Desiree L. Nar ango, Davi d H. Smith Conservation Fellow at University of
  Massachusetts Amherst, and USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station will share
  information on the vast diversity of New England wildlife that depend on oak trees and discuss
  her research explo ring how oak restoration can help facilitate successfu l conservation of
  songbirds and pollinators in managed ecosystems. Read about Narango’s research at her
  website: https://desireelnarango.weebly.com/
• Logan Johnson, Northeast Region Coordinator for the Forest Stewards Guild , will speak
  about a multi state initiative to provide resources and best practices for land managers, fore sters
  and landowners to keep the s e tree species functioning through a new Oak Resiliency
  Assessment Tool for southern New England Forests. Learn more at the Guild’s oak web page:
  http://foreststewardsguild.org/oak resiliency/

The Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnershi p (MTWP ) is a 21 town collaboration in northwestern Massachusetts with regional, state and federal partners focused on forest conservation, sustainable
management and natural resource based economic development for rural communities. For more information, visit MohawkTrailWoodlandsPartnership.org/ or contact Beth Girshman at bgirshman@gmail.com, or Lisa Hayden at lhayden@newenglandforestry.org